Get a bird’s-eye view of NASA’s missions on Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been keeping an eye on its namesake planet since 2006. It’s searched for evidence of water, identified…
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Another man in the iconic Iwo Jima photo was misidentified, Marine Corps says
The US Marine Corps said it misidentified another one of the six men featured in the iconic World War II photo of a flag being raised over Iwo Jima.…
Continue Reading From the aquarium to synagogues, here are the places that have stepped in as Chicago teachers go on strike
About 25,000 educators are on strike in Chicago, forcing the country’s third biggest school district to cancel classes and leaving about…
Continue Reading Identical twin babies were delivered by identical twin nurses at a Georgia hospital
As a pair of identical twin girls entered the world, they were greeted in the delivery room by two people who had been there before: Tara and Tori,…
Continue Reading Reward for information on missing Alabama girl increases as police search continues
After a search of an apartment complex did not reveal new information about a missing 3-year-old girl, the police chief in Birmingham, Alabama, made…
Continue Reading North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rides a white horse on snowy, symbolic mountain
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken a scenic — and politically significant — ride on a white horse on a snowy mountain that’s…
Continue Reading Son of ‘Tarzan’ actor Ron Ely allegedly killed his mother before deputies shot and killed him, sheriff’s office says
The son of “Tarzan” actor Ron Ely killed his mother before he was shot and killed by deputies on Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 17: Elijah Cummings, Syria, Brexit, impeachment, quakes
Sad news to report this morning. US Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland has died at age 68. The longtime Democratic congressman died of…
Continue Reading Saudi bus crash kills 35 foreigners in holy city of Medina
A bus crash in the Saudi city of Medina killed 35 foreigners and wounded four others on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman cited by the state-run…
Continue Reading Family is found living in a remote farm with no contact with the outside world for nine years
A family of six was discovered inside a remote farm in the Netherlands, where it is believed they lived in isolation for nine years, according to CNN…
Continue Reading A man was sentenced to 15 years for cocaine possession in Oklahoma. It was powdered milk
A man pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in Oklahoma — only to withdraw his plea and have his case dismissed after it turned out to be…
Continue Reading Kurdish humanitarian groups left to fend for themselves as Northern Syria goes from refuge to frontline
As the first bombs fell on Ras al-Ain, residents of the Kurdish-Syrian village frantically collected treasured possessions and fled their homes.…
Continue Reading The ant that moves at 108 times its body length each second
Scientists have recorded the speed of the world’s fastest ant, which lives in the Sahara and is able to travel 108 times its own body length…
Continue Reading Indian hospital staff suspended after ants found crawling over dead patient’s eyes
Three nurses and two doctors have been suspended in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state after ants were found crawling on the body of a…
Continue Reading Blood smuggling in China: Why pregnant women are breaking the law to find out their babies’ sex
Custom officers stopped the middle-aged woman because of her strange, lumbering gait. They searched her and found vials of blood stashed in her bra,…
Continue Reading A newborn was found wrapped in a plastic bag in Indiana. Here are 5 things to know about safe haven laws
An hours-old baby girl was found wrapped in a plastic bag on a quiet street in Indiana — the latest in a series of abandoned babies found…
Continue Reading The massive Saddle Ridge fire started under a high-voltage transmission tower, Los Angeles fire officials say
Investigators now know where the mammoth Saddle Ridge fire started. They just don’t know how. The blaze, which has torched more than 8,300…
Continue Reading Georgia school district reverses transgender-friendly bathroom policy after death threats
A Georgia school district has reversed its transgender-friendly bathroom policy after board members, staff and students were threatened, the school…
Continue Reading Prince William carves his own path as monarch in waiting
Imagine writing your autobiography and publishing it in real time across all media, globally. No editing, no going back and choosing what to leave in…
Continue Reading California to launch nation’s first statewide earthquake warning system
California will launch the nation’s first statewide earthquake early warning system Thursday morning, according to a news release from the…
Continue Reading Markeith Loyd convicted in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend and her unborn child
A Florida jury on Wednesday found Markeith Loyd guilty of murder for fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her unborn child. Loyd was…
Continue Reading Hong Kong protest organizer attacked with hammers and knives
The leader of one of Hong Kong‘s most prominent pro-democracy groups was hospitalized Wednesday evening after being attacked by a group of men…
Continue Reading Man sets pet lion on electrician who tried to collect pay, police say
The caretaker of a Pakistani house of worship unleashed his pet lion on an electrician who was trying to collect late payment, local police say. The…
Continue Reading This month, Las Vegas will let people pay for parking tickets with a food donation
If you get a parking ticket in Las Vegas over the next month, you will be able to pay off the fine with a food donation, the city council announced…
Continue Reading Three Trump call transcripts we’d like to see — Meanwhile in America
The biggest surprise about the Ukraine scandal is that Trump thought he could make it go away by releasing this suspicion-raising rough transcript of…
Continue Reading Typhoon Hagibis death toll rises to 74 as thousands are left stranded in the cold without power
The death toll from Typhoon Hagibis has risen to 74 in Japan, as thousands of residents remain without power or water and evening temperatures hover…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 from defamation suit
Leonard Pozner, whose son 6-year-old Noah was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, was awarded $450,000 in damages by a Wisconsin jury from a…
Continue Reading Brexit breakthrough ‘unlikely’ on eve of crucial summit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s hopes of securing a Brexit deal with the European Union may be tantalizingly close but the final breakthrough…
Continue Reading A state trooper pulled a man from his car seconds before it was hit by a train
With only seconds to go before a train barreled through, a Utah state trooper pulled an unconscious driver from his car after it got stuck on the…
Continue Reading This is the closest solar system to Earth containing multiple planets
Just 11 light years from earth is the GJ 15 A star system with two planets orbiting a red-dwarf star. This makes it the closest solar system to Earth…
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