Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery after serious accident
Golf legend Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery, according to a statement posted early Wednesday on his official Twitter account. Woods,…
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Tiger Woods had a rod inserted in his leg during an emergency surgery after a high-speed crash
Golf legend Tiger Woods’ lengthy emergency surgery following his one-vehicle rollover crash required the insertion of a rod, screws and pins to…
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More than 160 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, SPLC says
More than 160 Confederate symbols came down last year after the killing of George Floyd prompted a nationwide reckoning with racism. That count comes…
Continue Reading In the days leading up to his crash, Tiger Woods had been teaching golf to movie and sports stars
In the days leading up to the crash that authorities say he was lucky to survive, golf legend Tiger Woods was in his element, hosting a PGA tour…
Continue Reading He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the university
Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State College, he had to drop out because he couldn’t afford it. He took a job as a UPS…
Continue Reading How Texas’s deregulated market for power led to exorbitant electric bills
Katrina Tanner typically pays around $120 a month for her electric bill during the winter. But last week, as a winter storm caused power outages for…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Howard Thurman
He was a shy man who didn’t lead marches or give dramatic speeches. But Howard Thurman was a spiritual genius who transformed history. Thurman was…
Continue Reading Puppy born with six legs is a ‘miracle,’ vet hospital says
Like other newborn puppies, Skipper likes to eat, drink water and go to the bathroom. But the border collie and Australian shepherd mix is unique…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 24: Covid, Capitol riot, Rochester, White House, China
The jobless rate in the US is dropping, but the Federal Reserve is looking beyond that number to see just how much the economy — and…
Continue Reading FAA directs air carriers to inspect engines similar to the one that failed on the United Airlines flight
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday directed air carriers to inspect all Pratt & Whitney engines similar to the one that dramatically…
Continue Reading How 2 teenagers discovered 4 scientifically valuable exoplanets
Kartik Pinglé and Jasmine Wright haven’t graduated from high school yet. But they’ve already discovered four new exoplanets and…
Continue Reading Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly…
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Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery after serious car crash
UPDATE: The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about Tiger Woods’ car accident and injuries
The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods’ condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash…
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Coronavirus variant will likely drive a new wave of transmission come spring, some experts say
A new, more contagious variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK is likely to fuel a surge of cases in the spring, several experts predicted…
Continue Reading California professor put on paid administrative leave after video shows him chastising student who is hard of hearing
A tenure-track professor at a California community college is on leave and under investigation after video of him speaking critically to a…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say
Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped but conscious when emergency responders reached the scene of his one-vehicle…
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Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into Elijah McClain’s death
Officials in Aurora, Colorado, said Tuesday that an independent monitor will be set up to scrutinize police discipline and transparency after an…
Continue Reading Hundreds of coffins fall into the sea following collapse of an Italian cemetery
A landslide on the Italian coast near Genoa caused the collapse of a cemetery Monday, leading to hundreds of coffins falling into the sea. The…
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Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the US Capitol attack
Former officials who were responsible for security at the US Capitol testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing about the failure to…
Continue Reading University of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders
It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the…
Continue Reading Grand jury votes not to indict police officers in Rochester death of Daniel Prude
A grand jury voted not to indict any officers in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the ground in March, New…
Continue Reading Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm
Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign
[Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rollover car accident near LA, agent says
Golf legend Tiger Woods was in serious condition when he was taken to a hospital Tuesday morning following a one-vehicle rollover car crash in…
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Lawsuit alleges Texas boy died of hypothermia after power went out in his mobile home
CONROE, Texas — The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability…
Continue Reading Russia shows off new Covid-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot
Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s death sparked some policy change, but one year later his family still awaits justice
Wanda Cooper-Jones never imagined having to live life without her son Ahmaud Arbery. But in the year since he was killed, that is her reality. She…
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