Christmas Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Christmas, a popular Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Facts Celebrated December 25th in the United…
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Cat, which looks like Baby Yoda, looking for a home, she is
If you thought Baby Yoda was cute, wait until you meet Joy, the rescue cat with an uncanny resemblance to the green “Star Wars” alien.…
Continue Reading Four ways the Mars 2020 rover will pave the way for a manned mission
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover lands on the Red Planet in February 2021, it will touch down in Jezero Crater, the site of a lake that existed 3.5…
Continue Reading McDonald’s employees assist woman who mouths ‘help me’ in the drive thru
When a woman walked up to the counter of a McDonald’s in Lodi, California, the employees likely expected her to order a Big Mac or large fries.…
Continue Reading Police release teen questioned in Barnard College student’s killing, but charges still possible, source says
Authorities have released a teenager questioned in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, but authorities could…
Continue Reading Police have caught the inmate who escaped jail by carving through a brick wall
An inmate who escaped a Texas jail by carving through a brick wall has been caught. Jace Martin Laws was taken into custody Friday morning after he…
Continue Reading Kazakhstan flight with almost 100 onboard crashes, killing at least 12 people
A passenger plane carrying almost 100 people crashed seconds after takeoff in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens…
Continue Reading What’s 12-feet long, almost a thousand pounds and is hanging out near South Florida? Ironbound, the great white shark
Tourists and snowbirds aren’t the only ones spending the holidays around South Florida. A 12-foot, 4-inch long great white shark that…
Continue Reading Delta flight returns to LAX due to a medical emergency. A young girl was declared dead upon landing
A medical emergency resulted in a young girl being declared dead when her flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday night,…
Continue Reading Multiple people were injured in an explosion at a Kansas aviation manufacturing plant
Multiple people were injured when a nitrogen gas line ruptured at an aviation manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas, officials said Friday morning.…
Continue Reading A couple called 911, thinking an intruder had entered their home. It was actually their robotic vacuum
A North Carolina couple was watching a movie in their bedroom when they suddenly heard loud noises coming from downstairs. Worried that it was an…
Continue Reading Students in this Virginia school district will get an excused absence so they can protest
A Virginia school district will allow students an excused absence to participate in protests and other “civic engagement activities.”…
Continue Reading China successfully launches Long March 5 rocket, paving way for more ambitious space projects
China announced the successful launch of the Long March 5 rocket on Friday, sending a communication satellite into Earth’s high orbit,…
Continue Reading After making nearly 27,000 crosses to honor the victims killed in mass shootings, Greg Zanis is moving on
Greg Zanis needs a change. The man who for decades has brought white crosses, Stars of David and crescent moons to the sites of mass shootings is…
Continue Reading More than 235,000 people fled their homes in northwest Syria in the past two weeks, UN says
Nearly a quarter of a million people in northwest Syria have been displaced over the past two weeks due to an escalation of violence in Idlib…
Continue Reading China, Russia and Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman
China, Russia and Iran began a four-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman on Friday amid ongoing friction in the…
Continue Reading Three high school students die in Christmas Day car crash
Three high school students died in a car crash on Christmas Day when their car slid off the road in a rural part of Alabama and struck a large oak…
Continue Reading Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Iran near nuclear power plant
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Iran early Friday morning in a region which houses the country’s first nuclear power plant. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 27: Military drills; Kazakhstan; Hawaii; hate crimes; avalanche
Your Christmas tree branches are drooping, needles are on the floor and the trunk is now a glorified cat-scratching post. We’ve got some tips…
Continue Reading Cargo ship collides into Istanbul coast, closing the Bosphorus strait
A cargo ship collided into the coast of Istanbul on Friday, forcing Turkish officials to temporarily suspend traffic through the Bosphorus strait.…
Continue Reading Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party leadership race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will retain leadership of Likud, the political party he has led for more than a decade, after a resounding…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 28 and thousands take refuge in Philippines after Christmas Eve typhoon
The number of people confirmed dead since Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on Christmas Eve has risen to 28, as thousands of people affected by…
Continue Reading Idaho police say time is running out in case of missing siblings
Idaho police say they are worried time is running out in the case of two children who have been missing since September. “We are trying to be…
Continue Reading Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 as it hits the Philippines on Christmas Day
A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas. Typhoon…
Continue Reading Woman ‘very likely’ killed herself and her two young children at Boston garage, official says
A 40-year-old mother and two young children found on a sidewalk in Boston on Christmas Day “very likely” died in a double murder-suicide,…
Continue Reading Missing 5-year-old autistic boy found dead in pond by his grandmother’s house
The body of a 5-year-old autistic boy who went missing on Christmas Day was found in a pond near where he was last seen, Michigan State Police said…
Continue Reading Reddit user receives Secret Santa gift from Bill Gates
A Michigan woman got the Secret Santa gift of a lifetime this Christmas — an 81-pound package from Bill Gates. The gifts included an original…
Continue Reading Researchers found a brand new mineral tucked in a tiny meteorite. It’s never been seen in nature before
Between 2015 and 2019, researchers discovered 31 new carbon minerals, most of them vividly colorful. Edscottite is one of the least flashy new finds,…
Continue Reading A giant red star is acting weird and scientists think it may be about to explode
A young, bright star has been acting a little erratic lately. The star, Betelgeuse, is suddenly dimming. It may be a sign, astronomers say, that the…
Continue Reading Phil Spector sports a new look in recently released mugshot
Phil Spector, the former Grammy-winning music producer serving a prison sentence for the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson, is looking markedly…
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