Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
Minnetonka sued over mountain bike trail through rare bumblebee haven
Lone Lake Park is home to one of the state's largest known populations of rusty patched bumblebees.
World
France's global nuclear fusion device a puzzle of huge parts
A hugely ambitious project to replicate the energy of the sun is entering a critical phase.
Science
Source of Stonehenge's massive rock is revealed
The breakthrough came last summer when the long-lost core from Stone 58 was returned to the charity that manages Stonehenge.
Science
Scientists discover baby dinosaur jawbone
DALLAS – After years of searching the Arctic, scientists have discovered the fragment of a baby dinosaur’s tiny jawbone, providing what they believe is a…
Science
Radar to help find graves in Great Smoky Mountains of enslaved people
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One of the oldest mysteries in the Great Smoky Mountains is where some of its earliest settlers are buried. Now the National…
Science
Resurgent diseases prowl in the shadow of coronavirus
Years of progress against infectious disease such as TB at risk of being undone.
Science
Sledding team trained hard for gold in 2010. Some regret it
Elite competitors for years have talked of mental fog, headaches, depression.
Science
Sugary diets may block body's response to exercise
The resistance was the same whether participant was overweight or slimmer.
Science
Indian billionaires bet big on head start for vaccine
Family-run company carries risk on its own, knowing it has rare assembly capabilities.
National
Facebook, citing virus misinformation, deletes Trump post
Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. The post in question featured a…
World
Poop scoop: Satellite images reveal Antarctic penguin haunts
British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space.
Business
Music
Porn, rap interrupt Zoom hearing of Twitter hacking suspect
The online bond hearing for a Florida teen accused of hacking prominent Twitter accounts was interrupted Wednesday by rap music and pornographic videos from users who apparently disguised their names.
Business
Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule 'came alive' on descent
The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule "came alive" and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
Nation
Astronauts describe wild ride in return to Earth
The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight that their Dragon capsule came alive and rumbled like a beast as it headed to a safe splashdown.
Local
University of Minnesota, Morris becomes carbon neutral in electricity use
Two wind turbines produce much of the power used on campus.
Duluth
Unlikely food source may be behind moose success at Voyageurs Park
Voyageurs moose have a robust ally — or, perhaps, a sacrificial pawn — that others don't: American beavers.
Business
Scientists worry about political influence over coronavirus vaccine project
In April, with hospitals overwhelmed and much of the United States in lockdown, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a presentation for the…
Business
NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight
The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.
World
Under international criticism, Brazil's Bolsonaro is forced to fight deforestation
Environmentalists, experts and foreign officials who have pressed Brazil on conservation matters are skeptical of the government's commitment.
Nation
Florida teen arrested as mastermind of Twitter hack
A Florida teen was identified Friday as the mastermind of a scheme earlier this month that commandeered Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls and scammed people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. Two other men were also charged in the case.
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