World Emoji Day 2020: Here are the most-used coronavirus emojis
Sometimes the world seems so upside-down, so irrevocably messed up and bizarre, there are hardly words to describe it. Thank goodness we have emojis.…
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US Navy aircraft carriers resume rare dual exercises in the South China Sea
Two US Navy aircraft carriers have resumed rare dual exercises in the South China Sea, the second time this month the massive warships have teamed up…
Continue Reading India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 … and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit
India passed 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, after its health ministry reported a record 34,956 new infections in just 24 hours. As…
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Woman arrested after NYPD chief and 3 officers injured following clash with protesters
The New York Police Department arrested a 24-year-old female in connection with an attack on police officers that left three with “serious…
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U.S. shatters single-day record with more than 71,000 new virus cases
BALTIMORE, Maryland — For the first time, the number of new coronavirus cases reported in a single-day in the United States passed 70,000, according…
Continue Reading UN aid chief to wealthy nations: ‘Failure to act now will leave the virus free to circle round the globe’
The United Nations’ top official in charge of humanitarian aid has criticized the world’s wealthy industrialized nations for their…
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Teachers are so worried about returning to school that they’re preparing wills
Back-to-school is looking a little different for many teachers nationwide this year, as they grapple with returning to their classrooms amid a…
Continue Reading Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals ‘campfires’ near its surface
Our sun was ready for its close-up last month, and the new Solar Orbiter mission captured the closest images ever taken of the sun during its first…
Continue Reading A Georgia teen on her first skydive and a veteran instructor died when their chutes failed
Jeanna Triplicata wasn’t a thrill-seeker, but she decided to try something daring after graduating high school: going skydiving for the first…
Continue Reading Man charged for allegedly pulling gun on Black Lives Matter mural bystander
A Northern California man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a person standing near a Black Lives Matter mural earlier this month,…
Continue Reading Florida schools say they are ready but many parents and teachers are not
With the start of the school year looming across northeast Florida, parents, teachers and students are ringing the alarm. Education chiefs plan to…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s next great observatory, has been delayed once again. The new target launch date is October…
Continue Reading Gokada founder Fahim Saleh died of multiple stab wounds, medical examiner says
Fahim Salem, founder and CEO of Gokada, died of multiple stab wounds, New York City’s medical examiner said on Thursday. Saleh, 33, was found…
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Analysis: Trump wants a 2016 repeat in a very different year
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 2016, Donald Trump was trailing in the polls. With time running out, he changed up his campaign leadership team,…
Continue Reading Jrue Holiday to launch a social justice fund with the rest of his 2020 NBA salary
Throughout his career, the NBA’s Jrue Holiday has averaged 6.4 assists per game. This next one, though, will be the biggest. The 30-year-old…
Continue Reading A mom threw a belated gender reveal party for her transgender son 17 years after she ‘got it wrong’
Love and Brandon Gwaltney’s gender reveal party started out like any other. The couple from Akron, Ohio, wore matching outfits of pink and…
Continue Reading These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public
A growing number of US states have mandated the use of masks and face coverings while in public. After states lifted some coronavirus restrictions,…
Continue Reading Teen fishermen reel in a 700 pound bluefin tuna after a 7 hour fight
Three teenage fishermen can tell their friends about the big one that didn’t get away after fighting for 7 hours to land a huge bluefin tuna…
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Russia trying to steal virus vaccine research, say U.K., U.S. & Canada
LONDON, England — Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from Covid-19 vaccine researchers. The three…
Continue Reading Police groups want to paint a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ street mural in New York City, too
A week after New York City painted a “Black Lives Matter” mural on a Manhattan street, groups associated with the pro-police movement…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts conduct their third spacewalk in 3 weeks
Early Thursday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken conducted a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace nickel…
Continue Reading Three California churches take state to federal court over ban on singing during services
Three northern California churches have gone to federal court to challenge the state’s ban on singing and chanting in houses of worship,…
Continue Reading Florida reports a record 156 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
The grim milestones come quickly in the Sunshine State. The Florida Department of Health reported 156 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, the…
Continue Reading A kangaroo found hopping around South Florida was safely captured by police
A South Florida police chase ended with a kangaroo in the back of a patrol car. Of course, it was the kangaroo they were chasing in the first place.…
Continue Reading The moon is about 85 million years younger than we thought, new study finds
The moon is a constant in our lives. It causes Earth’s ocean tides to ebb and flow, it stabilizes the planet’s axial tilt and, until…
Continue Reading Joanna Cole, author of ‘The Magic School Bus,’ dies age 75
Award-winning US author Joanna Cole, who wrote “The Magic School Bus” series and other children’s books, has died at the age of 75.…
Continue Reading This pitch-black fish of the deep has a disappearing act scientists just solved
The Invisible Man isn’t the only expert in making himself imperceptible with optics science. Species of ultra-black fish also have that tactic…
Continue Reading Bacteria that eats metal accidentally discovered by scientists
Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal, after suspecting they exist for more than a hundred years…
Continue Reading Siberian heatwave made 600 times more likely by climate change, experts find
The prolonged heatwave in Siberia from January to June, which pushed overall temperatures 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than…
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1.3 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week
It’s still not easy to remain employed in the US, nearly four months after the coronavirus pandemic began upending the economy. Another 1.3…
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