Ryan Chatelain

Every year around this time, Sujo John remembers, even more than usual, the heroes from 9/11, including the ones who helped usher him out of the ash and soot raining down from the crumbling twin towers.
There were the firefighters he passed in the stairwell of the north tower as he raced down from his office on the 81st floor, which one of the wings from American Airlines Flight 11 sliced through. 
There was also the FBI agent who led him out of the blinding fog just after the south tower, where...

While the coronavirus pandemic left practically no aspect of American life untouched over the past year, for the millions of fans who live and breathe sports, it was certainly a painful double whammy: They found themselves cocooned in their own homes for months, and their favorite source of entertainment suddenly was stripped from their lives.
And although concerns about a new strain of the highly contagious virus grew increasingly louder throughout January and February 2020, it was arguably a s...

In recent months, generative artificial intelligence has exploded in the mainstream, allowing people to create images, audio, and essays or other text using nothing more than an idea and a command.
But with the groundbreaking technology comes concerns that it could be exploited to push disinformation that might influence elections, including in the 2024 presidential race. 
“People should be concerned about AI in the upcoming election because it's going to blur the line between fake and real,” sa...

Climate change, along with the growing problems it’s creating around the globe, is being fueled by greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. But what if those gases could be erased? 

Emerging technologies that essentially vacuum carbon dioxide out of the air are being heralded by some as a game-changing weapon in the fight against climate change. But the industry still has a long way to go, and it has its share of detractors.

While decades old, direct air capture, or DAC, is very much still...

Louisiana could soon become the first state to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms after its Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday. 
The legislation, introduced in the House by Republican Rep. Dodie Horton, would mandate the Ten Commandments appear in every classroom at every public K-12 school as well as colleges and universities.
The Senate approved the measure 30-8. Because the Senate made changes to the bill, the House must approve it again before it can be sent to...

Witnesses testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that government officials are not only withholding information about UFO sightings but threatening and retaliating against those who come forward with reports. Congress members also told tales of unnamed figures trying to prevent their hearing or limit its scope.
The joint hearing by two subcommittees of the House Oversight Committee followed up on a bombshell July session, in which a former senior intelligence officer testified about the existenc...