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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…
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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…
Continue Reading How Makoko, Nigeria’s floating slum went digital with new mapping project
Most evenings, Abigail Hounkpe can be found paddling her wooden canoe on the murky waters in Makoko, a waterfront community on the Lagos lagoon in…
Continue Reading Missouri hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks this season
Missouri deer hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of venison to food banks and pantries across the state this season, the Missouri Department of…
Continue Reading Italy scrambles to contain coronavirus outbreak after admitting hospital mess-up
Italian authorities were on the defensive Tuesday as they faced tough questions over the country’s handling of the novel coronavirus, which is…
Continue Reading Grandfather charged in death of toddler on cruise ship will change his plea to guilty, attorney says
Salvatore “Sam” Anello, the grandfather charged in the death of his 18-month-old granddaughter who fell from a cruise ship, will change…
Continue Reading Seagulls are more likely to go after food humans have touched
Seagulls prefer to eat food that humans have already touched, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK showed…
Continue Reading A Florida man accused of killing his wife and three kids will face the death penalty
When federal agents busted into Anthony Todt’s Florida home to arrest him in a fraud case, they found the decomposing bodies of his wife and…
Continue Reading 24 dead, at least 188 injured in New Delhi clashes amid Trump’s visit
At least 24 people, including one police officer, have been killed in violent communal clashes in the Indian capital between supporters and opponents…
Continue Reading A man allegedly stabbed a woman in a grocery store with a syringe and is now facing charges
A man is in custody after a woman reported being assaulted with a syringe in a Maryland grocery store, police said. The man has been arrested and…
Continue Reading A TV reporter unknowingly gave the snow report with googly eyes after he accidentally turned on Facebook’s face filters
In the news industry, mistakes aren’t taken lightly as viewers trust journalists to relay the day’s news accurately. But for Justin…
Continue Reading Michael Hertz, who helped design New York City’s subway map, dies at 87
Michael Hertz, whose design firm produced the New York City subway map, has died, his son Eugene Hertz confirmed to CNN. He was 87. Hertz died of…
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Sanders targeted in last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday
CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Bernie Sanders was the Democratic Party’s front-runner headed into Tuesday night’s Democratic debate — and his…
Continue Reading Over 1,300 complaints were sent to the FCC about Shakira and J.Lo’s Super Bowl halftime show
Families all over America gathered on Super Bowl Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs battle the San Francisco 49ers, turning one of…
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