Out of this world dessert: Cookie dough and oven headed to space station
Will they be fat and fluffy? Chewy or crunchy? Who cares! They will be chocolate chip space cookies! On board a spacecraft headed to the…
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Patriots face the Ravens, and other things to watch for this NFL Sunday
The NFL season is past the midpoint, and each game becomes more valuable for teams with postseason ambitions. In the AFC, the New England Patriots…
Continue Reading Leonardo DiCaprio praises Greta Thunberg as a ‘leader of our time’
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has a lot of fans — and Leonardo DiCaprio is one of them. The celebrated actor on Friday posted a photo…
Continue Reading German city of Dresden declares ‘Nazi emergency’
The German city of Dresden has declared a “Nazi emergency” after years of “right-wing extremist, racist” activity in the…
Continue Reading It’s NFL Sunday! Here’s how to watch your favorite teams
It’s Sunday, and that could only mean one thing: NFL Sunday is back. With 12 new matchups, including the long anticipated face-off between the…
Continue Reading Helpful tips to combat those seasonal blues
Winter is coming. That phrase may stir up bad memories of the final season of “Game of Thrones,” but there is a greater risk with the…
Continue Reading Why and when the US started changing the clock
It’s that time of the year again. You wake up and see your kitchen clock reading 8 a.m., even though you swear your alarm was set for 7 a.m.…
Continue Reading A 24-year-old man killed in the California shooting that left 5 dead was there to DJ, his family says
Omar Taylor was at a Northern California Halloween party hoping to entertain the crowd with music. The 24-year-old man from Pittsburgh was there to…
Continue Reading Macy’s just tested out their new Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. Here’s what they are
It’s officially November, which means if you’re not talking Thanksgiving Day Parade, we’re not interested. Macy’s understands…
Continue Reading The Russian connection to a Berlin hit job that Germany doesn’t want to talk about
Murders happen in Berlin. They’re not common — the crime rate in Germany is currently at its lowest level in more than 25 years —…
Continue Reading Florida teen charged with soliciting hit on school employee
“I need a guy who could kill someone,” a Florida teenager allegedly wrote to a friend on Instagram, authorities say. “No joke. I…
Continue Reading Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ following a California shooting that killed 5 people
Airbnb is cracking down on unauthorized house parties after five people were shot and killed at a Halloween party at an Airbnb rental house, the…
Continue Reading DC gives Nationals a victory parade after the team’s first World Series championship
It’s been a little over a year since the Washington Capitals took home the Stanley Cup and partied their way through the nation’s…
Continue Reading How to survive the daylight saving switch when you have little kids
While many may choose to spend this Sunday sleeping in (thanks daylight saving!), that may not be an option for parents with little kids. Babies and…
Continue Reading New Hampshire couple found buried on Texas beach near campsite
The remains of a man and woman found this week on a beach in Texas have been identified as a couple from New Hampshire who had been camping there,…
Continue Reading Meet Hatty, an Illinois county’s first comfort dog helping child sexual assault victims
Coming forward to report a sexual assault can be painful and emotionally exhausting. For children and people with developmental disabilities,…
Continue Reading Car bomb explosion kills at least 13 in northern Syria
At least 13 people were killed, and many others injured in a car bomb explosion in a northern Syrian town that Turkey took control of last month,…
Continue Reading Dunkin’s peppermint mocha launches the beginning of the holiday season
It’s not even Thanksgiving, and Dunkin’ is already bringing the pumpkin spice season to a close. The coffee and doughnut chain announced…
Continue Reading Fire ravages 117-year-old manor in the Pocono Mountains
Firefighters battled a blaze for a second day Saturday at historic Pocono Manor Resort and Spa in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. The Pocono…
Continue Reading These are the celebrities running the NYC Marathon
Running fans everywhere might see some famous faces at this year’s New York City Marathon. More than a dozen celebrities are running the race…
Continue Reading Meet Claudia López, the first woman to lead Colombia’s capital
A gay woman has taken control of the biggest city in Colombia, and she’s isn’t bothering to hide in the closet from the country’s…
Continue Reading Mali attack leaves more than 50 soldiers dead
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a terrorist attack on the Malian Armed Forces, according to Mali’s government. Rescue…
Continue Reading Atlanta airport briefly stops flights for security check
Flights at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta were briefly stopped Saturday morning after a threatening note was found onboard an American…
Continue Reading Hundreds gather in Brooklyn to protest the NYPD after a violent subway video
Hundreds of people marched through downtown Brooklyn for hours to protest what they described as brutality by the New York Police Department.…
Continue Reading Protests toppled two governments in three days, but the fight is only beginning
For weeks, loud and angry demands reverberated across Iraq and Lebanon, rattling their political leadership. Elites publicly acknowledged the popular…
Continue Reading 5 ways to honor Native Americans during National Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month. It’s a time to recognize the many sacrifices, contributions and achievements of Native…
Continue Reading Wondering if your phone will automatically update when daylight saving time ends? Read this
It’s that time of year when the sun starts setting sooner and we turn our clocks back to standard time. While most people dread having to…
Continue Reading Medical students take to the streets to give free care to Detroit’s homeless
Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are putting their…
Continue Reading A fifth person dies after shooting at a California Halloween party advertised on social media
A fifth person wounded in a shooting at a Halloween party in Northern California has died and the shooter remains on the run, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Wildfire helpers, a famous cat and some adorable costumes
What does triumph feel like? If we really, really want something, we often spend a lot of time — days, years — fantasizing about how…
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