Prehistoric scorpion is earliest known animal to venture from sea onto land
A 437-million-year old scorpion was the earliest known creature to venture from sea onto land, a new study has found, shedding new light on one of…
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Gigi Hadid dismissed from jury pool in Harvey Weinstein trial
Supermodel Gigi Hadid will not be a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial. Hadid was dismissed from the jury pool in Weinstein’s…
Continue Reading Indiana’s oldest state worker is retiring. He’s 102 years old
Bob Vollmer is ready to retire after almost 60 years at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The 102-year-old World War II veteran was hired…
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Not easy being green: North Carolina dog births unique puppy
CANTON, North Carolina — The Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family’s dog gave birth to a bright green…
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Watchdog says White House violated law in withholding Ukraine aid that is at center of Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the center of President Donald…
Continue Reading A 6-year-old is making clay koalas to raise money for the Australian fires. He’s raised over $100,000
One little boy has done so much to help his animal friends in Australia and he’s doing it by making one clay koala at a time. Owen Colley, a…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate approves Canada-Mexico trade deal, goes to Trump for signature
WASHINGTON, DC — Senators of both parties came together Thursday morning to pass President Donald Trump’s foremost legislative priority…
Continue Reading A man under a federal investigation in Connecticut killed his wife and three children in Florida, police say
A Connecticut physical therapist under investigation for alleged health care fraud killed his wife and three children at their home in Florida,…
Continue Reading Iran is enriching more uranium now than before the nuclear deal, Rouhani says
Iran is enriching more uranium per day now than before the country signed a nuclear deal with major world powers, President Hassan Rouhani said…
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Some states are spending millions in state funds on the 2020 census, Texas isn’t spending any
EL PASO, Texas — It’s a new year and a new decade, which means it is time for another census population count. The county is used to help plan for…
Continue Reading Mikhail Mishustin didn’t have an English Wikipedia page on Wednesday morning. A day later, he’s Russia’s prime minister
He may not even have had an English-language Wikipedia page on Wednesday morning, but former tax official Mikhail Mishustin is now Russian prime…
Continue Reading Wolf puppies, like domesticated dogs, love to play fetch
When you play a game of fetch with your dog, they’re picking up on a human social cue to retrieve the ball. Now, researchers have observed the…
Continue Reading Last year was the second-hottest in recorded history, NASA says
Earth endured its second-hottest year on record in 2019, NASA and NOAA scientists announced Wednesday, capping a decade they say was the warmest in…
Continue Reading Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic role
Pope Francis has appointed a female Italian lawyer to a high-ranking role in the Vatican’s diplomatic division, further cementing his…
Continue Reading Drew Pearson on Hall of Fame snub: ‘They broke my heart’
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson has been waiting for decades for a call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He’s still…
Continue Reading Before the Astros, 7 other cheating scandals that rocked the professional sports world
Cheating is rampant in professional sports. A shining example of that is the Houston Astros’ firing of their team manager and general manager…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 16: Impeachment, Russia, China, immigration, Syria
You are now free to eat as many leafy greens as you want. The CDC and the FDA have announced that the long nationwide E. coli outbreak tied to…
Continue Reading ‘I looked for death but I couldn’t find it,’ a Nigerian town relives the brutal civil war, 50 years after it ended
Evelyn Okororie had just returned home from the market in Nigeria’s Midwest region, when neighbors informed her that an airstrike had killed…
Continue Reading 5 key questions (and answers) about the Delta flight that doused children with jet fuel in LA
A Delta plane that doused children at six Los Angeles schools with jet fuel this week left many puzzled on how such a maneuver happened in a…
Continue Reading California woman was found alive inside her snow-covered vehicle after weeklong search
A weeklong search came to a happy end Wednesday when a California woman was found alive in her snow-covered vehicle in the mountains north of…
Continue Reading A blob of hot water in the Pacific Ocean killed a million seabirds, scientists say
As many as one million seabirds died at sea in less than 12 months in one of the largest mass die-offs in recorded history — and researchers…
Continue Reading An 11-year-old girl was rescued hours after an Amber Alert. A day before her abduction, video captured a suspicious car driving behind her
A video taken the day before an 11-year-old Massachusetts girl was abducted captured a suspicious car traveling the same street as the child, a…
Continue Reading Up to 20 LAPD officers are under investigation for false gang labels
Up to 20 Los Angeles Police officers are under investigation for falsely identifying people as gang members, Chief Michel Moore said at a press…
Continue Reading ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff’s fiancée says non-Hodgkin lymphoma contributed to his death
The fiancée of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff said Wednesday that non-Hodgkin lymphoma contributed to his death on his 34th birthday. Aschoff died on…
Continue Reading Virginia governor issues a temporary state of emergency ahead of a guns rights rally militia groups and hate groups could attend
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday said firearms and other weapons will be banned on state Capitol grounds in Richmond ahead of a gun rights…
Continue Reading China’s new SARS-like virus has spread to Japan, but we still know very little about it
Fears are mounting across Asia over the cross-border spread of a new coronavirus identified in China that has killed one patient and sickened dozens,…
Continue Reading Pilot of Hawaii tour helicopter sent no distress call before fatal crash
A tour helicopter that crashed in Hawaii, killing all seven people aboard, was flying in rain and fog with visibility of only 20 feet, according to a…
Continue Reading LSU says Odell Beckham Jr. did give players actual cash after national title game
Louisiana State University acknowledged Wednesday that several football players received cash from a star NFL player after the Tigers’ victory…
Continue Reading Delta pilot told air traffic control he didn’t need to dump fuel that hit LA school kids
LOS ANGELES, California — A day after a Delta Air Lines plane dumped jet fuel over several Los Angeles schools, federal authorities said the…
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A teen was charged with manslaughter after a deadly school shooting in Texas; DA says it was not intentional
A student arrested in the shooting of another student at a Houston-area high school has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said. The alleged…
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