EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop
Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored how gangs of extortionist hackers can...
Study: California fire killed 10% of world’s redwood trees
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore...
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A next-generation, small nuclear plant will be built at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming in the next several...
Clippers plan augmented reality ‘Kids Cast’ of playoff game
LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday not only carries big stakes in respect to the Western Conference...
California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...
Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday
CANBERRA, Australia — A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident...
Crews clean up oil leaking from remains of Georgia shipwreck
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Crews on the water and nearby beaches are cleaning up oil leaking from the remains of an overturned cargo...
Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases
Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he returned to work and...
Hundreds of lakes in U.S., Europe are losing oxygen
Oxygen levels have dropped in hundreds of lakes in the United States and Europe over the last four decades, a new study found.
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Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to...
