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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

Ebola Death Toll Tops 660; Leading Doctor Infected

The World Health Organization announced the record death toll from the West Africa Ebola outbreak has topped 660 with the (More…)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Could Be Airborne

The deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) could be more dangerous than scientists had been lead to believe after air (More…)

Solar Cycle 24 Weakest In More Than A Century

Scientists tracking the sun’s activity say the star has gone quiet and the solar maximum for Solar Cycle 24 has (More…)

Supervolcano Melting Roads At Yellowstone National Park

The massive supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park is melting roads throughout the national park.

The National Park Service is banning (More…)

Polar Vortex Drives Down Summer Temperatures

The polar vortex is back…but many Americans are happy to see it arrive this time.

The vortex is bringing cool (More…)

Risk of Earthquake Increases For Half of U.S.

A new map released by the federal government is showing that over half the U.S. is at greater risk for (More…)

Government Admits More Infectious Diseases In Unsafe Storage

The Food and Drug Administration said that a federal employee who found six vials of the deadly smallpox virus in (More…)

Twelve Dead In Philippine Typhoon

A major typhoon roared into the Philippines, leaving a dozen dead in its wake.

Typhoon Ramassun struck land with sustained (More…)

Colorado Man Infected With Rarest Form Of Plague

A Colorado man is hospitalized with the rarest and deadliest form of the plague.

Jennifer House, a spokeswoman for the (More…)

6.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan; Tsunami Advisory Issued

While the islands of Japan are still dealing with a weakening Typhoon Neoguri, which continues to dump heavy rain across (More…)