With the threat of another government shutdown looming, the Senate was poised to pass a massive two-year budget agreement Thursday that would pave the way for more than $400 billion in increased defense and domestic spending and raise the nation's borrowing limit for a year.
The deal — negotiated by...
Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service.
There's a 50 percent chance of scattered snow showers after 1 p.m. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible. It will be cloudy with a high near 23 degrees.
Tonight there's a 90 percent chance of 2 inches...
Beleaguered retailer Toys “R” Us is about to pull the trigger on the store closings it announced last month. And that means bargain hunters are about to have a field day.
The chain, which is shutting down 182 stores nationwide as a result of its bankruptcy, will begin going-out-of-business sales...
A Southwest Airlines plane nearly slid off a taxiway before departure at Baltimore-Washington International airport on Wednesday morning, the airline said. No injuries were reported, according to the airport and the airline.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident.
The Boeing 737, which was bound for Montego Bay,...
The first launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket was mostly a success for SpaceX. The middle rocket core broke apart when it crashed into the water next to the company’s autonomous drone ship, and the Tesla payload overshot its target. But the launch was an otherwise excellent showcase of...
Last Friday, two Russian cosmonauts spent over eight hours on a space walk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to do repairs. To keep them safe, the pair were tethered to the ISS exterior, but Russian space scientists have long dreamed of implementing a more liberating orbital apparatus—a “space...
Monday’s rout on Wall Street frayed investors’ nerves, but it is not enough to knock the Federal Reserve off course from its intended path to further raise interest rates in 2018 as the economy continues to hum along, analysts say.
The worldwide market sell-off in equities wiped out $4 trillion...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday intensified its warnings about kratom, saying new research provides strong evidence that the unregulated botanical substance has “opioid properties” and is associated with 44 deaths.
“We feel confident in calling compounds found in kratom, opioids,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first Falcon Heavy rocket built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX soared on its maiden voyage today (Feb. 6) — a historic test flight that also sent a car toward Mars and included two confirmed booster landings.
Billed as the world's most powerful booster since...
There is mounting evidence the food on your plate can alter cancer's growth and spread, say Cambridge scientists.
Animal research, published in the journal Nature, showed breast tumours struggled without the dietary nutrient asparagine.
It is found in the foodies' favourite asparagus, as well as poultry, seafood and many other foods.
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