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Technicians work on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will launch in December. Astronomers say the next big telescope should be designed to search signs of life on planets that orbit distant stars.

Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths

NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says

Worksafe Tasmania officers inspect a bouncy castle at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania on Thursday. A strong gust of wind lifted the castle some 30 feet into the air at an event celebrating the end of the school year.

A wind gust swept a bouncy castle in Tasmania 30 feet in the air, killing 6 children

The incident happened at an end-of-year celebration at Hillcrest Primary School in the Australian state.

Renee Chelian, executive director and founder of Northland Planning Centers, poses Friday, June 24, 2022.

Opinion: This abortion provider's mission was inspired by her illegal abortion at 16

Renee Chelian started Northland Family Planning in 1976, after having an illegal abortion in a Detroit warehouse as a teenager. Her clinics are still operating, but the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs imperils her 50 years of work to make abortion safe and available.

Mariana Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. Vishegirskaya later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol.

Russia's 226 attacks on health-care targets in Ukraine are part of a larger pattern

A new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition tallies 1,335 cases of health-care-related violence. We spoke with the coalition chair about the consequences.

Workers at the Port of Baltimore walk down the stern ramp of a vessel. A group that normally welcomes crew members to the city is now acting as couriers, dropping off care packages to those stuck on board ships.

'Sea Prison': COVID-19 Has Left Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seafarers Stranded

Once the pandemic began, many countries prevented crew members from leaving ships. Some ended up trapped at sea for more than a year. Maritime organizations are pushing for more seafarer protections.

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PFAS levels in Norton Creek plummet after state investigation

Surface water levels of PFAS chemicals have plummeted in a creek that flows into the Huron River, after a state investigation. Investigators went upstream…

Choir members are silhouetted as they get ready for a worship service at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers

The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought.

Senate Committee holds another hearing on bill to exempt gravel mining from local zoning laws

The state Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard more testimony on a controversial gravel mining bill on Wednesday. Committee chair Tom…

Mackinaw City hotel employee fired after video showing him insulting guest

Update, May 28, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.:The Detroit Free Press reports that Benny Lucchesse, the Crown Choice Inn & Suites employee in the viral video, has…

Kronos hack will likely affect how employers issue paychecks and track hours

The attack affects several of its systems, including how employees track their paid time off and how they get paid, according to the company.

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