Arrest made in slaying of New York teen stabbed and set afire
A Bronx man was arrested Thursday in the death of a teenager who was stabbed and set on fire in an apartment building, police said. Adones Betances,…
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These seniors are posing as Hollywood stars to raise money for Alzheimer’s research
With each flash of the camera, these beautiful people “smize” with their eyes and work their best angles. Decked out in colorful wigs,…
Continue Reading FSU football player accuses school of lying about Covid-19 safety
Florida State University wide receiver Warren Thompson has accused the school’s athletics department of lying “multiple times”…
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New Zealand was acclaimed a world leader in handling Covid-19. Now it’s dealing with a fresh outbreak
New Zealand reported 13 new community coronavirus cases on Thursday as the country tackles a fresh outbreak that ended an enviable run of more than…
Continue Reading The reason we’re shooting laser beams between Earth and the moon
For the first time ever, scientists received a signal after sending laser beams from Earth to a reflector on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…
Continue Reading Chicken wings test positive for Covid-19 in China, but there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say
A sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen,…
Continue Reading Dozens of radio stations will pause their regularly scheduled programming today to honor Breonna Taylor
Today marks five months since Breonna Taylor was killed during a police raid on her home. To honor Taylor and other women, more than 50 radio…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic will play in the US Open after testing positive for Covid-19 in June
Seventeen-time men’s tennis Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic said Thursday he will participate in the second tennis Grand Slam of the year…
Continue Reading Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record, exposing grim reality of climate change
A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was another year of extremes for Earth’s climate, adding to a litany of evidence exposing the…
Continue Reading Climate change spelled doom for woolly rhinos 14,000 years ago, study says
Woolly rhinos went extinct at the end of the last ice age in Siberia about 14,000 years ago, and now ancient DNA is helping to shed light on what…
Continue Reading This 429 million-year-old trilobite eye is similar to those of modern insects
Eyes don’t typically appear in the fossil record, but researchers were able to study the well-preserved and fossilized internal structure of a…
Continue Reading A bird named for a Confederate general officially has a new identity
The American Ornithological Society is the latest organization to shed a problematic name from the past. The organization has announced it is…
Continue Reading Wildfires have destroyed more than 73,000 acres across 3 states and are spreading fast
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres. Evacuations orders have been issued in…
Continue Reading An officer saved a man in a wheelchair stuck on train tracks. Her bodycam video shows the rescue
It’s the kind of thing you see in the movies. For one California police officer, it was just a day on the job. Officer Erica Urrea spotted a…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh pays emotional tribute to her brother
The sister of slain technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh has recounted her reaction to hearing the horrifying news that her brother had been found…
Continue Reading Sister of slain tech CEO Fahim Saleh memorializes her brother in powerful and emotional Medium post
In a powerful and emotional Medium post, the sister of murdered technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh recounts receiving the news that her brother was…
Continue Reading Crowd in Oregon blocks ICE detention buses for hours until federal agents intervene
Scores of people in an Oregon city blocked the path of buses carrying ICE detainees for hours Wednesday, until federal agents arrived and removed the…
Continue Reading A former slave market will be removed from the center of Georgia’s first capital
A small town in Georgia has voted to move a former slave market out of the center of town. Louisville, located about 45 miles southwest of Augusta,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 13: Coronavirus, election, immigration, Belarus, Michigan
It’s still peak wildfire season in the West, and in California, Oregon and Colorado, firefighters are battling destructive blazes that have…
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Lefties get their day today
It’s National Left-Hander’s Day, a celebration founded by the Left-Handers Club to honor leftie style. Now in its 17th year, the day has…
Continue Reading More than half of Mumbai’s slum residents might have had Covid-19. Here’s why herd immunity could still be a long way off
Last month, researchers in one of India’s largest cities made a surprising discovery. Of the nearly 7,000 blood samples taken from people in…
Continue Reading How Kamala Harris’ Indian relatives helped shape her views on civil rights and civic duty
In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in Berkeley, California, after traveling thousands of miles from her family to pursue a doctorate in nutrition and…
Continue Reading Birds and reptiles cry similar tears to humans, says new research
Birds and reptiles may not resemble humans in many ways, but they cry similar tears. The composition of human tears is well known, but until now,…
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NBA will allow players to have families and ‘longtime close personal friends’ visit bubble
The NBA will allow players to invite some guests to the league campus in Orlando between the first and second rounds of the restart playoffs. In a…
Continue Reading $8 million in drugs seized in largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, officials say
An Atlanta man has been indicted on federal charges related to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, according to officials. Antonio…
Continue Reading Indiana school district providing dozens of Wi-Fi buses for students without internet
A school district in Indiana, trying to ensure all students have access to the internet for virtual learning, said it’s sending 35…
Continue Reading Children’s theme park employee punched in the face for enforcing park’s mask policy
A teen working at a children’s theme park in Pennsylvania was punched in the face for enforcing the park’s face mask policy, police say.…
Continue Reading 3 men believed to be connected to R. Kelly charged with trying to harass, threaten and bribe alleged victims
Three men prosecutors say are connected to R. Kelly were charged in federal court for using threats, intimidation and bribes in efforts to influence…
Continue Reading Park named after police chief who threw Jackie Robinson out of a game in 1946 is renamed
A Florida park named after a police chief who once threw Jackie Robinson out of a game to uphold segregation has been renamed. Roy G. Williams was…
Continue Reading Father and son doctors die of coronavirus weeks apart after being hospitalized on Father’s Day
Two well-known physicians from Florida, a father and son, have died from Covid-19 complications, according to a family member. Dr. Carlos Vallejo,…
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