Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
An artist’s illustration of the longest black hole jet system ever observed, spanning a distance equal to about 140 times the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy. (E. Wernquist/D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration)/M. Oei/Handout via Reuters)
Mississippi town moves Confederate monument that became an eyesore
FILE – A weather-worn tarp covers the century-old Confederate monument in Grenada, Miss., April 12, 2023. On Sept. 11, 2024, the town took down the monument, which had been there since 1910.
AI enhances maternal health care in Kenya, experts say
FILE – Sharon Andisi, center, arrives at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 9, 2017. Maternal mortality rates remain high in sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, with Kenyan officials saying more than 6,000 women die each year due to poor access to maternity care.
Who still uses pagers?
FILE – Three women hold the pager ‘Quix’ in Hannover, Germany, March 18, 1997. Pagers of many brands were status symbols decades before the smartphone wiped them from popular culture. But the devices remain a vital means of communication in some areas, such as healthcare.
Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates
FILE – Children suffering from malnutrition, are treated at Port Sudan Paediatric Center, during a visit by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to the country, in Sudan, Sept. 7, 2024.
India condemns Iran supreme leader’s comments on treatment of minorities
FILE – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 27, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
Judge rejects former Trump aide’s bid to move Arizona case to federal court
FILE – Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington.
AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China
A computer shows an AI-generated video of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris singing together posted on Douyin on Sept. 17, 2024.
Next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
FILE – The children of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, from left, Howard Buffett, Susie Buffett, and Peter Buffett, pose for a photo at the CenturyLink Center exhibit hall in Omaha, Neb., May 1, 2015.
US will ‘continue to push’ for release of detainees in China, State Department says
FILE – Harrison Li holds a photo of his father, Kai Li, as he poses for a photo, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Palo Alto, Calif.