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'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday. Workers walk around in many areas wearing only surgical masks and regular clothes.
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Amazon Prime to stream Trump's 'The Apprentice' reality show

“The Apprentice,” the long-running reality TV show that boosted Donald Trump’s profile, will begin streaming on Amazon's Prime Video, the company announced Monday.
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Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala's Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight.
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Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive cyberattack.
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Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

ATLANTA (AP) — The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials. The U.S.
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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday urged the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests as part of efforts to stop the birds from crowding out a smaller type of owl that's facing po
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Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.
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Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it's for 'self-deportation'

Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it's for 'self-deportation'

The Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum, turning it into a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. to say they want to leave the country voluntarily.
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Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel’ is a dystopian world in which people are detained for dreams

Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel’ is a dystopian world in which people are detained for dreams

Anyone who spends time on the internet knows that our demographics, preferences and interests are assiduously tracked by Big Tech companies hoping to capture more of our dollars.
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US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

JERUSALEM (AP) — An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a prestigious Israeli award in the arts and sciences.
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