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The ways our ancestors adapted to live in patchy landscapes cluttered with obstacles “poured jet fuel” on the evolution of the brains of…
Continue ReadingThe ways our ancestors adapted to live in patchy landscapes cluttered with obstacles “poured jet fuel” on the evolution of the brains of…
Continue ReadingOhio police have identified three people in connection to the killing of 18-year-old Na’kia Crawford, according to a Facebook post from the…
Continue ReadingCalifornians are now required to wear masks in a variety of public settings when social distancing isn’t possible. The order by Gov. Gavin…
Continue ReadingThe Southeastern Conference, the preeminent and powerhouse collegiate athletics conference in the South, made their message clear: Mississippi must…
Continue ReadingA crowd gathered in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur to watch the removal of a Confederate monument — the latest controversial symbol toppled in…
Continue ReadingThe world needs do-gooders right now. And you want to give. But where to start? It’s easy to donate to a social cause or crowdfunding campaign,…
Continue ReadingThe winners of a $410 million Mega Millions jackpot said they’ve been playing the lottery for 38 years and were feeling extra lucky when they…
Continue ReadingFraternity parties in Mississippi have continued this summer, and as a result Covid-19 cases have too, the state’s health officer said…
Continue ReadingOutside of Earth, intriguing ocean worlds in our solar system are of interest to astronomers as potential hubs of life. New estimates and…
Continue ReadingAs the number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma continues to rise, some experts are urging health officials to shut down President Donald…
Continue ReadingA former Arizona county assessor pleaded guilty to running an adoption fraud scheme that involved bringing pregnant women from the Marshall Islands…
Continue ReadingMalala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning woman who survived being shot by the Taliban, has completed her degree at Oxford University.…
Continue ReadingThe US Supreme Court again ruled against President Trump, this time on his attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.…
Continue ReadingMichael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained in China in December 2018, have been formally charged with spying by Chinese prosecutors,…
Continue ReadingAs US President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Wednesday that aims to punish Beijing for its repression of the Uyghur ethnic minority, he was…
Continue ReadingYou might see another red, white and blue flag flying today over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is…
Continue ReadingUntil last week, Beijing seemed to have all but moved on from the coronavirus pandemic. For 55 days, the Chinese capital had not reported any locally…
Continue ReadingAn unarmed police officer has been shot dead while carrying out a routine traffic stop in the New Zealand city of Auckland — the first to be…
Continue ReadingIn honor of Juneteenth, companies have given employees paid leave in celebration, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is pushing to make it a paid state…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico posted another record one-day increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 5,662, while 667 more deaths were…
Continue ReadingAfter dropping a lawsuit to block the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a group of Richmond, Virginia, residents on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingA video surveillance camera recorded a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy save an unresponsive baby from choking during a Black Lives Matter protest…
Continue ReadingAs many as 100 protesters, elected officials and community leaders spent two days detailing alleged police brutality by the New York Police…
Continue ReadingTen states saw a record number of new Covid-19 cases this week, and one of them could be the next epicenter of the national health crisis. Florida…
Continue ReadingCharging two Atlanta police officers in Rayshard Brooks’ death is only the first step in a long and uncertain road to a conviction, a family…
Continue ReadingOn a crisp winter day two years ago, Kim Yo Jong took her first step to becoming the powerful politician her father thought she would be. It was…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in western Mexico said Thursday they have found the bodies of 12 men and two women dumped in two separate areas in…
Continue ReadingMasks were the first to go. Then toilet paper flew off shelves. And while Americans are being nickel-and-dimed with coronavirus-related costs in a…
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