With no injuries, one official deems plane’s landing on I-470 ‘just short of a miracle’
Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, MO (WDAF) — A metro freeway became a runway Tuesday afternoon when…
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Annie Glenn, speech disorder advocate and wife of John Glenn, dies of coronavirus complications at 100
Annie Glenn, a lifelong advocate for those with speech impediments and wife of the late astronaut John Glenn, died of complications from Covid-19.…
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Myanmar police make Asia’s biggest drug bust in decades, seizing 200 million meth tablets
Myanmar police have made Asia’s biggest drug bust in decades, seizing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contraband including…
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5 more virus deaths reported in Juarez; Mexico’s actual death toll may be 3 times the official count
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Five more coronavirus deaths were reported in the city of Juarez on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 163 as the caseload…
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Texas church cancels masses following death of a possibly Covid-19 positive priest
HOUSTON, Texas — A church in Houston has canceled mass indefinitely after one of its priests died and five others subsequently tested positive…
Continue Reading Texas church cancels masses following death of a possibly Covid-19 positive priest
A church in Houston has canceled mass indefinitely after one of its priests died and five others subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus.…
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Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — On the eve of New Mexico’s shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup…
Continue Reading A parasite that feeds off of the reproductive organs of millipedes is named after Twitter, where it was found
Twitter was named after the sound that birds make. And now a parasite was named after Twitter. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen’s…
Continue Reading Radio used by the Titanic to call for help can be salvaged, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that RMS Titanic Inc. can salvage the radio used to call for help by the fated ocean liner after it struck an iceberg in…
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Treasury secretary tells Senate no one should die to boost economy
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Tuesday of potential long-term damage to the U.S. economy the longer states are shut…
Continue Reading Antarctic penguins release an extreme amount of laughing gas in their feces, it turns out
Laughing gas isn’t just something they give you at the dentist. It also comes out of penguin poop. How do we know this, you’re surely…
Continue Reading TikTokers stand in solidarity with black creators to protest censorship
TikTok users are changing their profile pictures to the black power symbol to stand against censorship of black creators. The protest, branded the…
Continue Reading CNN and ‘Sesame Street’ to host a second special coronavirus town hall for kids and parents on May 30
CNN is partnering with “Sesame Street” for a second special town hall about coronavirus, focused on kids and parents. “The ABCs of…
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Former WWE star Shad Gaspard is missing after he was swept out to sea while swimming
Former WWE star Shad Gaspard is missing after he was swept out to sea while swimming at a California beach, police said. Gaspard, 39, was at the…
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New York to allow small Memorial Day ceremonies and vehicle parades
New York state will allow Memorial Day ceremonies honoring America’s military veterans to be held with up to 10 people in attendance, Gov.…
Continue Reading NYPD shuts down a Yeshiva school in session in Brooklyn
New York City’s mayor vowed on Tuesday to keep the heat on “underground schools” after the NYPD said it broke up a session of about…
Continue Reading Attorney says Ahmaud Arbery’s family wants man who filmed fatal shooting arrested as his attorney says lie detector test proves he didn’t participate
An attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed near Brunswick, Georgia, in February, says they want the man who recorded the…
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All states will be partially reopened by Memorial Day weekend despite at least 17 recording upward case trends
By Memorial Day weekend, every US state will have begun lifting measures enacted weeks ago to curb the spread of coronavirus. Many governors have…
Continue Reading Belmont Stakes to be held without spectators as the first leg of the Triple Crown
The Belmont Stakes, one of horse-racing’s biggest events, will take place without spectators in attendance on June 20 amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading ‘Precious’ footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released
Video footage of the last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). In the…
Continue Reading WHO approves call for inquiry into global coronavirus response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed to hold an inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a resolution a…
Continue Reading Some nursing homes are taking residents’ stimulus checks, FTC warns
Nursing homes have no claim to their residents’ stimulus checks. That hasn’t stopped some facilities from trying to take them anyway. The…
Continue Reading Covid-19 lockdowns could drop carbon emissions to their lowest level since World War II. But the change may be temporary
As predicted, carbon dioxide emissions have declined during the Covid-19 pandemic. But if past crises are any indication, the environmental gains may…
Continue Reading India and Bangladesh brace for the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal
Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a super cyclone which is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours, bringing damaging…
Continue Reading Floridians rejoice as malls, barbershops and gyms reopen across the state
Folks in the Sunshine State were eager to finally work out, eat out and go to the mall Monday as phase one of Florida’s reopening plan went…
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Floridians rejoice as malls, barbershops and gyms reopen across the state
Folks in the Sunshine State were eager to finally work out, eat out and go to the mall Monday as phase one of Florida’s reopening plan went…
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Magic Johnson will provide $100 million to fund loans to minority-owned businesses
Magic Johnson may no longer be playing in the NBA, but the Hall of Fame member is still making valuable assists. Johnson announced that EquiTrust…
Continue Reading Notre Dame plans to bring students back to campus 2 weeks early and will skip fall break
While some campuses plan to cancel in-person classes through the fall, students at the University of Notre Dame will return earlier than expected.…
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Health care worker, husky woo the internet with adorable duets
Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — A local health care worker and his dog have been wooing the…
Continue Reading HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic
Leaders of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) say they are being hit by unique challenges as the coronavirus pandemic takes its…
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