NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, sending one of the agency’s most powerful space observatories into orbit to study dark matter, dark energy and planets beyond the solar system.
Google Maps now displays “Lake America” instead of Lake Ontario for users in the United States after President Donald Trump ordered the name change, while Canadian officials continued to use the lake’s traditional name.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Novavax-Sanofi for the 2026-27 immunization season, the manufacturers announced Thursday.
Venus Williams drew fellow American Sofia Kenin in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, creating a potential Williams sisters matchup that could have happened had Serena Williams chosen to compete in singles.
Bella Belen expects Capital1 to improve ahead of the PVL All-Filipino Conference as she builds chemistry with fellow Alas Pilipinas players Vanie Gandler and Erika Santos.
A Lufkin police officer faces 100 felony charges for allegedly misusing the department’s Flock license plate reader system, prompting the city to suspend use of the technology while authorities investigate.
Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $16.7 billion to U.S. states and impose new restrictions on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, ending a landmark trial over allegations that the company harmed young users.
The Texas House Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development will discuss affordable child care Wednesday as state officials prepare to reduce the number of families eligible for child care scholarships in 2027.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized about 1,070 pounds of methamphetamine from a tractor-trailer carrying laundry detergent across the Texas-Mexico border on Aug. 11, authorities said Friday.
June Mar Fajardo said Monday that the fourth window of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers could mark the end of his Gilas Pilipinas career as age and health prompt the 36-year-old center to consider stepping away from the national team.