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A heat wave in Antarctica melted 20% of an island’s snow in 9 days
A nine-day heat wave scorched Antarctica’s northern tip earlier this month. New NASA images reveal that nearly a quarter of an Antarctic…
Continue Reading Read Vanessa Bryant’s speech at the memorial for Kobe and Gigi Bryant
Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s widow and mother of 13-year-old Gigi, spoke at their memorial in Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Read the full…
Continue Reading Former University of Texas tennis coach sentenced in admissions scam
A former tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin who accepted $100,000 in bribes in the college admissions scam was sentenced to six months…
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Kobe Bryant memorial service: Vanessa Bryant opens up, Michael Jordan wipes away tears
LOS ANGLES, California — A powerful public memorial service was held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Monday to honor NBA great Kobe…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s widow files a wrongful death suit against helicopter company over crash
The widow of Kobe Bryant is suing Island Express Helicopters for the January crash that killed the NBA legend and their daughter, alleging in part…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s on-court heroics provide only a glimpse of The Legend of the Black Mamba
From the time he began shooting make-believe game winners with his dad’s rolled-up tube socks, Kobe Bean Bryant always wanted to ball. But his…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein still faces charges in Los Angeles
Harvey Weinstein, facing at least five years in prison after a New York jury found him guilty of sex crimes, still has more charges to deal with in…
Continue Reading Jussie Smollett goes back to court on 6 new counts of making false reports to police
The legal whiplash in the Jussie Smollett case keeps intensifying, with the former “Empire” actor facing new charges. Flanked by a…
Continue Reading A New York City firefighter who helped recover his brother’s body from Ground Zero has died from 9/11-related cancer
A New York City firefighter who helped recover his brother’s body after 9/11 died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer caused by his rescue…
Continue Reading Marsquakes: NASA mission discovers that Mars is seismically active, among other surprises
It’s not just Earth that’s shaking these days. A NASA mission on Mars has recorded evidence of seismic activity, including 174 seismic…
Continue Reading The ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas,’ a resilient office building that refused to be toppled, nears its end
Say farewell to the glorious “Leaning Tower of Dallas.” Crews are working to finally topple the remains of an 11-story Dallas office…
Continue Reading Car ‘intentionally’ plows into carnival crowd in Germany
Police in the German town of Volkmarsen have arrested a 29-year old man, after a car plowed into a crowd of people at a parade on Monday and left at…
Continue Reading Why solar storms from space may blind and strand whales
Space weather has more implications than causing glitches in Earth’s satellite-based communications — it can also strand gray whales,…
Continue Reading This teen makes adorable bow ties to help get shelter dogs and cats adopted
A 13-year-old from New Jersey has embarked on the cutest mission ever. He sews tiny bow ties for cats and dogs to help them get adopted. Sir Darius…
Continue Reading Derek Jeter’s first Yankees jersey sold for $369,000, the most ever for a modern-era jersey
The first set of pinstripes that Derek Jeter ever wore for the New York Yankees just sold for a whopping $369,000. That makes it the most expensive…
Continue Reading Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and inspiration for the film ‘Hidden Figures,’ is dead at 101
Without the precision of “human computer” Katherine Johnson, NASA’s storied history might’ve looked a lot different. Her…
Continue Reading Trump wants to ‘make an example’ of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, court told
US President Donald Trump is trying to “make an example” of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder’s defense team argued in a London…
Continue Reading Inspired by J.Lo, moms are sharing bikini selfies to promote body positivity
Moms across the world are sharing bikini selfies to promote body positivity, a viral challenge inspired by Jennifer Lopez. J.Lo posted a photo of…
Continue Reading This photo of an injured Kobe Bryant willing himself to play sums up the Mamba mentality, photographer says
Hours ahead of Monday’s memorial for Kobe Bryant, the man who chronicled all 20 years of Bryant’s NBA career in photographs recalled one…
Continue Reading NASCAR driver Ryan Newman says Daytona 500 crash left him with a head injury
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman led in the final lap of last week’s Daytona 500 when his car spun, went airborne and flipped several times. He was…
Continue Reading The victims of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant shared more than a passion for basketball
Months before Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Southern California, he sent coach John Altobelli a text message to share with his baseball…
Continue Reading Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad submitted his resignation to the country’s king on Monday, his office announced, a shock move that…
Continue Reading Tennessee 8th-grader challenges lawmakers to spend a day in wheelchairs
Alex Johnson has been in a wheelchair since he was a little boy, but says it’s still hard to explain all the challenges he faces every day. The…
Continue Reading After losing her mom to cancer, a woman found healing – and love – writing thank you notes to veterans and first responders
For Natalie Reilly, Valentine’s Day 2016 was grim. The divorcee was at home nursing her mother through a 19th round of chemotherapy. “She…
Continue Reading Lesotho Prime Minister in surprise court appearance as lawyers seek immunity
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane made a surprise appearance in a court in Maseru on Monday but will not be charged with murder and…
Continue Reading Prague renames square in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic Boris Nemtsov
When a group of politicians in Prague decided to honor the murdered Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov by naming a square after him, there was just one…
Continue Reading Coronavirus cases soar in Italy as authorities scramble to find patient zero
Italian authorities have announced sweeping closures in the country’s north as they scramble to contain Europe’s biggest outbreak of the…
Continue Reading Bollywood and Nollywood collide in a tale of a big fat Indian-Nigerian wedding
Two of the world’s biggest movie industries, Bollywood and Nollywood have joined forces to produce a new movie about an inter-cultural love…
Continue Reading Runner crawled for 8 hours in sub-freezing temperatures after injuring his leg on mountain trail
A runner crawled for nearly eight hours to find help after injuring his leg in a national park in Washington, authorities said. “Carrying a…
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