A bald eagle takes on a government drone. The bald eagle wins
Bald eagle versus drone, round one: Bald eagle. When a bald eagle tangled unexpectedly with a government drone last month in Michigan, it won,…
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A White filmmaker held up a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas, and here’s what happened
A White filmmaker traveled to a town just outside the headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan to document reactions to him holding a Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading More than half a century before Kamala Harris ran for Vice President, this Black woman did
Charlotta Bass strode onto a stage in Chicago and gave a speech as the first Black female candidate for Vice President. As a candidate for the…
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5 things to know for August 14: Election, coronavirus, stimulus, Mideast, sports
Tropical Storm Josephine is churning in the Atlantic, marking the earliest “J” name storm to ever form there. Here’s what you need…
Continue Reading A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant
Police have charged a 25-year-old man with first-degree murder after they say he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy last week in Wilson, North…
Continue Reading Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star’s dimming. And it may be happening again
The Hubble Space Telescope may have solved the mystery of the curiously dimming star Betelgeuse, according to new research. And to add even more…
Continue Reading Every Sumatran rhino has died in Malaysia. Scientists want to bring them back with cloning technology
Iman, the last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, died last November — bringing the endangered species one step closer to extinction. Now, Malaysian…
Continue Reading New Zealand imposes 12-day lockdown in its biggest city as it battles fresh outbreak
New Zealand has extended a lockdown in its most populous city as the country battles a fresh community coronavirus outbreak that comes after months…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ask judge to deny Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for accusers’ identities
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to deny Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be told the identities of the women who allege the former British…
Continue Reading The FBI is asking for the public’s help after a Georgia mom mysteriously disappeared in Florida
The FBI is asking the public’s help in locating a missing Georgia mom whose son was found wandering barefoot in Florida last month. Leila…
Continue Reading New York City’s ‘Tribute in Light’ honoring 9/11 victims has been canceled this year over Covid-19 concerns
New York City’s tribute to honoring victims of the September 11 attacks has been canceled this year due to Covid-19 concerns, the 9/11 Memorial…
Continue Reading Cause of Monday’s Baltimore gas explosion that killed two people still unclear, but local gas company says it’s not to blame
An investigation by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company into a Monday gas explosion in northwest Baltimore that killed two and injured seven has found…
Continue Reading Salt Lake City police officer ordered his K9 to bite a Black man’s leg repeatedly, lawyers say, and now it may need to be amputated
A man’s leg may need to be amputated after the Salt Lake City Police Department allegedly used excessive force against him by ordering a police…
Continue Reading California church defies public health orders, holds indoor services for thousands with no social distancing
To hear Pastor John MacArthur tell it, all Grace Community Church did was open its doors and the people came, like the animals to Noah’s Ark.…
Continue Reading NCAA president says no fall championships this year, except FBS football — for now
The NCAA has officially canceled fall championships — a decision that could potentially push fall sports to the spring. “We cannot now at…
Continue Reading Kentucky Attorney General met Breonna Taylor’s family for the first time, over 150 days after her death
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron met with Breonna Taylor’s family for the first time on Wednesday, more than 150 days after Louisville…
Continue Reading Las Vegas entertainers fear dire straits as weeks of unemployment turn to months
In those long-ago days of early 2020, business was cranking for Adam Flowers, a former street magician with an enterprising mind. The owner of a Las…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say 30 women have come forward with groping accusations against Cuba Gooding Jr.
Manhattan prosecutors in Cuba Gooding Jr.’s groping case said in court Thursday that more women have come forward with accusations of unwanted…
Continue Reading A scientist found a tongue-eating parasite in the mouth of a fish
In the course of studying wrasse skulls, an evolutionary biologist found a parasite hiding inside a fish’s mouth. And not only had the louse…
Continue Reading Russian power lifter fractures both knees while attempting to squat nearly 900 pounds
A Russian power lifter broke both his knees while trying to lift nearly 900 pounds. Alexander Sedykh was seriously injured while competing in the…
Continue Reading Arrest made in slaying of New York teen stabbed and set afire
A Bronx man was arrested Thursday in the death of a teenager who was stabbed and set on fire in an apartment building, police said. Adones Betances,…
Continue Reading These seniors are posing as Hollywood stars to raise money for Alzheimer’s research
With each flash of the camera, these beautiful people “smize” with their eyes and work their best angles. Decked out in colorful wigs,…
Continue Reading FSU football player accuses school of lying about Covid-19 safety
Florida State University wide receiver Warren Thompson has accused the school’s athletics department of lying “multiple times”…
Continue Reading New Zealand was acclaimed a world leader in handling Covid-19. Now it’s dealing with a fresh outbreak
New Zealand reported 13 new community coronavirus cases on Thursday as the country tackles a fresh outbreak that ended an enviable run of more than…
Continue Reading The reason we’re shooting laser beams between Earth and the moon
For the first time ever, scientists received a signal after sending laser beams from Earth to a reflector on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
Continue Reading Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China, but there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say
A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen,…
Continue Reading Dozens of radio stations will pause their regularly scheduled programming today to honor Breonna Taylor
Today marks five months since Breonna Taylor was killed during a police raid on her home. To honor Taylor and other women, more than 50 radio…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic will play in the US Open after testing positive for Covid-19 in June
Seventeen-time men’s tennis Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will participate in the second tennis Grand Slam of the year…
Continue Reading Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record, exposing grim reality of climate change
A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth’s climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the…
Continue Reading Climate change spelled doom for woolly rhinos 14,000 years ago, study says
Woolly rhinos went extinct at the end of the last ice age in Siberia about 14,000 years ago, and now ancient DNA is helping to shed light on what…
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