NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The universe is similar to a huge human brain, scientists have found.
A new study investigated the differences and similarities between two of the most complex systems in existence, though at entirely difference scales: the cosmos and its galaxies and the brain and its neuronal cells.
They found that while the scale is clearly different, the structure is remarkably...
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Democratic National Convention Former First Lady, Michelle Obama delivers the keynote address to viewers during the Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center.
Reflecting on her own transition out of the White House in 2017, former first lady Michelle Obama is urging American leaders to help ensure a "smooth transition of power" between President Donald Trump and...
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden has privately told advisers that he doesn't want his presidency to be consumed by investigations of his predecessor, according to five people familiar with the discussions, despite pressure from some Democrats who want inquiries into President Donald Trump, his policies and members of his administration.
Biden has raised concerns that investigations would...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. - AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool
Georgia’s top elections official said on Monday that Sen. Lindsey Graham implicitly proposed he toss out legally mailed ballots in his state, as Republicans seek ways to sway election results in the state...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Jeff Bezos has pledged $10 billion to support organizations and scientists working to protect the environment. - Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday that he will give $791 million in grants as part of his Bezos Earth Fund to 16 organizations that are working to protect the environment.
The fund is part of the CEO's...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned President Trump against a strike on Iran and described the potential risks of military escalation. - Anna Moneymaker / NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump asked senior advisers in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday whether he had options to take action against Iran’s main nuclear site...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
A U.S. Army soldier climbs a hill towards an American outpost October 15, 2006 near Camp Tillman, Afghanistan just two kilometers from the Pakistan border. - Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images
Donald Trump is expected to issue a formal order drawing down U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in each country by Jan. 15, a U.S. defense...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Marsha Jackson didn’t go to the mountain. The mountain came to her.
From her home in south Dallas, she watched it grow until it towered at 60 feet tall and spread all the way to her backyard, “a few feet from my bedroom.”
The mountain is human-made — an environmental nightmare of discarded roofing shingles stretching more than a...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien looks on during a statement to the media at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. - Reuters/ADRIANO MACHADO
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Georgia Elections Chief Brad Raffensperger (R). - Getty Images
Georgia's Republican secretary of state is pushing back on several false claims by President Trump about the state's recount process and election integrity.
In a series of Facebook posts, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) first addressed the president's claims that election officials were not allowing Trump campaign observers into...
