The climate crisis made Australia’s wildfires at least 30% more likely, study finds
The devastating wildfires that burned across Australia last year and into 2020 were made far more likely and intense by the climate crisis, a new…
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A moving company started by former student-athletes helps domestic violence victims flee abusive homes
Aaron Steed knows the sound of desperation all too well. “I would get phone calls from women looking to flee their abusive relationships. I…
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Washington state warns voters they shouldn’t lick their mail-in ballots
Everyone knows how to seal a ballot return envelope, right? You lick it shut? Wrong, says Washington’s Secretary of State and Department of…
Continue Reading Italy shuts all schools over coronavirus outbreak
Italy is closing all schools and universities across the country in an effort to prevent a further spread of the novel coronavirus, the…
Continue Reading A man brought a llama to his sister’s wedding, delighting just about everyone but the bride
With her crisp white dress and beautifully done hair, the bride arrived at the wedding hall ready to be married. Then she saw her brother. And next…
Continue Reading Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads
Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health workers as officials announced a slew of measures…
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Bloomberg drops out & endorses Biden, who won 9 states including Texas; Sanders won 4 including California
Here’s a look back at how Super Tuesday unfolded. Bloomberg tells ABC News he’s dropping out Mike Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on…
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Mike Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
LOS ANGELES, California — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice…
Continue Reading Jubilation as Congo discharges last Ebola patient
The last Ebola patient being treated in the Democratic Republic of Congo went home from a treatment center on Tuesday, according to the World Health…
Continue Reading Swapping kisses for elbow bumps. The bizarre ways that coronavirus is changing etiquette
On Monday, a German politician did what could have been seen as the ultimate faux paus — he rejected a handshake from his head of state,…
Continue Reading Tennessee State Prison where ‘The Green Mile’ and ‘Walk the Line’ were filmed was severely damaged by tornado
A prison where scenes from “The Green Mile” and the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” were filmed was torn apart as a…
Continue Reading These plastic-chomping caterpillars can help fight pollution
The tiny waxworm went from zero to hero in 2017 when researchers discovered the caterpillar could potentially help solve one of the world’s…
Continue Reading The dark and complex history of quarantine goes back to the Middle Ages
“Quarantine” is a word used for the precautionary isolation period that those possibly exposed to the novel coronavirus must face.…
Continue Reading The case against Fotis Dulos for allegedly killing his wife is now closed, lawyers say
The case against a Connecticut man accused of killing his wife effectively ended Tuesday, his lawyers told CNN. Fotis Dulos died in late January…
Continue Reading WHO warns of global medical equipment shortage as world braces for coronavirus spread
Countries worldwide are preparing for the possibility of public health emergencies related to the novel coronavirus, as the World Health Organization…
Continue Reading Bodies found in a home after fire have been identified as the mother and brother of teen charged with arson and murder
Authorities in Georgia have identified the two people who died in a house fire Thursday as the mother and brother of a 16 year-old who has been…
Continue Reading Former White House doctor Jackson goes to Texas GOP runoff
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former White House physician whose nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs was…
Continue Reading UN nuclear watchdog finds Iran has nearly tripled its uranium stockpile
Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of low enriched uranium since November, indicating a significant jump in production, according to a…
Continue Reading New York City’s endangered pay phones will soon go extinct
New York City’s once-ubiquitous street pay phones may soon be a thing of the past. A spokesperson for New York City Council Speaker Corey…
Continue Reading Spike Lee says he’s done attending Knicks games after disagreement over VIP entrance
All Spike Lee wants is to use the employee entrance at Madison Square Garden. Really, it’s all he knows. A long time New York Knicks superfan,…
Continue Reading First coronavirus case in North Carolina linked to Seattle-area nursing home
The first presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in North Carolina is linked to a Seattle-area nursing home facility where five residents were…
Continue Reading Pesticides damage the brains of baby bees, new research finds
Bumblebees are in trouble. The odds of spotting the hardworking pollinators in Europe and America down by more than 30% since the last century.…
Continue Reading Joe Paterno Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of the late Joe Paterno, longtime head football coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Personal Birth date: December…
Continue Reading The egos have landed ahead of Super Tuesday
The egos have landed. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar have reluctantly shelved once-soaring White House dreams. The former mayor from South Bend,…
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9 deaths have now happened in the U.S. from coronavirus
SEATTLE, Washington — Tensions over how to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus intensified Tuesday in the United States as the death toll…
Continue Reading A man is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland victims
A man who cyberstalked and sent threatening messages to families of Parkland shooting victims has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.…
Continue Reading James Brown’s lawyer breaks silence as DA weighs potential death investigation
Days after an Atlanta prosecutor said he would consider opening a formal investigation into James Brown’s death, Brown’s longtime…
Continue Reading Large asteroid will fly by the Earth next month, but won’t hit us, reassures NASA
On April 29, an asteroid estimated to be between 1.1 and 2.5 miles wide will fly by Earth. But it’s not expected to collide with our planet,…
Continue Reading An iconic mural is still standing after a tornado ripped through a Nashville neighborhood
A mural with a simple message is giving hope to the residents of Nashville after a powerful tornado tore through town. The tornado and its…
Continue Reading Trump’s Middle East plan could jeopardize Jordan-Israel peace treaty, Jordan PM says
In 1994, King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed a declaration that both men hoped would lay the foundation for peace…
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