American runner Molly Seidel surprised even herself over the weekend by coming in second at the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta — her debut…
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About 150 light-years away from us, there’s a star that just doesn’t add up. It’s known as WDJ0551+4135 and appeared to be a…
Continue Reading A disgruntled former security guard shot one person and took more than 30 others hostage in a day-long siege at a shopping mall near the Philippines…
Continue Reading For days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that the spread of novel coronavirus to New York was imminent. “You can’t have it in this many cases…
Continue Reading Israel is holding its third election in 11 months, with voters trying to find a way to break the country’s seemingly intractable political…
Continue Reading Perhaps Kevin Costner’s famously bloated 1995 film “Waterworld” deserves more credit. A new study suggests that our planet could…
Continue Reading You read his timeless rhymes You watched all the cartoons The “Cat in the Hat” Thing One, and Thing Two But do you know how it all…
Continue Reading Italy reported a 50% increase in coronavirus cases Sunday, as the US further restricted travel and the famed La Scala opera house closed.…
Continue Reading It’s going to be a busy political week, so before we go any further: Are you absolutely 100% sure you know how the electoral college…
Continue Reading North Korea has fired two unidentified short-range projectiles from an area near the coastal city of Wonsan into waters between the Korean Peninsula…
Continue Reading The death toll from the novel coronavirus has passed 3,000 worldwide, as outbreaks in Italy and Iran continue to worsen and dozens of countries…
Continue Reading The word “rumor” has taken on a different meaning in China since the death of Li Wenliang, the doctor who was punished for trying to warn…
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SEATTLE, Washington — A second coronavirus death has been confirmed in King County, Washington, according to a press release from Seattle and King…
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SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Pete Buttigieg is ending his race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a campaign aide confirmed Sunday afternoon…
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Health officials in Mexico are investigating a possible case of coronavirus in Juarez after young man returned from a trip…
Continue Reading Instead of a winter wonderland, residents living along the shore of Lake Erie in New York woke up this weekend to a winter nightmare when they found…
Continue Reading When Thomas Knight set out on the ice to go fishing for lake trout, he was determined to haul in a big one. He came prepared with an 11-inch sucker…
Continue Reading Thousands of migrants are gathered at Turkey‘s border with Greece, after the Turkish government last week allowed the refugees passage to…
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AMHERST, New York — When ordering a pizza, you expect to receive it in a plain cardboard box that you throw away once you’re full. But a…
Continue Reading Satellite images released by NASA and the European Space Agency reveal that air pollution over China has gone down since the coronavirus outbreak.…
Continue Reading Lil Uzi Vert and Backstreet Boys are two worlds apart, but it didn’t stop the rapper from channeling the boy band for his new single. Uzi…
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…
Continue Reading It’s rare enough to be born on leap day. It’s even rarer to share that leap day birthday with someone in your family. And that’s…
Continue Reading A video posted online appears to show two Chicago police officers shooting a man at a busy train station after struggling to restrain him. Police say…
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LEWISVILLE, Texas — Police dog Stryker proved himself to be the ultimate good boy when he sniffed out approximately 595 pounds of…
Continue Reading Santa Anita Park in California says it euthanized a horse Saturday, bringing to eight the number of equine deaths this year. Chosen Vessel, a…
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Kobe Bryant’s widow is “absolutely devastated” by allegations that first responders shared photos from the helicopter crash that…
Continue Reading Fifty-four teaching assistants at the University of California, Santa Cruz were fired after they refused to turn in final fall grades as part of an…
Continue Reading So much of the hoopla surrounding March Madness is in the crowds, where basketball fans slather themselves with body paint or wear animal masks to…
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