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Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Updated June 1 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home.
Rights groups sue over conditions at largest immigration detention center
Andrew Hay, Reuters | Updated June 1 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States' largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas.
Titanic survivor's grandson shares little-known story of Chinese passengers who survived
Cindy Hsu, WCBS | Updated May 31 - 10:09 p.m. | Save Story
A little-known story of six Chinese passengers who survived the sinking of the Titanic is adding to the legend of the famous shipwreck.
Trump vents about judge who blocked Kennedy Center renovation
Collin Binkley, Associated Press | Updated May 31 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump is fuming about a court ruling that blocked his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Think it's hot now? The next 5 years will smash records, UN says
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press | Posted May 31 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
Earth's average temperatures are likely to surge, passing the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter hottest-year records, according to new United Nations climate projections.
Trump sent back Iran deal text with changes
Kevin Liptak, CNN | Updated May 31 - 4:05 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump sent back changes to the proposed deal with Iran after a meeting with advisers Friday, officials said, extending the back-and-forth negotiations into another week.
Dozens of Orange County residents file lawsuit against GKN Aerospace in chemical tank incident
Michele Gile, KCAL | Posted May 31 - 2:22 p.m. | Save Story
While officials say the crisis in Garden Grove has moved out of the emergency response phase, a group of affected residents joined mass tort litigation after being evacuated from their homes for days.
Record-breaking 71-pound blue catfish caught in West Virginia
Michael Guise, KDKA | Posted May 31 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
A man in West Virginia reeled in a record-breaking blue catfish.
Will Frontier learn from Spirit's mistakes? Budget airlines face tough road ahead
Chris Isidore, CNN | Posted May 31 - 1:01 p.m. | Save Story
No airline is more likely than Frontier Airlines to benefit from the demise of Spirit. But no airline is more at risk of suffering the same fate.
Don't throw your phone away for a fuller life. 3 changes can give you more meaning
Madeline Holcombe, CNN | Posted May 31 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
At the dawn of emerging technology around internet use and smartphone access, marketers promised that they would reduce the mundane tasks for people and leave room for the things that matter.
Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
David Morgan, Reuters | Posted May 31 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Senate Republicans face a stark choice when they return from recess next week: back President Donald Trump's controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund to benefit his political allies or defy a commander-in-chief who just ended the careers of two Republican senators.
Judge orders review of Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 9:53 p.m. | Save Story
A judge in Florida said she will review a deal between the Justice Department and President Donald Trump to settle his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal
Associated Press | Updated May 30 - 9:42 p.m. | Save Story
Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused it.
Pentagon chief sounds 'alarm' over China's buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending
Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 9:09 p.m. | Save Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in the region.
Trump to headline 250th anniversary fair opening after performers drop out
David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted May 30 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary on the National Mall next month after several musical performers canceled their appearances.
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad
Akash Sriram, Reuters | Updated May 30 - 2:51 p.m. | Save Story
Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches.
Trump in excellent health with leg swelling, hand bruising, doctor says
Bo Erickson, Reuters | Updated May 30 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump remains in excellent health, his physician said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, citing results from an examination this week.
Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Updated May 30 - 8:16 a.m. | Save Story
Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 "Star Wars" and was part of a group of women whose editing was essential to film's New Hollywood era, has died, a lawyer for her family said Friday. She was 80.
