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Once a hot $6 billion biotech company, 23andMe is now on the verge of collapse. What could happen to the DNA data of its 14 million customers?

Climate researchers at Northern Illinois University found that golf ball-size hail or larger will become much more common in the United States.

Low-interest loans are available for residents and businesses to recover from last year’s flooding in Scranton.Applications for Disaster Loans through the Small Business Administration will be open until March 25. Residents and businesses impacted by the September 9, 2023, flood in Keyser Valley and North Scranton can apply.Homeowners and renters could receive up to $500,000 for repairs, and businesses and most private non-profits can apply for up to $2 million.The SBA has opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety, 30 Valley View Drive, Jessup. It will be open to help those wishing to apply Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m to 2 p.m. until February 15.Loan applications can be downloaded at www.sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. After an outcry, the future of the trial is up in the air.

When a bank fails, agents from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. slip into town and quietly assume control. Staffers at Washington's Bank of Clark County describe the top-secret mission as amazingly swift and precise.

Despite missteps on the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to retain support among key Democratic voter groups, but Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren't far behind.

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

The Labor Department on Friday said the nation's jobless rate fell to 6.7 percent as U.S. employers added 74,000 jobs to payrolls while more Americans stopped looking for work in December. In November, the unemployment rate was 7 percent.

Omicron spreads through South Africa. Putin amasses forces by Ukraine.

Stones into Schools, Greg Mortenson's follow up to Three Cups of Tea, debuts at No. 1. Half the Sky, by the Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, also debuts on the list, at No. 6.