Space-grown lettuce is safe to eat, says study. Delicious, say astronauts
The astronauts floated around, expressing delight as they tasted something entirely unexpected in space. “Awesome! Tastes good! I like that!…
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1 in 4 men think it’s OK to make sexual jokes at work, study finds
More than one in four men (28%) around the world think it’s acceptable to crack sexual jokes at work, a new global survey has found. In a…
Continue Reading Nathaniel Woods’ execution doesn’t end the controversy over his case
High-profile supporters on both sides of a controversial death penalty case are still trading barbs, even after Nathaniel Woods was executed Thursday…
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Stadium employee tests positive for coronavirus after working Seattle XFL game
A part-time stadium employee who worked at a Seattle football game later tested positive for the novel coronavirus. King County health officials…
Continue Reading Here’s a list of disinfectants approved by the EPA that you can use against coronavirus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect…
Continue Reading FBI appeals for photos as mother of missing children returns to Idaho
The FBI is appealing for photos or video from Yellowstone National Park that may show two children missing from Rexburg, Idaho, since September.…
Continue Reading WHO warns governments ‘this is not a drill’ as coronavirus infections near 100,000 worldwide
The director-general of the World Health Organization has warned governments that the continued international spread of the novel coronavirus is…
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Journalist trapped in Wuhan, China risks life to report on coronavirus: Only On ABC-7
Above is a condensed version of the interview with Yunfei Zhao. WUHAN, China — When millions desperately fled the Chinese city of Wuhan, journalist…
Continue Reading China has made eating wild animals illegal after the coronavirus outbreak. But ending the trade won’t be easy
A strict ban on the consumption and farming of wild animals is being rolled out across China in the wake of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, which is…
Continue Reading Alabama executes inmate Nathaniel Woods
Alabama executed Nathaniel Woods on Thursday for the 2004 murders of three Birmingham police officers, the state corrections department said. Woods,…
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Tito’s tells customers to not use their vodka for hand sanitizer
AUSTIN, Texas — Some people are attempting to counter the spread of coronavirus by making their own hand sanitizer out of rubbing alcohol and…
Continue Reading DHS denies 241 people entry at U.S. ports and airports over coronavirus
WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Homeland Security refused entry into the U.S. to 241 people within the past month because of the…
Continue Reading Weinstein swaps red carpet for notorious prison island
While convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein waits to hear how many years he’ll spend in prison, he’ll be living at the one of the most…
Continue Reading The NYPD’s animal abuse squad is investigating the death of Central Park carriage horse seen collapsing on video
Animal cruelty authorities are investigating after a video was posted online of a carriage horse in New York collapsing in Central Park. The video,…
Continue Reading How to watch the coronavirus town hall
CNN will host a “Coronavirus: Facts and Fears” town hall on Thursday night. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and CNN chief medical…
Continue Reading How to help victims of Tennessee storms
Severe storms and at least one tornado ripped through the Nashville area this week, killing at least 24 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.…
Continue Reading A mother died in police custody of a treatable illness. Her family says she was denied proper care because she was a drug user
A young mother limps toward a desk in the booking area of a Massachusetts police department one evening in late September 2018, holding her chest and…
Continue Reading Turkey and Russia announce ceasefire in northwest Syria
Turkey and Russia announced a ceasefire in Idlib, Syria’s last opposition enclave on Thursday, agreeing to establish a security corridor with…
Continue Reading R. Kelly prosecutors delay singer’s sex abuse trial
The sexual abuse trial of singer R. Kelly has been postponed after federal prosecutors said they needed time to analyze hundreds of electronic…
Continue Reading Rome marathon canceled over coronavirus fears
The Rome marathon, scheduled for March 29, has been canceled because of coronavirus fears. “Organizing a marathon, whether in Rome or in New…
Continue Reading Mars 2020 rover is officially named ‘Perseverance’
Meet Perseverance. The new name has been assigned to NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, launching this July and scheduled to land on the red planet in…
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Elizabeth Warren ends her presidential campaign
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race following another round of disappointing finishes in primary…
Continue Reading Americans reveal what life in coronavirus quarantine is really like
Carl Goldman has spent the past week pacing around a small room in Omaha, Nebraska, trying to balance his daily goal of taking 10,000 steps with the…
Continue Reading For 21 years, millions of people helped a university search for alien life. Now it’s time to analyze the results
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley’s SETI@home project say they’ll stop sending new work to the network of volunteers,…
Continue Reading Bodies ‘pile up’ in morgue as Iran feels strain of coronavirus
Dozens of bodies sheathed in black bags line the floor of an Iranian morgue, while workers in protective suits and masks busily walk among them.…
Continue Reading South Africa records its first case of coronavirus
The first case of the novel coronavirus in South Africa has been diagnosed, the country’s health minister announced Thursday. The patient, a…
Continue Reading TGV high-speed train derails in France
A high-speed train derailed in eastern France Thursday, leaving at least 21 people injured. The train was traveling between Ingenheim and…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says real estate heir Robert Durst killed his best friend to keep her quiet about his wife’s death
Prosecutors in the Los Angeles murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, accused of killing his best friend to stop her incriminating him in the…
Continue Reading Russia just had its warmest winter temperatures, leaving Moscow snowless
Moscow is usually blanketed in snow for four to five months a year. But this year, Russia’s capital had barely any snow cover in the whole of…
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