by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

President Trump Travels to Storm-Ravaged Carolinas to Survey Hurricane Florence Damage

'America grieves with you and our hearts break for you.'

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

US agrees to improve worker safety at polluted nuclear site

The U.S. government will test and implement a new system to capture and destroy dangerous vapors released at the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site as part of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday. Washington Attorney General...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Trump's Space Force is a 'bold idea,' but the US already dominates space, Air Force secretary says

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson called her office's proposal for the new branch "a bold idea to dominate in space" in a Wednesday interview with CNBC's Morgan Brennan. Wilson's office estimated in a leaked memo it would cost about $13 billion for...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

‘This Is How Rats Work.’ Why Twitter’s Emphasis on Follower Counts Could Be Backfiring

As CEO Jack Dorsey hints that he's rethinking the entire platform

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Self-flying glider 'learns' to soar like a bird

Scientists have created a self-flying glider that uses machine learning to navigate rising air currents, in an experiment that could help our understanding of how birds migrate. Soaring birds ride warm air passages known as thermals to fly and gain...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Deputy Defense Sec.: Space and cyberspace the two new war...

Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Defense Secretary, speaks with CNBC's Morgan Brennan about the challenges of cyber defense threats as well as the outlook for the proposed Space Force.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

An Alligator Is on the Loose in New Jersey and Police Are Warning Residents to Be Careful With Small Pets

There is an alligator on the loose in New Jersey and police are warning residents with pets to be careful.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

State Farm Drones to Assess Hurricane Damage in First Approval

Drones will be allowed to fly long distances and over populated areas across four states to assess damage from Hurricane Florence, after U.S. aviation regulators granted the first such approvals to an insurance company. Small, foam fixed-wing aircra...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade

DNA evidence and lots of detective work have revealed the networks behind illegal trade in African elephant ivory, centering on three smuggling cartels in Kenya, Uganda and Togo. The case is laid out in a paper written by a team led by Samuel Wasser,...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Texan Behind 3D-Printed Gun Legal Battle Charged With Sexual Assault of a Minor

Wilson allegedly met the girl on sugardaddymeet.com

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Elizabeth Smart Says Her Captor's Court-Ordered Apology Fell Short

Wanda Barzee, who helped kidnap Smart in 2002, is expected to be freed Wednesday

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

'I Don't Have an Attorney General.' President Trump Escalates Attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Trump has repeatedly denounced Sessions

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

We may finally know how the sea otter eats three times as much food as a person

Sea otters are arguably the most adorable-looking mammals of the sea. They’re also some of the hungriest. Even though adult sea otters tend to max out around 100 pounds (45 kg), these predators need about 7,500 calories per day—way more than mo...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Sesame Street Writer Says He Was Misinterpreted on Bert and Ernie's Sexuality

He formerly said that he wrote Bert and Ernie as a "loving couple"

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

'If She Shows Up.' President Trump Says Christine Blasey Ford Should Testify

President Donald Trump called on Christine Blasey Ford to testify in the Senate about her claim on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.