OMAHA, Neb. --Egg producers blame thebird flu outbreakfor driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious&nb...
Linda McMahon's background -- in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. -- has come under scrutiny since President-elect Donald Trump named her as his pick to lead the Department of...
The Thanksgiving travel period will see record-breaking numbers for those hitting both the roads and the skies, according to reports from several airlines and travel organizations. The American Automobile Association projected that 79.9 million tr...
Dozens of people across the U.S. havecontracted E. colitraced to ingredients in McDonald's Quarter Pounders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. So far,49 people from 10 stateshave fallen ill wi...
Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has grown to be the biggest in the state this year. The largest of several wildfires in the state is the Park Fire, burning in Butte, Tehama, Shasta and...
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Fuelled by climate change, the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, a BBC analysis finds. Nearly 50 days have smashed existing highs for the time of year by the largest margin in the satellite era. ...
Scientists say they have discovered why some women become extremely sick during pregnancy, bringing them one step closer to a potential cure. Babies produce a hormone that can cause severe sickness, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a...
It is now "virtually certain" that 2023 - a year of deadly heatwaves, floods and fires - will be the warmest on record, new data suggests. The prediction follows "exceptional" high October temperatures. Global...
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The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5C higher than pre-industrial levels....
Donald Trump has posted on X, formerly Twitter, after he surrendered on charges of plotting to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. His account was "'permanently" suspended after the Capitol riot in January 2021 but was rea...
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has said he is "not holding his breath" over a proposed cage fight with rival Elon Musk. In a post on the new social media app Threads, Mr Zuckerberg said he had proposed 26 August for the showdown....
The story of a champion freediver and expert safety diver, whose lives seemed fated to converge at the height of their careers. A look at the thrilling rewards — and inescapable risks — of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean....
A trial under way at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is exploring whether artificial intelligence (AI) can assist radiologists in reviewing thousands of mammograms a year. The pilot helped spot early-stage breast cancer for June - a healthcare a...
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A major breakthrough has been announced by US scientists in the race to recreate nuclear fusion. Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy. On Tuesday rese...
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