Venezuelan Interior Ministry takes control of Miranda state police
Venezuela’s Interior Ministry said it seized control of the Miranda state’s police force over accusations of violating human rights and of criminal activity.
Large-scale galaxy alignments are several billion years old
New research suggests the universe’s earliest galaxies aligned with their neighbors nearly 10 billion years ago.
Verizon completes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo
Verizon Communications officially completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo on Tuesday.
UVA student Otto Warmbier freed after 17 months in North Korean prison
North Korean officials released Otto Warmbier, a U.S. citizen held in prison for 17 months, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Tuesday.
Apple’s Tim Cook focusing on self-driving car technology
CEO Tim Cook says Apple is working on developing technology for a self-driving car, which he described in an interview as the “the mother of all AI projects.”
Lockheed Martin receives radar training system contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $108 million contract for the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2, or ARTS-V2, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Russian opposition leader Navalny gets jail time for holiday protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced by a Moscow court to 30 days detention for illegally staging a rally.
‘North Korea’ drone took photos of U.S. THAAD site before crash
A drone identified as North Korean by South Korea’s military last week may have flown more than 160 miles south of the border.
Scientists fight mosquitoes, malaria with toxin-infused fungi
Entomologists have designed of a mosquito-targeting fungus that replicates spider and scorpion toxins.
U.S. Marshals Service arrests former Panamanian president
The U.S. Marshals Service said Ricardo Martinelli, the former president of Panama, was arrested near Coral Gables, Fla., over an extradition warrant.
