Chinese scientist who edited genes of twin babies is jailed for 3 years
A Chinese scientist who helped create the world’s first gene-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. He Jiankui shocked the…
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Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display to go ahead amid bushfire threat
Australian officials are pushing ahead with Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display despite more than a quarter of a million people…
Continue Reading Indians are right to protest against rape, but the fight must start at home
A typical scene unfolds in India: angry crowds flood the streets in a mass outcry after yet another woman or girl falls victim to sexual violence.…
Continue Reading Synthetic opioids like fentanyl ravaged the US during the last decade. They may do even more damage to Asia in the next
Aroon’s eyes rolled back into his head, his breath became fast and labored, and his body started to quiver. It was a drug overdose. Aroon had…
Continue Reading Nearly 25 million people are under a winter weather alert as we head into 2020
From the Dakotas to New England, people are waking up to snow Monday as the year comes to a close. Nearly 25 million people will be under some sort…
Continue Reading Man shoots and kills 2 inside a Texas church before parishioners fatally shoot him
A man shot and killed two people during a church service in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday morning before two members of the church security team…
Continue Reading Somalia suicide car bomb attack rocks capital, killing scores
At least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia’s…
Continue Reading Armed parishioners saved ‘untold number of lives.’ This law made it legal to have guns in church
A shooter at a church in White Settlement, Texas, was taken down by parishioners with guns seconds after he began firing Sunday. Those parishioners,…
Continue Reading New Zealand man stabs endangered sea lion in bid to protect partner
A New Zealand man who speared an endangered sea lion says he did it to protect his partner, adding: “It needed a stab. It will live.”…
Continue Reading A plane carrying the University of Kansas men’s basketball team made an emergency landing
A plane carrying members of the University of Kansas men’s basketball team had to make an emergency landing when an engine failed on their…
Continue Reading Death toll from typhoon that lashed Philippines over Christmas rises to 47
The death toll from a powerful typhoon that lashed the Philippines over Christmas has risen to 47, with another nine people still missing,…
Continue Reading Japan’s birth rate hits another record low in 2019
Japan’s demographic crisis is getting worse, as the fast-graying nation experienced its biggest natural population decline and a record-low…
Continue Reading Iranians honor their dead in the face of government clampdown
The Iranian government has banned the families of protesters killed during anti-government unrest in November from organizing any kind of funeral…
Continue Reading Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
The suspect in a string of stabbings during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s Monsey, New York, home was found with “blood all over…
Continue Reading US women’s soccer players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot in Miami
US women’s national soccer team players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot on Saturday in their much-anticipated wedding at the…
Continue Reading 4 plane crashes across US left 6 dead and at least 8 injured this weekend
Four planes crashed in separate incidents in Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Maryland this weekend. Five people died in the crash in…
Continue Reading Police arrest both suspects in the Denny’s restaurant killing
Both men accused in a fatal robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Virginia have been arrested and charged, police say. Jordan Anderson of Manassas…
Continue Reading 1 dead after small plane crashes into Maryland homes, erupts in flames
One person was killed after a small plane crashed into two homes in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, officials said. The crash occurred shortly before 3…
Continue Reading From licking ice cream to storming Area 51, these 8 stories made 2019 a wild year
A year ago, no one would believe that people would be licking tubs of ice cream in grocery stores and planning to raid Area 51. But that’s 2019…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Louisiana, killing 5, didn’t send distress call, NTSB says. Here’s what we know
No distress call was sent from the airplane that crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five people on board, an official with the National…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Zoo’s Walter the warthog has died
One of the Cincinnati Zoo’s most beloved animals has died. Walter the warthog died unexpectedly Saturday, the zoo said on Facebook. He was 6.…
Continue Reading Democracy has taken a detour this century. Can it get back on track?
Impeachment proceedings against an American president should be a serious democratic exercise aimed at finding the truth. But remarks from both sides…
Continue Reading While the #MeToo backlash raged on in 2019, the movement notched up big gains
Sandra Muller didn’t expect her tweet to start a firestorm over sexual harassment in France, but she doesn’t regret it either —…
Continue Reading It’s been a banner year for authoritarian leaders. Especially Vladimir Putin
In the global battle of ideas, Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a banner year. Back in June, Putin made waves by declaring the death of…
Continue Reading A 200-lb black bear was caught roaming University of Tennessee’s campus
If you think the scariest thing on campus is your grades, you haven’t been to the University of Tennessee. A 200-lb black bear was spotted…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: New Year’s, college bowl games, meteor shower, NFL Playoffs
As 2020 approaches, we’re again faced with a perennial question: When exactly does the decade begin and end, anyway? The answer depends on who…
Continue Reading Steph Curry shares adorable courtside handshake with daughter Riley
Stephen Curry is renowned for his talent on the basketball court, but it was his eldest daughter who stole the show at the Golden State…
Continue Reading Two avalanches have hit the Italian Alps in 24 hours, leaving four dead
At least four people are dead after two avalanches struck the Italian Alps over the weekend. On Sunday, a 28-year-old died after an avalanche in the…
Continue Reading 20 million people are under winter weather alerts across the Northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast
Sundays are for staying in — especially this week, as a winter storm sweeps across parts of the US. Over 20 million people are under winter…
Continue Reading There was an attack on Jewish New Yorkers almost every day last week. Police are investigating these as possible hate crimes
Stabbings inside a rabbi’s home on the seventh day of Hanukkah marked the latest in a string of incidents that have targeted the Jewish…
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