This 429 million-year-old trilobite eye is similar to those of modern insects
Eyes don’t typically appear in the fossil record, but researchers were able to study the well-preserved and fossilized internal structure of a…
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A bird named for a Confederate general officially has a new identity
The American Ornithological Society is the latest organization to shed a problematic name from the past. The organization has announced it is…
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Wildfires have destroyed more than 73,000 acres across 3 states and are spreading fast
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres. Evacuations orders have been issued in…
Continue Reading An officer saved a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks. Her bodycam video shows the rescue
It’s the kind of thing you see in the movies. For one California police officer, it was just a day on the job. Officer Erica Urrea spotted a…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh pays emotional tribute to her brother
The sister of slain technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has recounted her reaction to hearing the horrifying news that her brother had been found…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh memorializes her brother in powerful and emotional Medium post
In a powerful and emotional Medium post, the sister of murdered technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh recounts receiving the news that her brother was…
Continue Reading Crowd in Oregon blocks ICE detention buses for hours until federal agents intervene
Scores of people in an Oregon city blocked the path of buses carrying ICE detainees for hours Wednesday, until federal agents arrived and removed the…
Continue Reading A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia’s first capital
A small town in Georgia has voted to move a former slave market out of the center of town. Louisville, located about 45 miles southwest of Augusta,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan
It’s still peak wildfire season in the West, and in California, Oregon and Colorado, firefighters are battling destructive blazes that have…
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Lefties get their day today
It’s National Left-Hander’s Day, a celebration founded by the Left-Handers Club to honor leftie style. Now in its 17th year, the day has…
Continue Reading More than half of Mumbai’s slum residents might have had Covid-19. Here’s why herd immunity could still be a long way off
Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in…
Continue Reading How Kamala Harris’ Indian relatives helped shape her views on civil rights and civic duty
In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in Berkeley, California, after traveling thousands of miles from her family to pursue a doctorate in nutrition and…
Continue Reading Birds and reptiles cry similar tears to humans, says new research
Birds and reptiles may not resemble humans in many ways, but they cry similar tears. The composition of human tears is well known, but until now,…
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NBA will allow players to have families and ‘longtime close personal friends’ visit bubble
The NBA will allow players to invite some guests to the league campus in Orlando between the first and second rounds of the restart playoffs. In a…
Continue Reading $8 million in drugs seized in largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, officials say
An Atlanta man has been indicted on federal charges related to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, according to officials. Antonio…
Continue Reading Indiana school district providing dozens of Wi-Fi buses for students without internet
A school district in Indiana, trying to ensure all students have access to the internet for virtual learning, said it’s sending 35…
Continue Reading Children’s theme park employee punched in the face for enforcing park’s mask policy
A teen working at a children’s theme park in Pennsylvania was punched in the face for enforcing the park’s face mask policy, police say.…
Continue Reading 3 men believed to be connected to R. Kelly charged with trying to harass, threaten and bribe alleged victims
Three men prosecutors say are connected to R. Kelly were charged in federal court for using threats, intimidation and bribes in efforts to influence…
Continue Reading Park named after police chief who threw Jackie Robinson out of a game in 1946 is renamed
A Florida park named after a police chief who once threw Jackie Robinson out of a game to uphold segregation has been renamed. Roy G. Williams was…
Continue Reading Father and son doctors die of coronavirus weeks apart after being hospitalized on Father’s Day
Two well-known physicians from Florida, a father and son, have died from Covid-19 complications, according to a family member. Dr. Carlos Vallejo,…
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Orange County officials declare August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day. Bryant wore the numbers 8 and 24…
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make 1st appearance as historic Democratic ticket
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time as running mates Wednesday…
Continue Reading Florida sheriff bans his deputies and office visitors from wearing masks on a day his county broke records for Covid-19 deaths
A mandate from a local sheriff in Florida is going against the recommendations from scientists and government officials: masks will not be worn. That…
Continue Reading LAPD investigating possible ‘swatting’ incident at BLM activist’s home
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating a possible swatting incident after heavily armed officers were called to the home of a…
Continue Reading When three teens were allegedly threatened by an armed man, the responding officers turned their guns on them, mother says
Bystanders called police when three teens — two of them Black — were allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding man as they sat at a bus…
Continue Reading Another city votes to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus
The Philadelphia Art Commission, which approves the design and location of construction projects and public art on city property, voted Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Six new coronavirus cases detected in small Alaskan town where almost everyone lives in the same building
A family of six in Whittier, Alaska — where almost all of the city’s residents live in one building — has contracted Covid-19,…
Continue Reading FC Dallas soccer game will be the first major league team sports event played in front of a crowd since pandemic
Despite the state recently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, will play host Wednesday to the first Major…
Continue Reading 15-year-old boy is carving wooden flags to support ‘forgotten heroes,’ like veterans and first responders, during the pandemic
A 15-year-old boy has raised over $13,000 in donations for homeless veterans, special needs children, and first responders by selling and donating…
Continue Reading Black people are more likely to be arrested, charged and killed by police in Toronto, new report finds
Less than 9% of Toronto’s population is Black, but Black people are significantly more likely than other ethnic groups to be arrested, charged…
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