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Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black woman in outer space, fell in love with science at an early age. Decades later, she’s encouraging girls of all ages and backgrounds to [Read More…]

Mario Tama/Getty Images(PUNA, Hawaii) — The Puna Geothermal Venture in Hawaii is secure, and if lava did encroach on it the danger of a toxic gas release is “very low,” authorities said. Hawaii Electric Light [Read More…]

WSYR(CAMILLUS, N.Y.) — A 30-year-old man court-ordered to vacate his parents’ home on Tuesday said he should be given more time to leave because of how much his parents “harassed” him about moving out. Michael [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) — All six people aboard a jet that crashed off a Honduras runway and nearly broke in half have survived. Five Americans — four passengers and a crew member — and a Venezuelan [Read More…]

Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sunday marked eight months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and about 14,500 people there still don’t have electricity. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority said that number represents less than [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(PARAMUS) — The driver of the school bus involved in a deadly highway crash in New Jersey last week had a lengthy history of license suspensions and moving violations, according to a New Jersey Motor [Read More…]

Carnival Cruise Lines(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A Chinese man with stage 4 cancer and his wife were detained on Monday after the Carnival cruise they were on docked at a port in Florida, according to the [Read More…]

moodboard/Thinkstock(LAUREL, Mississippi) — Two Mississippi police officers could be facing additional charges after they were terminated by the Laurel Police Department (LPD) for allegedly beating 36-year-old James Barnett last week. Barnett was pursued by officers [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(GREENSBORO, North Carolina) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 50-year-old man who was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship on Tuesday. Greensboro, North Carolina, resident Brian Lamonds was reported missing around [Read More…]

Tisdale Family(SANTA FE, Texas) — Cynthia Tisdale, an art room teacher’s aide and loving wife and mother, was among the 10 students and staff gunned down inside Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday. [Read More…]

Scott Legato/Getty Images(NEW YORK CITY) — R. Kelly is being sued in New York City by a woman alleging sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease, according to documents obtained [Read More…]

Uber(NEW YORK) — A former employee is suing Uber less than a week after the company announced it is doing away with a rule that forced arbitration on passengers, drivers or employees who come forward [Read More…]

Google Maps(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — A New York judge on Tuesday ordered a 30-year-old man to vacate his parents’ home after they took him to court when he refused to leave. “I want you out of [Read More…]

Airbus Defense and Space/38 North(SEOUL) — North Korea is set to dismantle its nuclear testing facility at Punggye-ri this week in front of a delegation of two dozen handpicked foreign journalists. The journalists flew on [Read More…]

Cara Koscinski(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — A South Carolina family is moving on after an unexpected omission on a cake had them laughing during their son’s graduation party. Jacob Koscinski graduated Saturday from his Christian-based home-schooling program [Read More…]

Scott Olson/Getty Images(SANTA FE, Texas) — Speaking to ABC News, 15-year-old Courtney Marshall clutched her cellphone, watching videos of her art classmates just a few weeks ago laughing and joking and primping for the camera. [Read More…]

Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Tory Burch Foundation(NEW YORK) — Stacey Cunningham will take the reins of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday, shattering the glass ceiling to become the first female president in [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — As the Trump administration tries to sell its rapidly-evolving trade deal with China to Congress, members of both parties are not convinced it’s in the best interest of the United States. Treasury Secretary [Read More…]

Instagram(NEW YORK) — Are your former colleague’s workout selfies bringing you down? Or your college roommate’s constant pictures of their newborn adorable but just too much at times? Instagram’s got your back. The social media [Read More…]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli finally pays for his fraud, the federal government argues its coffers should be filled first. Shkreli, who was convicted of securities fraud and is serving [Read More…]