A recent study by the Environmental Working Group found a chemical pesticide in oat-based foods sold in the United States — but how concerned do consumers need to be about potential health impacts? The pesticide, chlormequat, is used as a growth regulator for plants, according to theNational Library of Medicine. It is approved in Canada and other countries for use …

Rising sea levels are threatening the East Coast of the U.S., but that’s not the only thing to worry about, according to NASA. Images shared by the space agency on Tuesday show the coast is actually sinking — including the land that holds major cities such as New York and Baltimore. A NASA-funded team of scientists at Virginia Tech’s Earth …

There’s a “50-50” chance of a government shutdown in early March, says House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina, and it’s House Speaker Mike Johnson’s fear of being ousted that will determine the outcome. And at the same time, McHenry says the House is heading to a procedural “nuclear” war over funding for Ukraine. “I think the odds …

Washington — President Biden is debating whether to invoke a sweeping presidential authority that gained infamy during the Trump administration to stage a crackdown on migrants coming to the U.S. southern border, three people familiar with the plans told CBS News. Mr. Biden is weighing citing a law dating back to 1952 to severely restrict access to the U.S. asylum …

A satellite made an uncontrolled return to Earth Wednesday, re-entering the atmosphere over the north Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii, according to the the European Space Agency. The agency saidERS-2, which weighs about as much as an adult male rhinoceros, crashed through the atmosphere at 5:17 p.m. UTC. The agency was unable to predict exactly when and where the …

Getting into debt is easy and can happen in the blink of an eye. Common reasons for going into debt are paying for an unexpected expense, losing income or making poor spending choices. If you’re carrying more debt than you’re comfortable with, you’re not alone. According to a Northwestern Mutual study, 35% of Americans are either carrying their highest level …

Near record wind speeds resulted in multiple international flights over the weekend exceeding 800 miles per hour — far faster than the 500 mph to 600 mph speeds at which commercial flights usually travel. Powerful, 265 mile-per-hour winds propelled three planes on international routes, allowing them to reach speeds greater than 800 miles per hour and arrive at their destinations …

SpaceX launched its 16th Falcon 9 rocket so far this year Tuesday, putting a powerful Indonesian communications satellite into orbit. Using a first stage making its 17th flight, the Falcon 9 blasted off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:11 p.m. EST. The first stage boosted the rocket out of the thick lower atmosphere …

Thousands of Wyze camera customers recently had images of their homes, and, in some cases video, made visible to strangers, due to “a security event,” involving third-party caching and crossed wires, the company said Tuesday on its user forum. Wyze Labs, maker of smart home cameras, informed customers who experienced a service outage Friday that 13,000 camera users received video …

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to open the first African-American-led movement of international modern art. Nearly a century after the Harlem Renaissance began, a new exhibit at the Met is celebrating the arts and culture boom from Black artists. All throughout “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism,” you’ll find different facets of the Harlem experience …