Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is facing federal charges of bribery. The three-term lawmaker faced similar accusations in 2017, costing him his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
NASA has successfully returned a 250-gram sample of dirt from a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. Scientists around the world will study the rock particles to see if they contain clues to the origins of life on our planet.
Rupert Murdoch stepped down as chair of Fox Corporation and News Corp on September 20. The 92-year-old billionaire amassed a global media empire but was racked with scandals over his seven-decade career.
The sea in eastern Thailand has been affected by a plankton bloom that has resulted in massive wildlife deaths.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of genocide in his first UN General Assembly since the start of the war.
The US and Iran swapped prisoners after two years of high-stakes negotiations. The deal included the US unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian oil funds and dismissing federal charges against five Iranians.
- Footage released on March 24 shows the almost total destruction of residential areas of Bakhmut.
- Both sides have suffered heavily in the battle for Bakhmut, which has been called a "meat grinder".
- Ukraine's milit
- Lawmakers grilled former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on the company's alleged anti-union practices.
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- Two giant holes, 18 to 30 times the size of Earth, have appeared on the surface of the sun.
- They could send 1.8 million mph solar winds toward Earth.
- They're called coronal holes, which are cooler areas that don't glow as bright as others.
- In the beginning of the pandemic, people were spending more money on digital services and goods.
- So tech companies went on a hiring spree.
- Now those same companies are slashing their workforces in mass layoffs.
Tech companies went on a hiring spree during the