VIRUS TODAY: President Biden extends ban on foreclosures President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic By The Associated Press February 16, 2021, 6:38 PM • 4 min...

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press February 15, 2021, 6:09 AM • 4 min re...

Some dinosaur migration was delayed by climate, study shows A new study finds plant-eating dinosaurs arrived in the Northern Hemisphere millions of years after their meat-eating cousins By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer February 17, 2021, 1:30 AM •...

EXPLAINER: Topsy-turvy weather comes from polar vortex It seems like the world's weather has turned upside-down By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer February 17, 2021, 2:30 AM • 6 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article The Asso...

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers China's internet watchdog is cracking down further on online speech, issuing a requirement that bloggers and influencers have a government-approved credential before they can publish on certain t...

Amid rising seas, 'dry' resort is wetter than it likes The impacts of rising sea levels can be clearly seen in Ocean City, New Jersey, a family resort town spending tens of millions of dollars to deal with flooding By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Februa...

Thai users of Clubhouse app warned about political content Thailand’s government has warned users of the recently introduced Clubhouse voice chat app that they must be careful not to misuse it or face possible legal consequences By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAV...

Bosnia village with link to Mars enthralled by rover landing Bosnian villagers are preparing to gather in front of a video screen in the yard of their community’s only school to watch NASA’s Mars rover attempt a difficult landing Thursday in a crate...

EXPLAINER: How will we know we've reached herd immunity? Health officials around the world are racing to vaccinate enough people to stop the spread of COVID-19 — but what qualifies as “enough” is still an open question By CANDICE CHOI and ANIRUDDH...

NY sues Amazon, saying it didn't protect workers from virus New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe environment at two warehouses as COVID-19 infections surged nationwide By JOSEPH PISANI and MICHELLE CHAPMAN...