Cyclone size of Texas discovered on Jupiter by NASA’s Juno mission
NASA’s Juno mission spotted a new cyclone the size of Texas during a close flyby of Jupiter in November. The gas giant is already home to…
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5 things to know for December 13: UK, trade, impeachment, Nigeria, NFL
Whew! Congress has whipped up a huge spending deal barely a week shy of the December 20Â funding deadline. That means another government shutdown is…
Continue Reading The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Friday and Saturday
The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most active and dependable displays of the year, according to the American Meteor Society. This year, the…
Continue Reading Topeka will pay you up to $15,000 just to move there
Ever thought about picking up and moving to Kansas? Now you might. Topeka, the state capital, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to…
Continue Reading Judge extends order that a hospital must keep 10-month-old on life-support, reports say
A Fort Worth judge has extended a temporary restraining order against a children’s hospital that planned to take a 10-month-old girl off…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace is hiring an expert digital communicator to help maintain the Queen’s online presence
Job alert! Buckingham Palace is looking to hire a Head of Digital Engagement — someone to “maintain The Queen’s presence in the…
Continue Reading Friday the 13th: How it came to be and why it’s considered unlucky
At least once a year, the calendar dates align to give us a Friday the 13th. Airline ticket prices tend to dip, your superstitious boss avoids…
Continue Reading Crews have finished removing 320,000 gallons of oil and water from overturned cargo ship
Crews have completed removing fuel from the Golden Ray, a cargo ship that has been overturned in St. Simons Sound off Georgia since early September,…
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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern underwent surgery after sudden brain hemorrhage
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern underwent emergency surgery Thursday after a sudden brain hemorrhage, the professional basketball league said in…
Continue Reading Illinois sues Juul, alleging it targeted minors with its sleek, easily concealed e-cigarette
Illinois is the latest state to file a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company undid “years of progress made to reduce…
Continue Reading A rapist on death row in India argues he should be spared hanging. Pollution is killing me anyway, he says
One of six men convicted of brutally beating and raping a student on a bus in New Delhi in 2012 is asking the country’s judiciary to spare him…
Continue Reading Russia’s only aircraft carrier catches fire; 1 dead and 2 missing
At least one person was killed after Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire on Thursday morning during repair work in…
Continue Reading Ex-wife of NJ shooter says earlier life showed no signs of later violence and extremism
A 41-year-old woman named Kathleen had just backed her car into the garage after doing a little Christmas shopping in Atlanta on Wednesday when a man…
Continue Reading Fourth teenager who escaped from a Nashville detention center is in custody
The last of four teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee, nearly two weeks ago was captured on Thursday,…
Continue Reading Jersey City shooters fueled by hatred of Jewish people and law enforcement, state attorney general says
This week’s deadly kosher market attack and the killing of a detective in New Jersey are being investigated as acts of domestic terrorism…
Continue Reading An Ecuadorian immigrant was killed in the Jersey City shooting
For Douglas Miguel Rodriguez working at a kosher market in Jersey City was a blessing. He had left Ecuador to provide for his family and things were…
Continue Reading Surveillance footage captured the moment shooters opened fire on a Jersey City kosher market
Surveillance footage captured the terrifying moment two shooters opened fire Tuesday on a kosher supermarket, disrupting the lives of people on a…
Continue Reading Military to attempt retrieval of remaining bodies from New Zealand volcano
Military personnel will attempt to recover bodies of the remaining victims of New Zealand’s White Island volcano tragedy at first light Friday…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon bomber appeals his death sentence, alleging juror bias
The surviving Boston Marathon bomber who was sentenced to death for his role in the terror plot that killed four and left the city under siege in…
Continue Reading They survived New Zealand’s volcano eruption, then went back to rescue others
Geoff Hopkins says he will never forget the cries as the survivors of the White Island volcano eruption were pulled aboard the boat. Screaming in…
Continue Reading NASA’s plan to collect the first sample from an asteroid finds its target
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is on a mission to bring back the first sample from an asteroid, and the team behind it has found the perfect place to…
Continue Reading Clinton Portis is among 12 retired NFL players accused of health benefits scam worth over $3 million
Former NFL stars Clinton Portis and Joe Horn are among 12 retired players accused of defrauding the league’s retiree health care benefits plan…
Continue Reading Attack on Niger military base leaves 71 soldiers dead
ISIS has claimed responsibility for one of the deadliest attacks on Niger’s military, which left 71 soldiers dead and 12 wounded. The attack…
Continue Reading Indian military deployed and internet shut down as protests rage against citizenship bill
Troops have been deployed to India’s ethnically diverse northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, amid violent protests against the passing of…
Continue Reading Hubble catches interstellar comet as it flies past the sun
The Hubble Space Telescope had a front row seat to capture the best and closest image to date of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov, a visitor that…
Continue Reading Nigeria is trying 47 men arrested in a hotel under its anti-gay laws
Forty-seven men accused of homosexuality are standing trial in a Nigerian court, their lawyer and a rights group told CNN. The men, who say they are…
Continue Reading ICE detained a high school sophomore. His teachers tried to send him homework so he wouldn’t fall behind
The principal’s voice piped through the PA system at Wilbur Cross High School with a startling announcement. ICE had detained a student.…
Continue Reading Michael Vick will serve as Pro Bowl captain despite a popular petition calling for his removal
Despite a petition calling for his removal, Michael Vick will serve as the NFL’s honorary Pro Bowl captain this year, NFL commissioner Roger…
Continue Reading World must reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to meet climate change targets, scientists warn
The world needs to reach “peak meat” within the next 10 years to combat the effects of climate change, scientists have warned. In a…
Continue Reading Golfer Tommy ‘Two Gloves’ Gainey busted in Florida sex crime sting
PGA golfer Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey was among more than 100 people arrested over a six-day sex crime sting in Florida. Gainey, 44, was…
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