Potentially habitable exoplanet could broaden the search for life beyond Earth
The more scientists learn about exoplanet K2-18b, the more intriguing it becomes. And it could broaden the types of exoplanets astronomers target in…
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Saudi officials order arrest of female rapper for ‘Mecca Girl’ music video
Officials in Saudi Arabia have ordered the arrest of a female rapper and her crew for posting a music video “Mecca Girl” on YouTube. The…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter while she was taking selfies with a gun, police say
A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The…
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A teen girl beat the boys to become the first female wrestler to win her state championship
For a moment, it looked like Heaven Fitch was about to lose. The teen wrestling phenom was on the mat under her opponent in the last few seconds of…
Continue Reading The Boston Red Sox currently quarantining a Taiwanese prospect because of coronavirus fears
The Boston Red Sox, out of an abundance of caution, have kept a prospect from Taiwan from reporting to the team’s spring training complex in…
Continue Reading Per Kobe Bryant’s wishes, girl who lost parents and sister in helicopter crash to get internship, Scott Boras says
Alexis Altobelli, who lost her parents and sister in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, will get an internship at a top sports agency, per the Lakers…
Continue Reading A hospital organized a wedding for a terminally ill patient
A hospital in Delaware helped organize a wedding for one of its terminally ill patients and his fiancée. Doctors in August had found a small lump on…
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Texas demolition company accidentally tears down the wrong house
DALLAS, Texas — A demolition company was hired to tear down a house last week in Dallas, but it mistakenly tore down a different home on the same…
Continue Reading Appeals court rules Trump administration can withhold money from NYC, 7 states in ‘sanctuary cities’ fight
NEW YORK, NY — The Trump administration can withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over their cooperation on…
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‘Please let me go’: Police body cam video shows 6-year-old sobbing and pleading with officers during her arrest
ORLANDO, Florida — The police body camera videos are disturbing. They show two Orlando police officers arresting 6-year-old Kaia Rolle as she…
Continue Reading Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon
China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a…
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7-year-old girl dies 1 minute into tonsil surgery
CLINTON, South Carolina — A 7-year-old South Carolina girl died one minute into surgery to remove her tonsils, her parents told CNN affiliate…
Continue Reading Judge clears path for Philadelphia nonprofit to open safe-injection site to combat overdoses
A federal judge has paved the way for a facility to open in Philadelphia that would allow and supervise the injection of illegal drugs, an…
Continue Reading Could life have existed on a warm, wet Mars? Ancient Earth crater may explain how
While it’s not possible to go back in time and see if Mars truly was habitable billions of years ago, scientists are investigating the next…
Continue Reading Columbia Gas agrees to plead guilty in deadly 2018 Massachusetts explosions and leave the state, feds say
The utility company whose gas lines killed one person, injured 22 and displaced some 50,000 Massachusetts residents in a series of fires and…
Continue Reading Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs sentenced to 5 months imprisonment in college admissions scam
Former food company executive Michelle Janavs was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison for paying bribes in the college admissions scam, the US…
Continue Reading A Montana teen disappeared on New Year’s Day. Her body was discovered less than a mile from where she was last seen
The body of a Montana teen missing since New Year’s Day was found Monday less than a mile from where she was last seen. Selena Not Afraid, a…
Continue Reading Man hurt in machete attack at Hanukkah celebration shows improvement, but prognosis still unclear
The man most severely injured in a machete attack during a Hanukkah celebration in upstate New York last year is showing progress in his recovery,…
Continue Reading Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian strongman undone by the Arab Spring, dead at 91
Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, who ruled his country with an iron fist for nearly three decades, has died, his son said on Tuesday. He was…
Continue Reading Coronavirus has now spread to every continent except Antarctica
Public health officials warned Wednesday that the spread of the novel coronavirus is inching closer toward meeting the definition of a global…
Continue Reading Iran was already struggling with one crisis. Now it has the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East
Iran’s novel coronavirus death toll has climbed to 19, with 139 confirmed cases of the sickness. Despite the spread of the virus, President…
Continue Reading Kenya bans commercial slaughter of donkeys following a rise in animal theft
Donkey slaughter will be halted in Kenya following concerns over the rise in theft of the animals for export production and the impact on families…
Continue Reading What happens when the new coronavirus hits democratic countries
Covid-19, meet democracy. It’s one thing to battle an epidemic in an authoritarian state like China, which can isolate an entire epicenter…
Continue Reading Holocaust-themed Spanish parade with dancing Nazis causes outrage
A Holocaust-themed parade in Spain featuring dancing Nazis, death camp prisoners in striped pajamas and a float decorated with crematorium chimneys…
Continue Reading FBI raids fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s NY office after he was accused of sex assault and sex trafficking
Fashion tycoon Peter Nygard’s New York office was raided Tuesday as the magnate faces allegations of sex trafficking in a civil lawsuit. The…
Continue Reading If you drive an expensive car you’re probably a jerk, scientists say
The science is looking pretty unanimous on this one: Drivers of expensive cars are the worst. A new study has found that drivers of flashy vehicles…
Continue Reading Scientists discovered the first animal that doesn’t need oxygen to live. It’s changing the definition of what an animal can be
You’d think all animals would need oxygen to live, right? Wrong. Researchers just discovered a unique organism that doesn’t need to…
Continue Reading Scientists found a billion-year-old fossil believed to be an ancestor of earth’s very first plants
A group of paleontologists say the tiny freckles they found on a rock could hold the key to understanding the origins of plant life on earth. The…
Continue Reading Ash Wednesday’s changing tradition
Are you ready to give up caffeine for 40 days? What about your social media accounts? While giving up those things may seem hard for you, Christians…
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