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Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the current chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, who's shown here in 2018, has introduced a bill to try to protect the 2030 census and other future head counts from political interference.

A new bill could help protect the census after Trump-era interference

After years of census meddling by former President Donald Trump's administration, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., has introduced a bill that could help protect future counts from interference.

'Legacy of Violence' documents the dark side of the British Empire

By by 1920, the British Empire covered 24% of the Earth's land mass. Historian Caroline Elkins says British rulers portrayed themselves as benevolent, but used systematic violence to maintain control.

Iowa officials closed the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County last week, after an infection by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba was confirmed in a swimmer at the park.

5 things to know about the brain-eating amoeba that infected a swimmer in Iowa

Its name alone is terrifying. But infections in humans are both rare and devastating. Here are five things to know about the microscopic brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.

Iryna Shulimova, 59, weeps at the scene in the aftermath of a Russian rocket that hit an apartment building in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday. At least 24 people were killed and others may still be trapped in the rubble.

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (July 11)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The White House released the first image of the collection of pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope during a preview event Monday.

NASA's James Webb telescope reveals the universe as we've never seen it before

NASA's $10 billion new telescope showed the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.

A pulse oximeter is worn by Brown University professor Kimani Toussaint. The devices have been shown in research to produce inaccurate results in dark-skinned people, and Toussaint's lab is developing technology that would be more accurate, regardless of skin tone.

When it comes to darker skin, pulse oximeters fall short

These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.

Federal prosecutors say Jessica Watkins was one of the “most extreme insurgents” involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The FBI raided the bar she owned in Woodstock, Ohio.

What led so many Ohioans to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6?

Ohio – a state that voted twice for Obama – and then twice for Trump – appears to have been fertile recruiting ground for the Jan. 6 insurgents. Why did so many people in the state believe they needed to, in their view, “Stop the Steal”?

At this NYC restaurant, you can order the world's most expensive fries

The $200 plate of french fries are made with champagne and truffles and topped with gold dust.

Piano performances terrify me, but I can stomach playing in the background

I'm into piano, but it's also my frenemy. When I get frustrated with something I'm trying to learn, we stop talking for months. But then I hear a pop song and my brain leaps to how I would play it.

Google announced that it would delete location data showing when people visit abortion providers, but privacy experts, and some Google employees, want the company to do more to safeguard data.

Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers

When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?

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