2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in Beijing. The games are scheduled to take place February 4-20, 2022. The…
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At least 8 dead after shooting at public transit rail yard in San Jose, California
A gunman opened fire at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding others,…
Continue Reading Baby squid and tardigrades are heading to space
“Water bears” and baby squid are about to hitch a ride to space. No, we’re not starting an aquarium in space. These animals will be…
Continue Reading Baby squid and tartigrades are heading to space
“Water bears” and baby squid are about to hitch a ride to space. No, we’re not starting an aquarium in space. These animals will be…
Continue Reading Ohio town votes to become ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’
The city council in Lebanon, Ohio, voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass an ordinance that outlawed abortion in the town. The ordinance declares…
Continue Reading Former Penn State President Graham Spanier will start prison sentence on July 9, judge rules
Graham Spanier, the former Pennsylvania State University president convicted of one misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child in…
Continue Reading Howard University will name its College of Fine Arts after Chadwick Boseman
Two decades ago, Chadwick Boseman graduated from Howard University with a degree from the College of Fine Arts. Now, that school will bear his name.…
Continue Reading Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow indicted on murder charges
A grand jury in Idaho on Tuesday indicted Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow on murder charges in connection with the deaths of Vallow’s two…
Continue Reading 10-month-old killed by family dogs in North Carolina, authorities say
A 10-month-old baby briefly left unattended by her father at their North Carolina home was killed Tuesday night by a pair of family Rottweilers,…
Continue Reading New videos show the 4-minute sequence in which Ronald Greene is tased and dragged from his car
Newly released videos show the sequence of events that led to the death of Ronald Greene, a Black man, in Louisiana in 2019, offering a graphic…
Continue Reading A $200,000 reward is being offered in suspected road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy in California
A reward for information leading authorities to the person responsible for killing a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California…
Continue Reading From Alcor to Zappafrank: How the stars and other celestial objects got their names
If you step out the door on a clear, dark night at this time of year, you’ll find the great constellation called Ursa Major high in the sky…
Continue Reading Multiple fatalities after shooting at public transit rail yard in San Jose, California
A gunman opened fire at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning, causing multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy…
Continue Reading Multiple fatalities after shooting at public transit control center in San Jose, California
A shooting at a public transit control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities, Deputy Russell…
Continue Reading The Vessel in New York is reopening, focusing on suicide prevention after three young adults took their own lives there
One of New York City’s newer tourist attractions is reopening to the public with a focus on suicide prevention after three young adults took…
Continue Reading Multiple fatalities reported after shooting at Valley Transportation Authority control center in San Jose
A shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority control center in San Jose, California, Wednesday morning left multiple casualties and fatalities,…
Continue Reading Police responding to shooting in downtown San Jose, California
Police in San Jose, California, are responding to a shooting downtown near Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street, according to a tweet from the San…
Continue Reading Police respond to shooting in downtown San Jose by VTA maintenance yard
Police in San Jose, California, responded to a shooting near a Valley Transportation Authority light rail maintenance yard on Wednesday morning, the…
Continue Reading Here’s why schools are on alert over new coronavirus variants
As new coronavirus variants pop up around the world, public health experts are looking at one key group of people who might be particularly…
Continue Reading Police responding to shooting in downtown San Jose by VTA maintenance yard
Police in San Jose, California, are responding to a shooting downtown near Younger Avenue and San Pedro Street, according to a tweet from the San…
Continue Reading Darnella Frazier says she’s ‘a girl trying to heal’ a year after recording George Floyd’s last moments
Darnella Frazier says she still struggles with what she witnessed a year after recording the murder of George Floyd. Frazier, then 17, was on her way…
Continue Reading Secret to how quickly clownfish gets its stripes revealed by latest study
With its vibrant orange color and white stripes, also known as bars, the clownfish is among the most iconic sea creatures. But how does Nemo develop…
Continue Reading Dick Van Dyke Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1925 Birth place: West Plains, Missouri Birth…
Continue Reading Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports. Facts “Doping” by professional athletes has been acknowledged as…
Continue Reading This is what it’s like to walk in space
When astronauts venture outside of the International Space Station to go on spacewalks, the most important thing they have to do is focus. This may…
Continue Reading Parents, students angered after 80 yearbook photos of female students are altered to mask cleavage
Flipping open a yearbook for the first time is normally a moment full of excitement — but at one Florida high school, some students were left…
Continue Reading Calls for new probe into Covid origins
The United States has joined calls for a more in-depth, transparent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, after an international…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s family members remember the man and what he stood for
The story of George Floyd has ignited a movement. But to his girlfriend, “Big Floyd” was the man she loved. While the US marked the…
Continue Reading Drought conditions could worsen California wildfires that have already burned 5 times more land this year than same time last year
Wildfires have burned roughly 14,000 acres in California this year as a deepening drought grips the Southwest — more than five times the…
Continue Reading California wildfires have burned 5 times more land so far this year compared the same period in 2020
Wildfires in California have burned more than five times the amount of acreage in the first five months of 2021 as they did in the same period last…
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