WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions, while older students' test scores conti…
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A study commissioned by President Joe Biden's administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday…
SEATTLE (AP) — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up their dancing shoes …
Federal health regulators have signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years. The announcement Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration will give Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe. The FDA says the chemical, bemotrizinol, meets the agency’s standards for protecting from dangerous sun rays while causing little irritation. It will initially be sold in the U.S. under the brand name Parsol Shield. Efforts to introduce new sunscreen products have long been delayed by the FDA’s bureaucratic system for updating its list of safe drug ingredients
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TORONTO (AP) — Berczy Park is home to a much-loved fountain featuring canine sculptures that shoot water out of their mouths. But now, there's…
NEW YORK (AP) — When Manhattan's original Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963, it marked the undignified end to one of America’s great…
Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ligaments beneath the skin. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the tool to collect data of human hand motion that could eventually help robots achieve the dexterity that has been difficult for machines to master. As much of the tech world is still captivated with artificial intelligence assistants that are taking on computer-based tasks, the researchers are among the scientists trying to imbue AI with more sensory data from the physical world.
MALMÖ, Sweden (AP) — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in th…
IMBERSAGO, Italy (AP) — The ferry glides from one bank of northern Italy's Adda River to the other, guided by a cable and pulled by currents, …
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Nearly 50 years after Elvis Presley 's death, a gaggle of exuberant young boys and teens shook up his hometown, intent on…