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Academics have been criticised for spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media.

Jason Selvig addresses Houston convention to sarcastically praise gun group CEO's response to a litany of mass shootings An undercover comedian crashed the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston, Texas...

Russia and China are ahead of the US in developing and testing hypersonic missile technology, especially when it comes to building wind tunnels. CNN's Kristin Fisher has the details.

A judge has taken the rare step of naming an online sperm donor who fathered 15 children despite knowing he had an incurable genetic disorder.

People who have a Covid-19 rebound after treatment with the antiviral drug Paxlovid can be contagious and may not know it because they might not have symptoms, researchers warn.

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Moscow has intensified its push to take Severodonetsk, as Western leaders take new measures to punish Russia and the Biden administration plans to provide Ukraine with precision-guided rocket systems.

Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings before the lifting of a two-month lockdown in China's largest city at midnight.

Dozens of victims -- including 13 in Philadelphia alone -- lost their lives with violence spiraling across the nation.

Missouri cops shot a woman five times as she tried to flee getting arrested.

A Florida man was arrested Sunday for posting himself in what police called "tactical gear" with guns on social media, captioned "Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school," police in Hillsborough County said.

Cutting-edge research has given scientists a better understanding of food allergies -- and viable therapies -- than ever before.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade agreement, the first Israel has concluded with an Arab country

Proposed regulations under consideration at the New York State Education Department would place non-public schools under added scrutiny.

After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer's decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate -- and of democracy itself.

The subpoena, the latest indication of an expanding inquiry by federal prosecutors, seeks Mr. Navarro's testimony and any records he has related to the attack on the Capitol last year.

The seven jurors return to the court after two hours of deliberation on Friday and a three-day break for the long weekend.

Young people lack interest in working at Dorset-based factory on 'old-fashioned craft', says founder's son For over 85 years, Chester Jefferies has made gloves fit for a Queen. But now, the company that once supplied the...

"What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada," Trudeau said. "In other words we're capping the market."

Big risks threaten economic growth around the world as central banks try to bring prices under control.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was driving home from a dinner party when he was in a crash while allegedly driving drunk.

The economic toll of Russia's war on Ukraine keeps widening, with price rises in Germany hitting a record and inflation in Estonia topping 20 percent.