Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record, exposing grim reality of climate change
A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth’s climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the…
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Climate change spelled doom for woolly rhinos 14,000 years ago, study says
Woolly rhinos went extinct at the end of the last ice age in Siberia about 14,000 years ago, and now ancient DNA is helping to shed light on what…
Continue Reading Three people indicted after dogs maul woman to death
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A grand jury indicted three people on reckless homicide…
Continue Reading This 429 million-year-old trilobite eye is similar to those of modern insects
Eyes don’t typically appear in the fossil record, but researchers were able to study the well-preserved and fossilized internal structure of a…
Continue Reading Police: Memphis man escapes custody twice and leads officers on foot chase
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — A Memphis man is facing a long list of charges after police…
Continue Reading Police: Man fatally shot by coworker over a dispute about money
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta homicide detectives are investigating a fatal…
Continue Reading A bird named for a Confederate general officially has a new identity
The American Ornithological Society is the latest organization to shed a problematic name from the past. The organization has announced it is…
Continue Reading 800 gallons of spoiled milk dumped in storm drain flowing into Iowa creek
Click here for updates on this story Ankeny, IA (WHO) — The Iowa DNR says 800 gallons of milk that spoiled during the…
Continue Reading Some Iowa residents without power, water and sewage; Say could last over a week
Click here for updates on this story AVON, IA (WHO) — Roughly 150 residents in the unincorporated town of Avon Lake are…
Continue Reading Wildfires have destroyed more than 73,000 acres across 3 states and are spreading fast
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres. Evacuations orders have been issued in…
Continue Reading Father fights for broadband access so son won’t fall behind with online learning
Click here for updates on this story AMES, IA (WHO) — Internet connection has been one of the main topics of discussion…
Continue Reading St. Louis Marine driven to serve despite being a woman and ultimately broke barriers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Like many young adults in the early 1950’s, Helen…
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Record-breaking day: 20 new virus deaths reported in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Public health officials reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths in El Paso Thursday morning. They announced the virus had killed…
Continue Reading Massage therapist stripped of license amid claims of inappropriate sexual behavior
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A Nashville massage therapist facing an ongoing criminal…
Continue Reading First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could be scrapped at an Alabama shipyard
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines removes autistic Texas boy and his family over face mask
MIDLAND, Texas — Southwest Airlines removed a passenger and her 3-year-old son from a Monday flight after the boy, who has autism, refused to…
Continue Reading An officer saved a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks. Her bodycam video shows the rescue
It’s the kind of thing you see in the movies. For one California police officer, it was just a day on the job. Officer Erica Urrea spotted a…
Continue Reading First-time jobless claims fall below 1 million for the first time since March
Another 963,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh pays emotional tribute to her brother
The sister of slain technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has recounted her reaction to hearing the horrifying news that her brother had been found…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh memorializes her brother in powerful and emotional Medium post
In a powerful and emotional Medium post, the sister of murdered technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh recounts receiving the news that her brother was…
Continue Reading Crowd in Oregon blocks ICE detention buses for hours until federal agents intervene
Scores of people in an Oregon city blocked the path of buses carrying ICE detainees for hours Wednesday, until federal agents arrived and removed the…
Continue Reading A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia’s first capital
A small town in Georgia has voted to move a former slave market out of the center of town. Louisville, located about 45 miles southwest of Augusta,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan
It’s still peak wildfire season in the West, and in California, Oregon and Colorado, firefighters are battling destructive blazes that have…
Continue Reading Border Patrol agents pull 2 detainees off 2 ICE buses, ending 12-hour Bend protest
Click here for updates on this story BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of protesters surrounded…
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Lefties get their day today
It’s National Left-Hander’s Day, a celebration founded by the Left-Handers Club to honor leftie style. Now in its 17th year, the day has…
Continue Reading More than half of Mumbai’s slum residents might have had Covid-19. Here’s why herd immunity could still be a long way off
Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in…
Continue Reading How Kamala Harris’ Indian relatives helped shape her views on civil rights and civic duty
In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in Berkeley, California, after traveling thousands of miles from her family to pursue a doctorate in nutrition and…
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Doctors say 1,900 children in El Paso have had Covid-19 infections
EL PASO, Texas — The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report that 338,000 children nationwide have tested…
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Rescues made from McKelligon Canyon, Border Highway canal
EL PASO, Texas — Two people were saved in separate incidents Wednesday night that involved mountain and water rescues, authorities indicated. In one…
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University of Texas will open its football season hosting UTEP
AUSTIN, Texas — The Big 12 conference announced Wednesday that it was moving forward with its college football season, and the University…
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