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Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people, mostly farmers, across Pakistan in the past three days, as authorities in the country's southwest declared a state of emergency.

The parent company of Illinois American Water is pausing billing after its computer systems were breached by hackers last week.

Also: Geico's spokeslizard writes an advice book; Amazon patents the sale of used e-books; and a Stephen Colbert interview gets interesting.

Are you an early riser? If so, you might have Neanderthal ancestors.

Project 2025 refers to a controversial plan drafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation to overhaul the U.S. government.

A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.

The Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.

Every species has its unique vocalizations. Indigenous Siberian musician Snow Raven recreates the intricate sounds of reindeer, owls, wolves and more in this mesmerizing performance.

Local governments across the country are having to decide if the promise of economic benefit with large scale data centers offsets environmental and consumer concerns. Several projects are proposed across Illinois, while the state already has dozens of the facilities.

A study of 48 post-mortem brains found a protein that appears to protect brain cells from Alzheimer's — even in people who had significant amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains.