Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Since 2006, guns have been used in an average of 25 mass killings per ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the ...

I have been studying planetary defense, particularly being part of past, ongoing, and future small body missions. I was part of the NASA/DART mission. I am currently part of the NASA/Lucy mission and ...

Washington — President Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for it to continue with its efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and lay off more than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to a decision by the U.S.

BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex, a moderate BMI is usually 18.5 to 24.9. For people assigned female at birth, BMI does have some limitations.

WASHINGTON − The Department of Veterans Affairs threw a 90-day lifeline to temporary researchers whose medical studies were plunged into uncertainty by the Trump administration's sweeping layoffs and ...

The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration's effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full ...

The federal government is closed on Monday to celebrate Presidents Day, but the Trump administration's effort to permanently scale back the size and scope of the federal workforce continues in full ...

The White House and key leaders aimed at cost-cutting inside the federal government have reportedly trained their eyes on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and that reporting ...

The American Wood Council (AWC), International Code Council, and WoodWorks have released an updated version of the free app that calculates maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings of various ...

Life is uncertain. None of us know what is going to happen. We know little of what has happened in the past or is happening now outside our immediate experience. Uncertainty has been called the ...