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Authorities said the spray caused $55,000 in damages and sickened students. A 32-year-old South Carolina assistant teacher has been arrested on charges he surreptitiously sprayed his school with a ...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s voice appeared to struggle during last week's Senate hearing over changes to vaccine policies and the CDC. Here's what to know about his ...

“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job.” — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Space is a near-perfect vacuum, which means there's no air to carry smells the way we experience them on Earth. Yet astronauts have reported different smells when returning from their space walks. How ...

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, the Timex catalog is full of good vibes. So it should come as little surprise to see it continue the trend into the home stretch of 2025. Yet again, a ...

First introduced in 1996, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) format was developed to replace the array of proprietary cables and connectors used by devices to connect to personal computers of the era. In ...