An ex-Navy SEAL and Harvard doc is now the first Korean-American headed to space
Graduating from Harvard Medical School and being a part of the Navy SEALs must not have been enough accomplishments for Jonny Kim. The 35-year-old is…
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A cold Neptune and two super-Earths are among newly found exoplanets around nearby stars
Five exoplanets and eight planet candidates have been found around nearby stars, including a “cold Neptune” and two super-Earths that are…
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U.S. House to vote Wednesday on sending Trump impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON, DC — After weeks of delay and strategizing, the U.S. House is planning to vote Wednesday to send the articles of…
Continue Reading A library found it was missing $8 million of its rarest items. Nearly three years later, a man on the inside admitted to selling the items to a local bookstore
Two men have pleaded guilty to theft and receiving stolen property charges after an alleged $8 million worth of rare books, plates and maps were…
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Las Vegas animal rescue says Cowboy hat-wearing pigeon dies
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Las Vegas animal rescuers have confirmed one of three hat-wearing pigeons that gained popularity on social media has died.…
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The purple haze over Arizona was caused by a marijuana farm, but it’s not what you think
SNOWFLAKE, Arizona – The light from a medical marijuana farm filled the sky over Arizona with a strange, purple glow on a recent foggy morning. Cara…
Continue Reading A group in Tulsa hopes to rebuild ‘Black Wall Street,’ destroyed in a bloody 1921 race massacre
A local group hopes to raise $1 million to rebuild part of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood that was known as “Black Wall Street” before…
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The Democratic race for president is waking up
The Democratic race for president started out woke — but it has often felt barely awake with its gang of 70-somethings and wonkish seminars about…
Continue Reading Not a pretty kitty? After LSU’s win, a fan starts a GoFundMe to buy Clemson a new Tiger costume
Monday night’s college football championship game between Clemson and LSU ended up being a serious showdown between the Tigers and the Tigers.…
Continue Reading Joe Burrow, LSU complete dream season to win the national title
Before the 2019 season started, members of the LSU football team, knowing the national championship game would be in New Orleans, about 80 miles away…
Continue Reading A British university is recruiting students to tackle racism on campus
A British university will recruit 20 of its students to educate others on racism in a bid to stamp out prejudice on campus. The University of…
Continue Reading Retired Pope distances himself from book seen as undercutting Pope Francis on celibacy
Retired Pope Benedict XVI said he did not co-author a book seen as undercutting his successor Pope Francis, according to his private secretary, Georg…
Continue Reading Some trees can live for more than 1,000 years and scientists may have figured out why
Some trees can live for centuries or even millennia but the secrets behind their long life spans have eluded scientists. However, new research has…
Continue Reading Police are investigating three ATM explosions in two Florida counties
Police in two Florida counties are investigating the explosions of three ATMs in the past two months in the Tampa area, officials said. Two of the…
Continue Reading Residents urged not to return home as Philippines volcano continues to spew ash, lava fountains
Philippine officials are appealing to residents not to return to their homes in the danger zone of an erupting volcano as it continues to spew plumes…
Continue Reading European allies trigger dispute mechanism in Iran nuclear deal
France, Germany and the UK have triggered a dispute mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal that could lead to the further unraveling of the pact, just…
Continue Reading Is this Iran’s ‘Chernobyl moment’?
Iran’s admission that it mistakenly shot down a passenger plane sent protesters pouring into the streets over the weekend. Though…
Continue Reading Enormous sinkhole swallows bus and passengers in China, killing at least 6 people
At least six people have died and 16 others have been injured after a massive sinkhole swallowed up a bus picking up passengers in northwestern…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking people to send him Valentine’s Day cards
A 104-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II is asking people to send him cards for Valentine’s Day. Maj. Bill White, a…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking people to send him Valentine’s Day cards
A 104-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II is asking people to send him cards for Valentine’s Day. Maj. Bill White, a…
Continue Reading Ban on cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants fails key California vote
A bill that would have banned cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants failed a key California vote Monday afternoon, effectively tabling the bill for…
Continue Reading Philippines warns of ‘explosive eruption’ after Taal Volcano spews ash near Manila
Philippine authorities have urged a “total evacuation” of nearly a million people near the capital Manila, after a volcano spewed ash up…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 14: Impeachment, Iran, 2020 race, Niger, teacher protest
Is the royal rift in the UK on the mend? The Queen has agreed on a “period of transition” for Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex…
Continue Reading US troops sheltered in Saddam-era bunkers during Iran missile attack
Akeem Ferguson was in a bunker when his team received the bone-chilling radio transmission: Six Iranian ballistic missiles were headed in their…
Continue Reading The former vice president of a pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 33 months for pushing unnecessary opioid prescriptions
The former vice president of Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company, was sentenced to almost three years for pushing doctors to prescribe…
Continue Reading We have 10 years to save Earth’s biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold, UN warns
Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Moon says door not closed on talks with North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes North Korea remains open to dialogue with the United States, despite comments over the weekend from a top…
Continue Reading A hotel cook is facing nearly 4 years in prison for threatening to shoot up his workplace
A California man who threatened to shoot up the hotel he worked for is facing nearly four years in prison, prosecutors say. Rodolfo Montoya entered a…
Continue Reading The state prison that holds the death chamber in Arizona is closing
The Arizona prison that holds the state’s death chamber will be closed in a cost-cutting move. Gov. Doug Ducey announced the closure of a state…
Continue Reading College football honors reporters Edward Aschoff and Carley McCord during 2020 National Championship Game
As reporters gathered in the press box at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the College Football National Championship Game, there were two spaces…
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