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A Chinese site engineer is seen during construction of an extension of the Southern Expressway in Sri Lanka, in November. The project is part of Beijing's massive Belt and Road Initiative.

China's Global Construction Boom Puts Spotlight On Questionable Labor Practices

Chinese companies are recruiting workers from home and subjecting them to harsh treatment abroad. In one case, laborers brought to the U.S. were forced to work 14-hour days without pay.

With repair costs mounting, Air Devil's Inn owner Kristie Shockley wasn't sure the bar would make it through the summer, so she put out a call for help on social media — and some regulars planned a benefit.

Closing Time: The Science Behind Nostalgia For Our Favorite Bars

First dates. Local bands. College years. The word "nostalgia" is mentioned frequently in regard to our beloved haunts that shuttered long ago. But how do we form these special feelings for a place?

A team led by 22-year-old Anne Dattilo, an undergraduate student at the University of Texas, Austin, discovered two planets, officially named K2-293b and K2-294b. The planets orbit stars more than 1,200 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius.

Young Astronomer Uses Artificial Intelligence To Discover 2 Exoplanets

A team led by an undergraduate student at the University of Texas, Austin has found two new planets by using artificial intelligence to sift through data from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope.

"I was really surprised how primitive information technology is in the hospitals," says Regina Barzilay, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is working on improving mammography with artificial intelligence.

Training A Computer To Read Mammograms As Well As A Doctor

Artificial intelligence is now being brought to bear on mammograms and could improve the accuracy of diagnoses. But previous computerized technology to do that didn't live up to the hype.

New Zealand Police Minister Stuart Nash talks to reporters on Monday. The government has introduced a broad bill that would ban the types of weapons used in attacks at two mosques in March.

New Zealand Introduces Gun Control Bill Expected To Become Law Within Weeks

The bill would ban most types of semi-automatic guns, including those used in massacres at two mosques in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the proposed changes shortly after the attacks

Prenters Broughton argues for early release before the state clemency board in Olympia on Thursday, March 7. The board is one of the only ways for long-time inmates to have their sentences reduced or thrown out.

After years of living in the thick of trouble, longtime inmate finds hope for a second chance

Prenters Broughton was always getting into trouble as a kid. So, his older sister came up with a nickname for him. “He was just a little devil,” Alana...

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