House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to clarify remarks he made at a New York campaign rally where he suggested that Republicans may try to repeal legislation that has spurred U.S. production of semiconductor chipsRead More
Japan is planning an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka to make up for a shortage of truck driversRead More
Conservationists and a Native American tribe are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resourcesRead More
The key state, that wasn’t expected to be in play this election, enjoyed visits from both presidential candidates — two from former President Donald Trump — as he and Harris make their final pitches. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla) Read More
Vice President Harris is the latest in a long line of politicians to appear on the sketch comedy show over its 50 seasons. In 2015, Donald Trump hosted the show. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau) Read More
What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out. (Image credit: Gene J. Puskar) Read More
Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he’s back with a highly anticipated prequel. Read More
Bertha Mendoza was one of the Tennessee factory workers swept away in Hurricane Helene’s flash flooding. Text messages show a family desperate to save her. (Image credit: Jeff Roberson) Read More
From voters young and older to the potentially very wide gender gap, here’s what to watch for as the election results come in. (Image credit: John Moore) Read More
Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence. (Image credit: Wesley Lapointe) Read More