Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord
Gert-Jan Oskam's legs were paralyzed more than a decade ago. A new brain-spine interface is helping him walk again.
48 states and D.C. sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
Attorneys general from across the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, a company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.
Target removes some Pride merchandise over threats to employees
Target is removing some merchandise and making other changes after backlash over some LGBTQ+ merchandise in the company's Pride collection.
CDC investigates six-state salmonella outbreak linked to cookie dough
At least 18 people have contracted salmonella, which the CDC has linked to cookie dough sold by Papa Murphy's.
Threat of pathogen with "even deadlier potential remains," WHO chief warns
WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is urging the world to be ready for the next pandemic, saying future outbreaks could be even worse than COVID.
Human Rights Campaign issues latest Florida travel advisory
The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday detailed risks associated with moving to or visiting Florida. The travel advisory, issued as an update to an Equality Florida advisory, noted the "devastating impacts of laws that are hostile to the LGBTQ community."
Alert level raised for Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico
Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano is spewing smoke and ash, leading officials to raise the alert level for the volcano to "yellow phase 3."
Autopsy blames "neglect" in man's death in bedbug-infested jail cell
An independent autopsy released by lawyers for the family of Lashawn Thompson found he "died due to severe neglect" in a bedbug-infested jail cell in Georgia.
NAACP Florida travel advisory "a stunt," DeSantis spokesperson says
The statement comes days after the NAACP issued a formal advisory in response to what it described as DeSantis's "aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools."
Ethical hacker scams 60 Minutes staffer to expose weaknesses
Anybody can be hacked, even those who are tech-savvy. An ethical hacker targeted a 60 Minutes employee to show how easy it is to scam people.
How the Pentagon falls victim to price gouging by military contractors
Almost half of the Department of Defense's massive budget will go to defense contractors. Experts in the field say those contractors are overcharging the Pentagon.
2 men bitten by sharks in Florida in less than 36 hours
In separate incidents in Florida, a 20-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Thursday and a 35-year-old man was bitten by a shark on Friday night, officials said.
NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida
The NAACP and two other groups warned potential tourists of Florida's hostility "toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals."
National Hurricane Center monitors "disturbance" in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center began monitoring a large area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic a couple hundreds miles northeast of the Bahamas on Sunday.
Man charged with killing 5-year-old who was found dead in a suitcase in 2014
Alberto Sierra Jr., who dated Jeremiah Oliver's mother, was charged with murder in connection with the 5-year-old boy's death. Oliver's body was found in a suitcase in 2014.