Birds are the undisputed masters of aerodynamics. No matter how many supercomputers and wind tunnels scientists throw at solving flight’s thorny calculations, they’ll never match the perfection of airborne avians. A focused peregrine falcon diving on its prey, a pair of feisty hummingbirds in a territorial dogfight, or a huge albatross soaring effortlessly for days
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Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar says he was the target of a racist slur during the French champions’ 1-0 defeat by Olympique Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The player at the center of the storm is Marseille’s Álvaro González. The 28-year-old was one of five players sent off during the match at PSG’s home stadium,
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Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth. But unlike many moms, she refused to accept that the exhaustion was inevitable. “Sleep deprivation is so detrimental,” said sleep consultant Axelrod, who is a neuroscientist at Rockefeller University in New York. “I didn’t just want to suck it up
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic says his disqualification from the US Open has been a “big lesson” but admits he doesn’t think he will “ever forget about it.” The Serbian was disqualified last week after hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth-round game of the grand slam against Pablo Carreno Busta. Djokovic apologized for the
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Novak Djokovic says his disqualification from the US Open has been a “big lesson” but admits he doesn’t think he will “ever forget about it.” The Serbian was disqualified last week after hitting a line judge with a ball during his fourth-round game of the grand slam against Pablo Carreno Busta. Djokovic apologized for the
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Scientists have successfully created animal surrogate fathers that carry only the genes of donor animals — nicknamed “super dads” — in a step forward for gene editing with potential implications for global food production. Researchers from universities in the United States and United Kingdom produced male pigs, goats, cows and mice whose sperm carry the
Continue Reading A mother’s depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby’s life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. That could affect a lot of women: About 15% to 23% of women worldwide experience anxiety during pregnancy, while 15% deal
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What do you say about a 75-year-old dream that has died? In 1945, Vannevar Bush, the MIT dean who mobilized American science during World War II, laid out the blueprint for what would become the social contract between science and American society for the next half century. America would support science — particularly through a
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South Dakota’s attorney general struck and killed a man while driving on Saturday night, a death that was discovered after he initially told police he had hit a deer, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said Monday. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg had told the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office that he was uninjured after hitting
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With authorities still looking for the man who shot two unsuspecting Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Saturday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Monday the fact that the pair survived is a “miracle.” Each deputy suffered multiple gunshots including to the head and face, but “got through surgery well,” Villanueva told KABC radio. He said he
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US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is leaving his post before the November election in part because President Donald Trump urged the former governor of Iowa to come back and help him campaign, multiple sources told CNN Monday. Because Branstad always intended to serve only one term, his departure was expected, according to multiple administration
Continue Reading For Ha Sze-yuen, the sea surrounding Hong Kong is more than just a backdrop for sunsets and beaches. The 73-year old views the ocean as his route to freedom – a means of escape from the oppression and poverty of communist China. On the night of April 16, 1975, Ha and a friend slipped past
Continue Reading Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off on Tuesday, and Google is fittingly celebrating with a new Google Doodle — of civil rights pioneer and business owner Felicitas Mendez. Mendez, born in 1916 in Puerto Rico, is most known for her role in suing the school district in the town of Westminster, California, after her children were
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EDMONTON, Alberta — Denis Gurianov scored on a one-timer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2000. The Stars forced overtime in Game 5 of the Western Conference final with
Continue Reading Since the start of 2020, wildfires in California have burned over 3.2 million acres of land — an area almost the size of Connecticut. CalFire said Monday that nearly 16,500 firefighters have been battling 28 major wildfires in the state, which have left 24 people dead and over 4,200 structures destroyed. For those who have
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso professional wrestler “Cassandro El Exotico” is having his life story dramatized in the first narrative film based on his larger-than-life persona. A well-known Mexican actor will play Cassandro in a new Amazon film. “I could just cross the border and go to a lucha libre and that was my
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he discovered he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural stretch of highway only after returning to the scene the next day and discovering the body. The state’s top law enforcement says he initially thought he struck a deer while
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EL PASO, Texas — As the semester enters its third week, University of Texas El Paso officials tout their mitigation efforts to keep the spread of Covid-19 at bay. Since the week of Aug. 24 there have been 25 positive virus tests from the university’s proactive testing program. Another 16 self-reported cases have been announced
Continue Reading NFL safety Eric Reid had some words for the NFL Monday after the league used Colin Kaepernick in a video. The video featured singer Alicia Keys singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — known as the Black National Anthem — with images and pictures of NFL players protesting this summer and wearing “Black Lives Matter”
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BAYTOWN, Texas — A police officer has been indicted on charges of aggravated assault more than a year after fatally shooting a schizophrenic woman in Baytown, a Houston suburb. Baytown officer Juan Delacruz shot Pamela Shantay Turner, 45, in May 2019 after initially trying to arrest her because she had outstanding warrants. Police previously said
Continue Reading A Connecticut teenager was walking down the street when he saw something that made his heart sink. A small SUV covered in flames drove past him — he could see a little girl out the car window. The Waterbury Police Department received multiple calls September 9, describing a woman trapped inside a burning vehicle, officials
Continue Reading Suspicions of looting have driven some residents of an Oregon county to illegally stop unfamiliar drivers at gunpoint, all while much of the county is under an evacuation order as wildfires rage. Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said several people in the county, in efforts to “protect property,” had been conducting armed checkpoints, stopping cars
Continue Reading As the city of Rochester deals with the aftermath of Daniel Prude’s death while in police custody, Mayor Lovely Warren has permanently relieved the police chief of his duties just days after he said he was retiring. Outgoing Chief La’Ron Singletary had announced last week his intent to retire at the end of September. But
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas health officials on Monday reported 2,595 new cases of the coronavirus and 21 additional deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the total number of Covid-19 cases so far in the state is now at 663,445, while the death toll is now at 14,211. There were about 3,300 people with Covid-19
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President Donald Trump last month used his office to ignite an international business crisis that’s plunged into doubt the future of one of the world’s most popular social media platforms — a decision that’s now led to the apparent benefit of a major political backer. As Oracle seeks US approval for a landmark partnership with
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Biologists at New Mexico State University are trying to find out why hundreds of thousands of migratory birds have been found dead across the state. The mystery started August 20 with the discovery of a large number of dead birds at the US Army White Sands Missile Range and White
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EL PASO, Texas — A woman who alleged she was assaulted by two guards at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in El Paso was being deported Monday night, her attorney said. The Mexican woman was identified as Jane Doe 1 in complaints of sexual assault and harassment at ICE’s El Paso Processing Center filed last
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LIVE: Coach McCarthy press conference presented by @WinstarWorld #DallasCowboys https://t.co/mMeikZNiYx— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) September 14, 2020 INGLEWOOD, California — Mike McCarthy lost his debut as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in part because of a curious fourth-down decision that didn’t work. He might have won a quarterback with the move. Dak Prescott’s pass to rookie receiver
Continue Reading Cody Moss was at his home in Talent, Oregon, with his pregnant wife and daughter last week when they saw smoke in the sky. They didn’t think the fire was close to their home, but they decided to leave as a precaution. They hopped in one of their two cars and took the clothes on
Continue Reading Not everyone in China will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the country’s top medical official, as Beijing looks to prioritize frontline workers and high-risk populations in a move that underscores rising confidence among policy-makers of their ability to contain the virus. “Since the first wave of Covid-19 appeared in Wuhan, China has
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