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Cranes cross the road during a rainstorm from Tropical Storm Elsa, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Westchase, Fla. The Tampa Bay area was spared major damage as Elsa stayed off shore as it passed by. By early Friday morning, the system had made its way up the mid-Atlantic, spurring tornado warnings in Delaware and New Jersey.

Tropical Storm Elsa Sparks Tornado Warnings In Trek Up The East Coast

Severe weather in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday prompted tornado warnings.

The FDA review of Moderna's application for an emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine in adolescents may not be completed before January, the company said.

The FDA is probing whether the Moderna vaccine can cause a rare side effect in teens

Moderna says the FDA is looking into reports of a rare side effect — myocarditis, or the inflammation of the heart muscle — in those who've gotten the shot.

Raquel Coronell Uribe will become the first Latinx president of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

Harvard's 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

Raquel Coronell Uribe, a history and literature major from Miami, calls the role a "huge" honor: "Even if it took 148 years, I'm thrilled that I get to be in the position to be that first person."

Homes line the street of a neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., in March. Zillow announced it will stop buying and reselling homes, citing the volatility of the housing market.

Zillow will stop buying and renovating homes and cut 25% of its workforce

The company disclosed Tuesday that it lost about $304 million in the third quarter after purchasing homes at higher prices than it now expects to sell them at.

A view of the Emanuel AME Church is seen June 18, 2015, in Charleston, S.C.

Families in Charleston church massacre reach $88M settlement with DOJ

Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the June 2015 attack said the FBI's negligence allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used in the attack.

Facing a union effort, Starbucks, which is also making changes to training and scheduling, says that it supports the workers' right to organize but that a union was unnecessary.

Starbucks and Costco raise wages in the nationwide competition for workers

Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.

A major gathering of anti-vaccine activists will take place this weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. While the hotel, seen here, encourages guests to wear masks, they are not mandatory.

While COVID still rages, anti-vaccine activists will gather for a big conference

Among the attendees are people who also spread misinformation about 2020 presidential election and other conspiracy theories.

Despite leaving the acting business multiple times, Stockwell's career spanned 70 years.

'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell has died at age 85

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

Growers are working to make our coffee habit more sustainable

Experts say the way we cultivate and grow coffee isn't sustainable. Some coffee growers are hoping to change that.

"What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media," Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said on Friday, as she accepted the award in Oslo's city hall.

Nobel Peace laureates blast tech giants and warn against rising authoritarianism

"If you're working in tech, I'm talking to you," Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said. She later added, "What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media."

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