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SpaceX readying crew ship for flight by end of year

NASA says there's a chance SpaceX can launch two astronauts aboard the company's Crew Dragon capsule by the end of the year. But that assumes changes needed in the wake of a catastrophic test failure can be implemented in time.…

More than 500 tornadoes reported across U.S. this month

Dayton, Ohio — May is already the fourth worst month for tornadoes ever recorded and the threat continues with watches and warnings posted in half-a-dozen states from Oklahoma to New Jersey. More than 500 tornadoes have been reported. One storm…

DNA links uncle to missing Utah girl, police say

DNA has provided further evidence that the 21-year-old uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah is behind her disappearance, police said Tuesday. Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley was reported missing Saturday by her family after they woke up. Evidence also indicates…

Teenager snuck onto Mar-a-Lago while Trump was there

A teenager has been sentenced to a year of probation after he snuck through a tunnel onto President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida while Mr. Trump was there in November, according to court documents. Mark Lindblom has pleaded guilty to…

Netflix could pull out of Georgia over heartbeat law

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the streaming company will reconsider its "entire investment" in Georgia if the state implements a recently enacted law that bans abortion after a heartbeat is detected in an embryo. In 2018, the film…

Avenatti pleads not guilty to defrauding Stormy Daniels

New York — Attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he defrauded his most famous ex-client, porn star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti barely spoke during his 10-minute appearance before a federal judge in New York, except to answer a…

"Gaming disorder" is now a WHO medical diagnosis

"Gaming disorder" is now a medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. To be diagnosed with the addicition, a person must show 12 months of "severe" symptoms, including prioritizing gaming over work, education and social relationships. About 167 million…

Missouri's last abortion clinic may lose license this week

St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement to be released later Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said Missouri's health department…

Work burnout is now a medical condition, health experts say

Mental health of millennials vs. Gen Xers The World Health Organization has added occupational "burnout" to its handbook of medical diagnoses, which guides health professionals around the world. Symptoms of burnout includes feelings of exhaustion, cynicism about one's job, and…

Anaconda has 2 babies through "virgin birth"

An 8-year-old anaconda housed at the New England Aquarium in Boston gave birth this January, but these are no ordinary babies. The mother lives in an exhibit with only adult female snakes — making the young products of nonsexual reproduction,…

More cases of rat lungworm disease confirmed in Hawaii

This image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows an infectived rat lungworm larva recovered from a slug. The parisite is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis. CDC Three more cases of rat lungworm disease have…

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