Topic: Nobel Prize

Google is celebrating physicist and educator Charles K. Kao, who is considered the father of fiber optics, on what would have been his 88th birthday.

President Joe Biden announced a "framework" agreement Thursday for his multitrillion-dollar spending package that includes added funding for things like Medicare and climate change measures.

Three U.S. economists were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science on Monday for their work on how the labor market is influenced by various factors, like minimum wage and immigration.

Two journalists from Russia and the Philippines, Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work in nations where the press often comes under attack from hostile governments.

Novelist and retired English Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah, an African immigrant who detailed the experiences of refugees and the impact of colonialism, was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to a pair of scientists for their "ingenious" work in molecules, the group announced.

On Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated as he reviewed a military parade in Cairo.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called the idea of printing a $1 trillion coin to help pay off the country's debt a "gimmick" Tuesday.

Three scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for their work in modeling the Earth's climate and predicting global warming.

U.S.-based scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday were named winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in discovering the human receptors for temperature and touch.