Earliest building blocks of the Milky Way discovered near its galactic heart

(cnn) — Astronomers have used the Gaia space telescope to spy some of the first building blocks of the Milky Way galaxy

Thousands shelter from Kyiv missile barrage, hours after Biden’s national security adviser visits

(cnn) — Ukraine’s capital came under heavy missile attack in the early hours of Thursday for the first time in six

Escaped Idaho inmate and accomplice captured

(cnn) — An Idaho inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape from a hospital visit on Wednesday by shooting at

Reddit goes public in the most Reddit of ways

Once considered among the dark alleys of the internet, social media platform Reddit, now almost 20 years old set up a Thursday public stock offering to raise nearly $520 million on a company valuation of $6.4 billion.

Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time

(cnn) — Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital say they’ve successfully completed the world’s first transplant of a

A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

(cnn) — A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and

Mississippi 'Goon Squad' torture defendants get prison terms totaling 130-plus years

A federal judge has given prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.

Global fertility rates to plunge in decades ahead, new report says

(cnn) — A new study projects that global fertility rates, which have been declining in all countries since 1950, will

Idaho prisoner, accomplice arrested; duo may have killed 2 while on the run, police say

A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice are in custody after an attack to free the inmate, with investigators looking into whether they committed two killings while on the run.

Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown and bring budget fight to a close

Lawmakers have introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend.

FCC investigating Amazon over alleged sale of outlawed products

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Amazon and other retailers for the alleged marketing and selling of unlawful electronic devices, an agency spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.