NASA has found sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth
Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years ago contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of…
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California Supreme Court says law requiring presidential candidates to turn over tax returns is invalid
The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled the state’s new law that requires presidential candidates to disclose their tax…
Continue Reading Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph apologizes for his role in helmet-swinging brawl
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph has apologized for his role in Thursday night’s in-game brawl in which opponent Myles Garrett…
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California’s largest utility is restoring power to 50,000 customers after wind conditions improved
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric is restoring power to tens of thousands of people who have had their electricity cut off since…
Continue Reading A woman who wrote letters to Dylann Roof is going to prison for plotting 2 terrorist attacks
An Ohio woman who wrote letters to Dylann Roof and admired the Columbine High School shooters was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for her…
Continue Reading A food worker faces child pornography charges after a hidden camera was discovered in a school bathroom
A food services contract worker faces child pornography charges after employees at a Texas elementary school discovered a hidden camera in the…
Continue Reading The gunman in the Saugus High School shooting used a ‘ghost gun,’ sheriff says
The 16-year-old who killed two students and injured three others in a shooting at a California high school last week used a “ghost gun,”…
Continue Reading Syracuse University student arrested after graffiti appears supporting protests against racism on campus
Police arrested a Syracuse University student in connection with a series of new graffiti markings in support of protests against several recent…
Continue Reading Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has died
Jake Burton Carpenter, the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from complications related to cancer. He was 65. The…
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt will head home to San Francisco, 32 years later
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is getting a new home and returning to the place where it was created. The famed quilt is moving from Atlanta back to San…
Continue Reading Harvard students behind viral ‘Ify and James’ video just won their election
Two Harvard University minority students have been elected president and vice president of the Undergraduate Council after running a campaign focused…
Continue Reading This is the first known galaxy to have three supermassive black holes
Supermassive black holes act as the engines powering the centers of galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy. But in a first, scientists have…
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Texas mom ‘disgusted’ because daycare employee wrote that her 5-year-old son needs to be put on diet
KINGWOOD, Texas — A Texas mom says she sent her 5-year-old son to daycare with a special note inside his lunchbox: “Please tell (my son)…
Continue Reading NYPD cops were partners for 6 months before learning they had something else in common: they’re cousins
These NYPD officers are partners at work, but they recently found out their connection goes beyond the call of duty — they’re also…
Continue Reading Tim Tebow mourns the death of his beloved dog Bronco
Tim Tebow is grieving his beloved pup, Bronco, who died after spending nine loving years with the athlete. Tebow bid farewell to his pup in a…
Continue Reading 145 graves from a historic cemetery were discovered at a Tampa high school
About 145 coffins believed to be part of a mid-20th century cemetery for the indigent were found buried under a Tampa, Florida, high school,…
Continue Reading How ‘African Giant’ Burna Boy became a roaring success
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has topped off a stellar music year with a Grammy nomination and cemented his place as this year’s…
Continue Reading Donkey population decimated by Chinese medicine demand
Donkey populations are under serious threat due to the demand for their hides, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, according to a new…
Continue Reading How a Catholic order dedicated to protecting children failed them
A pedophile priest was sent to work for an aid organization helping vulnerable families in an African country, even though his Catholic order knew he…
Continue Reading Caritas ‘outraged’ by child abuse scandal uncovered by CNN
Caritas Internationalis, a network of Catholic charitable organizations, urged its regional branches on Thursday to vet their staff and volunteers.…
Continue Reading This underwater rover could explore ocean worlds in our solar system
Astronomers have uncovered increasing evidence that some bodies in our solar system, like Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon…
Continue Reading Kenya’s ‘World’s Best Teacher’ gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor
In a small overcrowded classroom in Pwani village, rural Kenya, Peter Tabichi teaches his students science. Born in Kiisi, 37-year-old Tabichi is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 21: Impeachment, 2020 Dems, Israel, UAW, China
The nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards were announced yesterday. Debate, complain or gloat accordingly. Here’s what else you need…
Continue Reading Sondland’s spectacular example of throwing your colleagues under the bus
This story was originally published in the November 21 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading An Illinois teen posted a photo of a black student on Craigslist with the caption ‘slave for sale,’ police say
An Illinois student is facing a hate crime charge after he placed a photo of a black classmate on Craigslist with the caption “slave for…
Continue Reading BTS won’t get an exemption from military service authorities confirm
K-pop megastars BTS will have to serve their compulsory military service, after South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced that it would not be…
Continue Reading A Colorado school district has closed more than 40 schools after a highly contagious virus outbreak
A school district in Colorado has closed more than 40 schools for two days after a virus outbreak rapidly spread through the student population,…
Continue Reading Dance teacher and reality TV participant pleads guilty to statutory rape and exposing a teenager to HIV
A Tennessee dance teacher who appeared on a reality show has pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of a teenager and exposing him to the HIV virus,…
Continue Reading The original Gerber baby is not so little anymore. She’s now a 93-year-old mystery novelist
The original Gerber baby with sparkling eyes and a cherubic face is all grown up — with a full head of white hair and the same contagious…
Continue Reading Beijing vents fury at Washington over Hong Kong Human Rights Act
Chinese officials and state media have reacted with fury to the almost-unanimous passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act by the US…
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