Penguins’ speech patterns are similar to humans, a new study finds
In most human languages, the most frequently used words are short. Think “the,” and, “of ” and “a.” It turns out…
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This is where Wuhan coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide
The Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 490 people have died…
Continue Reading China says Xi Jinping is directing its Wuhan coronavirus response, but he’s nowhere to be seen
Since he first intervened in the Wuhan coronavirus crisis in late January, ordering “all-out efforts” to contain its spread, Chinese…
Continue Reading Opinion: A love letter to Wuhan, from a resilient local watching from afar
I am a Wuhan girl living in Hong Kong. Right now, my close family is all under lock-down in my hometown, the epicenter of this epidemic. Every day, I…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar gives Democrats’ Spanish language rebuttal to Trump speech
WASHINGTON, DC — After President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, freshman Congresswoman Veronica Escobar…
Continue Reading A university gift shop hung historical black figures from tree-like displays. Black students said it looked like a lynching
A university gift shop display hung ornaments of African American history-makers from the branches of fake trees, days before the start of Black…
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Buttigieg leads, Sanders 2nd in initial Iowa caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Democratic Party started releasing partial caucus results late Tuesday afternoon following a day-long delay sparked by…
Continue Reading Coors Light wants to give you $100 to adopt a dog
If you’re thinking of adding a furry friend to your family, then a beer company wants to help with the adoption fee. Coors Light announced…
Continue Reading A woman finds her long lost dog after seeing her picture on a beer can
It’s been three years since a beloved family dog, Hazel, went missing in Iowa. Now she is set to be reunited with her family after being…
Continue Reading New Jersey dentist suspended after 1 patient dies and 14 others suffer heart infections
A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension and nearly $300,000 in penalties after one of his patients died and 14 others…
Continue Reading Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus
Japanese authorities are racing to contain a possible outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus after it was revealed that an infected passenger flew into…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein accuser says their relationship was complicated and ‘does not change the fact that he raped me’
A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her twice testified on Tuesday that her claims should not be dismissed because she had on-and-off…
Continue Reading Online petition urges a SoCal school district to close due to coronavirus outbreak
There haven’t been any coronavirus cases Alhambra, California — yet more than 14,000 people are urging the local school district to close…
Continue Reading ‘How is this going to work?’ Airport officials scramble to meet the demands of new coronavirus travel rules
As the worldwide death toll from Wuhan coronavirus approaches 500 people, airport and local officials in the United States are on the front lines in…
Continue Reading Turkey suffers first deaths in direct combat with Syria since start of war
Seven Turkish soldiers and one civilian personnel were killed in Syria on Sunday, Turkey’s first fatalities as a result of direct confrontation…
Continue Reading US warns citizens of sexual assault in Spain
The US is advising its citizens to take precautions against sexual assault when visiting or studying in Spain, according to a security alert issued…
Continue Reading Florida police made a traffic stop and found a bag full of drugs fittingly labeled ‘Bag Full Of Drugs’
A Florida traffic stop turned into a surprise narcotics bust after police found what looked to be a bag full of drugs in the car. The clue? It was…
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Senate debates Trump impeachment; votes so far seem split along party lines on
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday implored his colleagues to acquit President Donald Trump on both…
Continue Reading A high school basketball team manager hit an incredible buzzer beater in his first game
As the final seconds ticked off the clock and the buzzer sounded, Atlanta’s Pace Academy team manager Daniel Lucke, 18, found himself mobbed by…
Continue Reading Nearly $1 million worth of shark fins seized by wildlife inspectors in Florida
Nearly $1 million worth of shark fins were seized in Miami, Florida, after the boxes they were hidden in were intercepted by US government officials.…
Continue Reading Radioactive dinosaur skull helped researchers make new discovery
Allosaurus was a fierce predator at the top of the dinosaur food chain millions of years before Tyrannosaurus rex claimed its “king of the…
Continue Reading Weeks after a deadly earthquake, Puerto Rico is rattled again
A magnitude 5 earthquake on Tuesday struck Puerto Rico, where people are still on edge from a series of quakes after last month’s deadly 6.4…
Continue Reading Sand dunes can communicate, or at least give their neighbor a shove
Sand dunes are inanimate objects, so they don’t think or feel, but they can communicate with their neighbors and let them know they need space,…
Continue Reading This 7,000-year-old well is the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, archaeologists say
Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old Neolithic well in eastern Europe, which they believe is the oldest wooden structure in the world. The…
Continue Reading Package labeled ‘Bag Full of Drugs’ leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI (AP) — Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled “Bag Full of…
Continue Reading Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle with California authorities after employing unlicensed pharmacist
Walgreens has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit brought by California authorities who said the company employed an…
Continue Reading A company sent an Ohio man 55,000 copies of the same letter
A man from Twinsburg, Ohio, was expecting to receive a letter in the mail. Instead, when Dan Cain went to the Twinsburg Post Office to find 79 bins…
Continue Reading Vague misconduct allegations anger Chicago school parents
CHICAGO (AP) — An investigation of a Chicago high school that led to the cancellation of the boys basketball season, and the removal of the…
Continue Reading Mississippi inmates call infamous prison unit slated for closure ‘a death trap’
Inmates inside Mississippi’s state prisons are describing inhumane and dangerous conditions that have them fearing for their lives, including…
Continue Reading Deborah Batts, the nation’s first openly gay federal judge, dies at 72
Deborah Batts, the nation’s first openly gay member of the federal judiciary, has died. She was 72. Batts died in her sleep on Sunday,…
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