Fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies, another first in space
The first batch of cookies in space have been baked in a zero-gravity oven, but the astronaut bakers didn’t even get to try them. Instead,…
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3 American firefighters killed in Australia plane crash identified
The three Americans who died fighting an Australian bushfire from the air have been identified by their employer, Oregon-based Coulson Aviation. The…
Continue Reading Poland launches a fresh attack on judges — and there’s little the EU can do about it
The government of Poland has launched a fresh assault on the independence of the country’s judiciary, setting the ruling Law and Justice party…
Continue Reading A group of wolves were spotted in Colorado. It’s the first pack to call the state home in nearly 100 years
Wolves are back in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed at least six wolves were spotted in Moffat County, the northwestern most…
Continue Reading Young refugees in Kenya take a VR school trip to London’s National Gallery
A group of young refugees in a camp in Kenya became possibly the world’s first students to go on a virtual school trip, attending a lesson at…
Continue Reading If this Texas student doesn’t cut his dreadlocks, he won’t get to walk at graduation. It’s another example of hair discrimination, some say
DeAndre Arnold has been growing his dreadlocks for years. But for the past few days, Arnold — a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont…
Continue Reading Vampire star system shows one star gorging on another
Although NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler mission ended in 2018, astronomers are still finding surprises in the data provided by the space…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands protest US troop presence in Iraq
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric…
Continue Reading Is that Bigfoot? A Washington traffic agency tweets a photo of, well, something
Is that… Bigfoot? Someone at the Washington State Department of Transportation certainly thinks there’s a chance. The Twitter account for…
Continue Reading A Florida brewery released beer cans that feature dogs that are ready to be adopted
A Bradenton, Florida, brewery has just given everyone participating in “Dry January” a reason to end the sober month a little bit early.…
Continue Reading A 97,000-gallon red wine leak made its way into a Northern California river
A creek near a Sonoma County, California, vineyard is now a bit more refined after more than 97,000 gallons of red wine spilled Wednesday. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 24: Impeachment, coronavirus, immigration, Iraq, Myanmar
There’s a new rule on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs says it won’t take companies public anymore unless they have at least one woman (or…
Continue Reading A man dies after his Mercedes flies 337 feet across the San Joaquin River following a police chase
A 58-year-old man has died after launching his car approximately 337 feet off of a cliff and across the San Joaquin River following a police chase.…
Continue Reading Man says bank racially discriminated when they refused to cash checks from discrimination settlement
A man is suing a Michigan bank for racial discrimination after he says the staff refused to deposit settlement checks from another racial…
Continue Reading In a few places in the US, strangling someone is only a misdemeanor. Lawmakers want to change that
Strangling someone is seen by medical experts and victim advocates as a predictor of more serious violence — even homicide. While almost all US…
Continue Reading Wuhan is the latest crisis to face China’s Xi, and it’s exposing major flaws in his model of control
Speaking on the 10th anniversary of the 2003 SARS crisis, Zhong Nanshan, one of the heroes in China’s fight against that disease, described it…
Continue Reading Investigators believe ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ possibly in custody, report says
A Florida man has been arrested in a cold case 1983 rape — and law enforcement sources have told the Miami Herald that authorities believe…
Continue Reading Ukrainian jet victim ran company suspected by UN of violating Libyan arms embargo
One of the passengers on the Ukrainian jet downed by Iranian missiles earlier this month was a businesswoman who was the boss of two companies cited…
Continue Reading Lunar New Year means everything in China. Canceling celebrations is a massive deal
It’s the most celebratory time of the year in China — but in many cities, festivities have been called off. Saturday marks the first day…
Continue Reading Mets hire new manager Luis Rojas in wake of Astros sign-stealing scandal
The New York Mets have named Luis Rojas as the team’s new manager. Rojas takes over for Carlos Beltran, whose short managerial stint with Mets…
Continue Reading After 100 days of rage, Lebanon has a new government — and a deepening crisis
Nour Fakih was at his office desk on a Thursday afternoon in October when he sent his friend Abed a prescient WhatsApp message. “Abed, should…
Continue Reading Family of toddler who fell to her death off a cruise ship says Royal Caribbean provided a ‘false narrative’
The family of an Indiana toddler who fell from her grandfather’s arms to her death off a cruise ship is challenging what it calls Royal…
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It’s been 3 months since the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse. The bodies of those killed are still there
It’s been more than three months since the Hard Rock Hotel construction site collapsed in New Orleans. The crumbled building sticks out as an…
Continue Reading Zimbabwean billionaire pays striking doctors to return to work
Striking medics in Zimbabwe have agreed to go back to work after billionaire Strive Masiyiwa offered a $6.25 million fellowship to help ease…
Continue Reading Baltimore Police Department faces criticism for low staffing
A federal judge addressed the Baltimore Police Department’s low staffing in court in response to a consent decree issued in 2017 mandating…
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A woman was told to cover up at Chick-fil-A while nursing. To support her, moms held a breastfeeding sit-in
A young mother nursing her baby at a Chick-fil-A was taken aback after a store manager asked her to cover up. Samantha McIntosh was breastfeeding her…
Continue Reading Montana teen probably died from weather exposure, investigators say
The Montana teenager whose body was found near where she went missing on New Year’s Day most likely died of exposure to the elements, officials…
Continue Reading Officials believe they’ve found the ‘Pillowcase Rapist.’ The suspect was building a ‘dungeon’ beneath his home, officials say
Authorities believe a Florida man arrested last weekend is the so-called Pillowcase Rapist and is responsible for a string of notorious South Florida…
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Dems make constitutional case against Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. Senate trial of President Donald Trump resumed Thursday, lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff of…
Continue Reading New York on track to ban cashless stores and restaurants
New York is on track to ban cashless businesses after the city council voted to join San Francisco and Philadelphia in requiring brick-and-mortar…
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