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Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50

Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.
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Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq

Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq

BEIRUT (AP) — A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor.
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Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman , an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk , to lead NASA, saying he reached the decision after a “thorough review" of Isaacman's "prior
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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert

Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert

VIENNA (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s big radio antenna in Spain beamed the waltz into the cosmos Saturday.
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New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research

New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century.
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Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada

Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada

MONTREAL — Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal a ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights.
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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in US antitrust case against Google

Judge wrestles with far-reaching remedy proposals in US antitrust case against Google

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate and fortunes of one of the world’s most powerful tech companies now sit in the hands of a U.S.
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Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change'

Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur.
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Czech justice minister resigns over a donated bitcoin scandal

Czech justice minister resigns over a donated bitcoin scandal

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned from his post over a bitcoin-related scandal on Friday.
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