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Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment. Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones entered the 3D-printed habitat on June 25, 2023, and emerged around 5 p.m. Saturday. The maiden cre...

President Joe Biden is attending a Black church and rallying with union members in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, trying to project enough strength for his reelection campaign to quell a growing clamor from within in his own party for him to abandon his candidacy.

Vice President Kamala Harris is leading a parade of Black Democrats who warn that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency is the most important calculation ahead of November. But in her appearance Saturday at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Harris did not mention President Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance or calls f...

Innovations in artificial intelligence and the rise of remote work have fueled a surge in phony job and recruitment ads.

Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology makes it easier to successfully perpetrate fraud.

A 14-year-old American boy who walked away from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship after its scheduled stop at a German port more than three days ago has been found safe, his grandmother said Saturday.

President Joe Biden continued debate damage control during a Friday-night interview on ABC News, working to persuade Democrats that he’s the best candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall.

The order marks the latest fallout from the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision on Monday.

Forecasters say oppressive heat and humidity are forecast to team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees in Oregon, where records could be broken in cities such as Eugene, Portland and Salem.

Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky. Police say the shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch. Police say they found seven shooting victims......

Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to have ...

Authorities said the driver of a silver Infiniti, identified as Cori Clingman, attempted to change lanes while “driving at a high rate of speed.”

To keep your brain health in good shape, you should engage in physical activity as often as you can. Here’s a neuroscientist’s preferred form of exercise.

A Hamas official and an Egyptian official say Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel give an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war.