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It’s a back-to-school tradition: a visit to the neighborhood shoe store, where employees pull out a well-worn metal foot measuring tool from under a seat to measure children’s feet, fit…
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs and Philip Morris USA were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping. The lawsuit was filed on…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states. The CDC is working…
U.S. health officials are making a new attempt at adding graphic images to cigarette packets to discourage Americans from lighting up. If successful, it would be the first change to…
U.S. regulators have approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many poor countries. It’s the first TB drug developed…
Federal safety officials have banned some Apple laptops from airline flights after Apple recalled the batteries because they could catch fire. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Wednesday…
Facebook has been paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work. The work has rattled…
Top U.S. science experts are calling for stronger policies to combat the growing Legionnaires’ disease problem. In a report released Wednesday, the experts said annual cases of Legionnaires’ jumped more…
Health authorities in Congo have halted an Ebola treatment study early with good news: Two of the four experimental drugs seem to be saving lives. More than 1,800 people have…
There are few things more special than watching a shooting star streak across the sky on a warm summer evening. You’ll have your chance Monday and Tuesday nights, when…
Digital cameras have been found to be vulnerable to hacking attacks, according to Check Point Software Technologies, the world’s leading cybersecurity firm. Researchers at the Israeli-based company said they were…
A new study shows a direct connection between air pollution and an increased risk of cancer. The study, by researchers at Tel Aviv University and funded by the Israel Cancer…
The online message board 8chan suffered sporadic outages Monday after its cybersecurity provider cut it off for what it called a “cesspool of hate” following mass shootings in Texas and…
The Federal Reserve announced Monday it will develop technology to eliminate the frustrating delay many Americans face between when they deposit a check and when it’s recognized in their account.…
A new, locally developed app helps Palestinian drivers in Yehudah and Shomron negotiate traffic at Israeli military checkpoints and uncover routes to towns mainstream providers often miss. Launched in June…
Researchers at Tel Aviv University announced on Monday a breakthrough vaccine for skin cancer using nanotechnology. They said the new treatment alerts the immune system to the presence of melanoma…
Israel, a world leader in hi-tech, is around 30 years away from its ambition of deploying robot forces, and for now will chose between three prototypes of semi-automated armored vehicles…
Social-media giants Facebook and Twitter were cited by a judge for contempt of court for refusing to hand over private-user communications sought by two men on trial for a Bay…
The El Paso massacre began like the fatal attacks earlier this year at mosques in New Zealand and a San Diego-area synagogue: with a racist manifesto and announcement on the…
A third company on Wednesday recalled its inclined sleeper, joining two other manufacturers that also pulled their bassinetlike devices for babies from the market after a string of infant deaths…