CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared
NEW YORK — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10%…
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been raising fears across the country and has spread into dairy cattle. thianchai sitthikongsak…
What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers
CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil — A short walk beneath the dense Amazon canopy, the forest abruptly opens up. Fallen logs…
Rubio says U.S. will ‘aggressively’ revoke visas for many Chinese students
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China launches spacecraft it says will yield ‘groundbreaking discoveries’
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield “groundbreaking…
Texas push to ban minors under 18 from social media fades with time running out
AUSTIN, Texas — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers…
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence
HARTFORD, Conn. — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was…
Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk‘s power over government can continue
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk listens during a May 21 press availability in the Oval Office with President Trump…
Nvidia overcomes tariff-driven turbulence to deliver results that eclipsed analyst projections
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence technology bellwether Nvidia overcame a wave of tariff-driven turbulence to deliver another quarter of robust…
Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North…