Black and white tegu lizard sighted for the first time in South Carolina
South Carolina officials have documented the first confirmed sighting of a black and white tegu lizard, a non-native species that can have a…
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Vanessa Bryant posts heartfelt message to Kobe on what would have been his 42nd birthday
Vanessa Bryant posted a loving, heart-wrenching message to her late husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna on what would have been the NBA…
Continue Reading Towson University moves to remote learning after 55 people test positive for coronavirus
Towson University in Baltimore County, Maryland is temporarily moving to online classes after 55 people tested positive for Covid-19 on campus over…
Continue Reading How to watch the Indy 500 this Sunday
The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend. And like most sporting events these days, the race will take place without fans…
Continue Reading Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day
Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time. Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward…
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University forces professor to change syllabus that threatened to dismiss students who argue against BLM, abortion or same-sex marriage
A professor at Iowa State University has come under fire for threatening to discipline students who submit projects or papers opposing abortion, the…
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U.S. National Hurricane Center says storm Marco has become a hurricane
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast. Tropical Storm Laura battered…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Philadelphia firefighters battle six-alarm blaze at warehouse complex
More than 250 firefighters with the Philadelphia Fire Department spent more than nine hours battling a massive six-alarm blaze at a warehouse complex…
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Homeland Security chief says he has no authority to send agents to poll stations despite Trump’s claim
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s acting secretary on Sunday cast doubt on the department’s authority to send its agents…
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Caught on audio: Trump’s sister says he is a liar & can’t be trusted
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s sister said her brother has “no principles,” “you can’t trust him” and he has been “lying”…
Continue Reading A driver for UPS is accused of a series of highway shootings in Oregon
A driver for UPS was arrested in a series of interstate shootings spanning three counties in southwest Oregon, authorities said. Kenneth Ayers, 49,…
Continue Reading Two Florida teachers turned their students’ desks into little Jeeps to make social distancing less scary
Teachers across the United States are preparing to welcome students back to the classroom. But as coronavirus cases rise, many worry that young…
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Man in Walmart gives customers hugs and tells them they now have Covid-19
Springfield police are looking for a man who allegedly gave a Walmart shopper a “Covid hug.” The police department in Massachusetts said…
Continue Reading Researchers create eco-friendly, biodegradable flip flops made from algae
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed flip flops made from algae-based, polyurethane materials to help fight plastic…
Continue Reading California fires: Firefighters say they’re struggling, and more lightning could make everything worse
California firefighters are struggling to contain massive wildfires that left at least four people dead and ruined neighborhoods — and…
Continue Reading China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider
Cai Xia is no stranger to defying expectations. During her years at the Chinese Communist Party’s top training center and think tank, the…
Continue Reading Graffiti denying the Holocaust was found at a massacre site in France
Both the French president and prime minister are calling for justice after graffiti denying the Holocaust was found at a memorial center in the…
Continue Reading Syracuse University suspends 23 students after ‘incredibly reckless’ gathering
An “incredibly reckless” gathering has brought the suspensions of 23 Syracuse University students, school officials say in a letter. The…
Continue Reading An 18-year-old woman drowned near a Minnesota dam after carrying several children to safety, police say
Minnesota police say 18-year-old Raina Lynn Neeland drowned after carrying several children to safety who were near a dam. Police responded to a call…
Continue Reading Erik Moses is first Black track president in NASCAR history
Erik Moses, a former XFL team president, is the first Black person to be named president at a NASCAR track. Moses was named president of Nashville…
Continue Reading Rescue crews recover body of off-duty firefighter who went missing in the Detroit River
The body of off-duty firefighter Sgt. Sivad Johnson has been recovered by Detroit police and fire divers, according to a tweet from the Michigan…
Continue Reading South Carolina official faces criticism for dressing in traditional Arab clothing to play a terrorist in a training exercise
A civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a South Carolina councilman who posted a photo of himself dressed in traditional Arab and…
Continue Reading The simple reason why colleges are reopening
It took just one week into the fall semester for multiple Covid-19 clusters to emerge at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill —…
Continue Reading ‘United Shades of America’: Five reflections on life during Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, from the way we work and learn to the way we travel, shop and socialize — even to the way…
Continue Reading Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day
Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time. Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward…
Continue Reading How a brand of chalk achieved cult status among mathematicians
Some call it the Rolls Royce of chalk, the Steinway of writing utensils. Some say it’s unbreakable, others say it leaves no dust behind. And it…
Continue Reading Federal judge effectively blocks a 175-guest wedding from happening as the case winds through the legal process
A New York couple that has been battling the state government in court for the right to hold a wedding with 175 guests — more people than…
Continue Reading Jack Sherman, an early guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, dies at 64
Jack Sherman, a guitarist who played on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album, has died at 64, the band announced on Instagram. “He was…
Continue Reading These men received 505-year prison sentences each. Now their cases are under new scrutiny
On an August afternoon in 1991, a federal judge in California sent an unmistakable message in the “war on drugs” when he sentenced four…
Continue Reading Spat at, segregated, policed: Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted
Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never…
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