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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...)

At least 120 killed as quake flattens towns in central Italy

By Steve Scherer

ACCUMOLI, Italy (Reuters) – An earthquake flattened towns in central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, (More…)

Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun’s nearest neighbor

By Irene Klotz

(Reuters) – Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star (More…)

Slow EU aid puts Syrian children’s lives on hold in Turkey

By Dasha Afanasieva

ANKARA (Reuters) – Their faces so burned by a rocket blast they cannot fully close their eyes, (More…)

Study shows extent of brain damage from ZIKA infection

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A report released on Tuesday shows in graphic detail the kind of damage Zika infections can do (More…)

Thousands still in shelters after record Louisiana floods

By Sam Karlin

BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – More than 3,000 Louisiana residents were still in emergency shelters as record (More…)

Deaths from U.S. lightning strikes this year at highest since 2010

By Chris Prentice

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pair of fatalities from lightning strikes over the weekend lifted the U.S. (More…)

Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have found that Zika can attack special populations of brain cells in (More…)

Louisiana assesses flood damage as residents return to soaked homes

By Sam Karlin

GONZALES, La. (Reuters) – Ron Allen set out electric fans at his rental property in southeastern Louisiana (More…)

Hacking group claims to offer cyber-weapons in online auction

By Joseph Menn

(Reuters) – Hackers going by the name Shadow Brokers said on Monday they will auction stolen surveillance (More…)

Cisco to lay off about 14,000 employees: tech news site CRN

(Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker’s (More…)