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Heading a ball contributed to brain injury suffered by late Scotland defender McQueen, coroner says

8:44 AM on Monday, January 26

A coroner has found that repeatedly heading a soccer ball “likely” contributed to the brain injury that was a factor in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen

US President Donald Trump attends the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

4:59 PM on Friday, January 23

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”

FILE - Salt is spread on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

To clear ice and snow, there are rock salt alternatives that are safer for your pets and yard

11:18 PM on Thursday, January 22

Winter has its fans, but even those who enjoy playing in the snow probably dislike the chore of clearing up after a big storm that dumps several inches or even feet of snow and ice

Jane Smith-Wolcott, center, widow of Challenger pilot Michael Smith puts a flower on a memorial during NASA's Day of Remembrance for the 40th Anniversary of the Challenger tragedy at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

3:32 PM on Thursday, January 22

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research

3:06 PM on Thursday, January 22

The Trump administration is ending the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue in research funded by the National Institutes of Health

Nationwide Polar Vortex Could Bring in Unwanted Houseguests

11:55 AM on Thursday, January 22

FILE - In this long exposure photo, a string of SpaceX StarLink satellites passes over an old stone house near Florence, Kan., on May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms

11:01 AM on Thursday, January 22

A new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track space junk by tuning into their sonic booms

WA-NINTENDO

9:25 AM on Thursday, January 22

FILE - Firefighters battle a wildfire spreading through a forested area near Concepcion, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres, File)

Why Chile’s wildfires are spreading faster and burning hotter

9:10 AM on Thursday, January 22

Chile is facing a severe wildfire emergency marked by unusually large and fast-moving fires that have killed people, destroyed homes and forced tens of thousands to flee

CINCOZE

6:00 AM on Thursday, January 22

Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, left, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship SHANNON shortly after having landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (NASA via AP)

Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

4:19 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in “super handy" during the medical crisis

Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet

11:08 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years

IL-WEBER

10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Ice forms along the Lake Michigan shore as People walk their dogs on a beach, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

9:47 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States

Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet

8:35 AM on Wednesday, January 21

SWISSTO12

3:00 AM on Wednesday, January 21

FILE - Astronaut Suni Williams is interviewed at Johnson Space Center on March 31, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning

7:36 PM on Tuesday, January 20

NASA's Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired

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