Tech
Nobel Prize in physics goes to scientist who turned Antarctic ice into a 'ghost particle' telescope
Francis Halzen of UW-Madison was honored for the IceCube observatory, which detects nearly invisible neutrinos from deep space.
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World
A Russian plague lab worker died. Here's what's confirmed and what isn't
Viral posts claim a plague outbreak is spreading from a Siberian lab, but officials have confirmed one death and say contacts have tested negative so far.
Justice
Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood shooter. Here's what happens next
It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961, but federal appeals could delay it for years.
Justice
Cornell building vandalized overnight as hundreds rally over handling of alleged gang rape
Activists smashed doors and spray-painted Day Hall before a Monday rally where students demanded an outside investigation and expulsions.
Campus
Supreme Court won't hear 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirt case. Here's what students can wear
The justices left in place a ruling that let a Michigan middle school ban the slogan as vulgar, keeping a key student-speech question unresolved nationally.
Economy
9.3 million student loan borrowers are in default. Here's what that means for you
Federal data show $234 billion in defaulted student loans; collections are paused for now, but the Education Department says the pause is temporary.
Tech
Court tosses sentence after judge saw AI video of the victim 'speaking.' Here's why
An Arizona appeals court ruled that an AI recreation of a road-rage victim unfairly shaped his killer's sentence, sending the case back for resentencing.
Justice
Supreme Court weighs whether Boulder can make oil companies pay for climate change
The first case of the new term could decide the fate of dozens of climate lawsuits filed by states and cities.
Tech
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to scientists who learned to switch brain cells on with light
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a tool now used in labs worldwide to study the brain.
Justice
Cornell rape case: Accuser faces threats as university president promises outside review
The woman's attorney says she is being pressured to drop her lawsuit, while Cornell says trustees will name an independent reviewer next week.
Campus
Student loan borrowers get until Dec. 31 to lock in a 1-point autopay rate cut
The Education Department extended its autopay discount deadline by three months; here is who qualifies and what it could save you.
World
Japan protests to US after Marine is arrested in killing of woman in Okinawa
Police say a 20-year-old Marine robbed and killed a 39-year-old woman at a Naha hotel; he denies the allegations.