13 million-year-old bite marks on fossil reveal damage by an ancient crocodile
When a young crocodile-like caiman chomped down on the hind leg of a ground sloth 13 million years ago near the Napo River in Peru, it left behind 46…
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University launches investigation after a Black professor was asked by campus security to prove she lived in her own house
Danielle Morgan, a Black assistant professor at Santa Clara University, was dancing in her room on Saturday morning when she said she was interrupted…
Continue Reading Miami police officer’s wife dies after she gets trapped for hours in the back of his work vehicle
Clara Paulino, the wife of a Miami police officer, died after being found unconscious in the back of her husband’s police SUV last week amid…
Continue Reading Experts feared the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally could be a superspreading event. More than 70 coronavirus cases are already linked to it
More than 70 Covid-19 cases have now been linked to an event that drew thousands of tourists to a small South Dakota city earlier this month, CNN…
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What is Kim Yo Jong’s exact role in North Korean politics? Top South Korean officials appear divided
Claims that Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, is now the second-most powerful figure in North Korea and a potential successor to her…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 26: RNC, coronavirus, police violence, North Korea, polio
The 2020 census response deadline is a little over a month away, but a political coalition is asking a federal judge for more time to ensure an…
Continue Reading China says US U-2 spy plane disrupted its military exercises
Beijing has accused the US of sending a U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone to “trespass” on live-fire exercises being conducted by China…
Continue Reading Georgia is among worst states in the nation for new Covid-19 cases but the governor is defending his strategy
Amid pressure to decrease the number of coronavirus infections in Georgia, which are among the worst in the nation over the last two weeks, a…
Continue Reading At least 68 arrested in Louisville as protesters demand answers in Breonna Taylor case
At least 68 people were arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, as crowds marched Tuesday over the death of Breonna Taylor, police said. The protests were…
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First lady makes her case for Trump vote to headline RNC night 2
WASHINGTON, DC — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as…
Continue Reading Bacteria from Earth can survive in space and could endure the trip to Mars, according to new study
A type of bacteria that is highly resistant to radiation and other environmental hazards survived outside of the International Space Station for…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake needs ‘a miracle’ to walk again after Kenosha police shot him, attorney says
Jacob Blake, a man shot multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been paralyzed and his family is hoping for “a miracle,”…
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Trump pardons convicted bank robber at GOP convention
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump highlighted the pardon of a Nevada man convicted of bank robbery as part of the second day of programming at…
Continue Reading Jerry Falwell Jr. says he has resigned as president of Liberty University
Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned — again. And this time he and Liberty University agree. The embattled evangelical leader said he has resigned as…
Continue Reading California wildfires have burned 1.25 million acres, but firefighters say the weather is now helping
Lower temperatures and weaker winds are helping firefighters get a handle on deadly wildfires that have afflicted California for days, fire officials…
Continue Reading The countdown for answers in Breonna Taylor case looms as patience wavers in Louisville
It has been more than 160 days since Breonna Taylor, an EMT and aspiring nurse, was killed in her own home when three plainclothes Louisville police…
Continue Reading Coronavirus outbreak at Maine nursing home and jail linked back to wedding reception
It’s been two and a half weeks since a wedding in Maine sparked an outbreak of the coronavirus among guests. Since then, the virus has spread…
Continue Reading A father and son die from Covid-19 about an hour apart
A Rhode Island family is still mourning the deaths of a father and son who both died of Covid-19 — about an hour apart. Ron Remillard, 72, died…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population denied by judge
A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be moved to the general prison population, saying changes to her confinement are…
Continue Reading A mother captured an emotional photo of her son crying in virtual class to show difficulties of distance learning during pandemic
When her son returned to virtual learning last week, Jana Coombs saw him struggling. Her 5-year-old, a kindergartener at a school in Coweta County,…
Continue Reading Texas kid’s book about the world’s oldest marathon runner is the first by a major publisher to center on a Sikh character
Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a…
Continue Reading Man who recorded Jacob Blake’s shooting says he’s traumatized and cannot sleep
Raysean White had only seen Jacob Blake a couple times since moving to a neighborhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in February. The two men had never…
Continue Reading LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those speaking out on the Wisconsin police shooting
LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those in professional sports who responded on social media Monday to the shooting of Jacob Blake in…
Continue Reading What Kamala Harris’ Indian roots reveal about the US
When Shyamala Gopalan first came to the United States, there were only around 12,000 Indian immigrants living here. It was 1958, seven years before a…
Continue Reading Some say sharing videos of police brutality against Black people is just ‘trauma porn’
In powerful social media pleas, some people are asking others to stop sharing videos of police brutality against Black men. The requests come after…
Continue Reading University creates student avatars for virtual graduation ceremony
At universities around the world, graduation ceremonies provide an opportunity to mark an educational achievement with family and friends, but the…
Continue Reading Western Carolina University condemns racist videos posted on social media by students
Western Carolina University is condemning racist videos posted on social media by students. One video shared multiple times online shows two White…
Continue Reading The Ohio State University suspends 228 students for violating pandemic precautions even before classes begin
Even before classes began Tuesday, The Ohio State University temporarily suspended 228 students who officials said broke guidelines around social…
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