Meet Biscuits and Gravy, the kitten born with two faces
An Oregon family got quite the surprise when one of their farm cats gave birth to a litter of six kittens, including one twice as cute as the rest.…
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Memorial Day weekend: Americans visit beaches and attractions with pandemic warnings in mind
The country has started a most unusual kind of Memorial Day weekend. Beach days, cookouts and park visits are underway, but with health officials…
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‘Verzuz’ has everyone flocking to Instagram. Here’s why the weekly battles are such a hit
Music producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created “Verzuz” to bring joy and entertainment to millions of hip-hop and R&B fans stuck…
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Eid al-Fitr: One of the happiest times for Muslims will be a somber affair, just like the month that preceded it
It’s no secret that Ramadan this year looked very different for Muslims around the world. The coronavirus pandemic took praying in congregation…
Continue Reading A woman claimed her 9-year-old son was abducted. Now she’s charged with his murder
Police in south Florida have arrested and charged a woman in the death of her 9-year-old son after they say she falsely accused two black men of…
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A woman claimed her 9-year-old son was abducted. Now she’s charged with his murder
Police in south Florida have arrested and charged a woman in the death of her 9-year-old son after they say she falsely accused two black men of…
Continue Reading The US successfully tested a laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight
A US Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said in…
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The US successfully tested a laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight
A US Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said in…
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The NBA is in talks with ESPN about a July return date
There may be hope yet for NBA fans. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in talks with The Walt Disney Company about resuming…
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Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a ‘little flu.’ Inside Brazil’s hospitals, doctors know the horrifying reality
In Brazil’s largest and most badly infected city, coronavirus has yet to peak, yet already the healthcare system is crumbling visibly around…
Continue Reading Ohio teen Madison Bell is found safe, sheriff says
An Ohio teenager missing since Sunday has been found, the Highland County sheriff tells CNN. Madison Bell, 18, was last seen when she left home…
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Firefighters are battling a 4-alarm fire on Pier 45 in San Francisco
More than 150 firefighters are battling a four-alarm warehouse fire Saturday on Pier 45, the city’s fire department says. A quarter of the pier…
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Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during Covid-19
Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet’s musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player’s band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could…
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A bald eagle has been released back into the wild after recovering from lead poisoning
A bald eagle is finally able to fly home after spending two months recovering from lead poisoning. The Centre Wildlife Care in Pennsylvania, which…
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‘AKA Jane Roe’ is about more than just Norma McCorvey’s ‘deathbed confession’
“AKA Jane Roe” is constructed like a mystery, building toward a previously unseen interview with the late Norma McCorvey — made…
Continue Reading Detroit police arrest a suspect in nursing home attack captured on video
A 20-year-old man is facing assault and battery charges after a video surfaced of him attacking a 75-year-old man at a nursing home in Detroit,…
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Non-verbal students receive ‘life-changing’ devices
Click here for updates on this story SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — Schools are forced to do things a little…
Continue Reading Pakistan plane crash black box found after 97 killed
Rescue crews have retrieved the data recorder from the Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed on Friday, killing at least 97 passengers…
Continue Reading Your Memorial Day BBQ will look a little different this year. Here’s how to make the most of it
Ahhh, the joys of gathering around the grill with your closest friends, knocking back a few drinks as you enjoy the extra day off from work on a day…
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Trump stokes base with call to reopen churches as Americans head into uncertain holiday weekend
President Donald Trump made another play to his base Friday, declaring churches and houses of worship “essential” and sharply warning the…
Continue Reading A hairstylist worked while symptomatic and exposed 91 people to coronavirus
A hairstylist with coronavirus worked for eight days this month while symptomatic, exposing as many as 91 customers and coworkers in Missouri, health…
Continue Reading What Biden said was outrageous. But, some say, so was the reaction
He once called Barack Obama, “articulate, bright and clean.” He boasted about his working relationship with segregationist senators. Now…
Continue Reading The pandemic could reshape the world order. Trump’s chaotic strategy is accelerating US losses
Europe outright rejected US President Donald Trump’s vision of the world this week. Tensions between these historic democratic allies that have…
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Priest: Mr. President, we don’t need to open churches to practice our faith
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he considers houses of worship and their religious services essential. I won’t argue that…
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Firefighters battling 4-alarm fire on Pier 45 in San Francisco
San Francisco firefighters are battling a four-alarm warehouse fire Saturday on Pier 45, the city’s fire department says. A quarter of the pier…
Continue Reading Astronomers find the Wolfe Disk, an unlikely galaxy, in the distant universe
Astronomers have spotted a massive disk galaxy, not unlike our own, that formed 12.5 billion years ago when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was…
Continue Reading People are emerging from coronavirus isolation with carloads of stuff to donate
Thrift stores around the country are getting a deluge of donations from people who’ve had months to think about the things they don’t…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Saturday, May 23
It’s not just that hydroxychloroquine doesn’t help Covid-19 patients. The drug makes them sicker. A comprehensive study published…
Continue Reading Dozens killed as Pakistani airliner crashes in Karachi
At least 97 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed Friday in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi,…
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Dozens killed as Pakistani airliner crashes in Karachi
At least 97 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed Friday in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi,…
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