A Dunkin’ employee was arrested after a police officer found spit in his coffee
A Dunkin’ employee was arrested Friday after an Illinois State Trooper discovered mucus in his drink. The trooper, based in Chicago, bought a…
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Lewis Hamilton survives ‘heart-in-the-mouth’ finish to win British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won a record-extending seventh British Grand Prix despite a dramatic finish at Silverstone that saw both him and teammate Valtteri…
Continue ReadingWilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ actor who appeared in Quaker Oats commercials, dies at 85
Wilford Brimley, the mustachioed actor who appeared on the big screen, television shows and Quaker Oats commercials, has died. He was 85. Brimley…
Continue ReadingSee the ‘space butterfly’ astronomers captured from thousands of light years away
Thousands of light years away, there’s a “space butterfly” colored with brilliant blues and clouds of purple and red. It’s an…
Continue ReadingRegis Philbin laid to rest at his alma mater, University of Notre Dame
After years of support to the university, Regis Philbin was laid to rest this week at his alma mater the University of Notre Dame, a final tribute to…
Continue ReadingThe long road to returning first-ever samples from Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, the mission will spend the next two years exploring one of the oldest and…
Continue ReadingLouisiana-Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney dies at 31
University of Louisiana at Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney has died at the age of 31, according to a statement from the school’s…
Continue Reading9-year-old boy fatally shot on the last day of a deadly July in Chicago
A 9-year-old boy heading to his friend’s house was fatally shot in Chicago in the waning hours of July — a violent month in which police…
Continue ReadingConnie Culp, the first person to receive a near-total face transplant in the US, has died
Connie Culp, the first person in the US to receive a near-total face transplant, has died, according to the Cleveland Clinic, where the procedure was…
Continue ReadingA lottery player went to 40 stores and finally scored a $5 million winning scratch-off
After around 40 stores and four hours of searching, one North Carolina man finally struck gold. Kevin Clark, of Candler, North Carolina, played a…
Continue ReadingSnakes alive! Florida removes (gulp) 5,000 pythons from the Everglades
Talk about your unwanted guests. Burmese pythons are not naturally found in Florida. But the nonnative pests reproduce — and kill other species…
Continue ReadingThird Eye Blind and other bands are playing parking lots to give heartsick fans their fix
Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter of Third Eye Blind, felt jitters as he looked out at 700 cars and trucks ringing a concert stage in the…
Continue ReadingPSG completes domestic treble after French League Cup final victory against Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain sealed a fourth domestic treble in six seasons after overcoming Lyon on penalties in the French League Cup final. It was the last…
Continue ReadingMidair collision kills 7 in Alaska, including state lawmaker
Two small planes collided in the air in Alaska on Friday, killing all seven people on both aircraft, including a state representative from the area,…
Continue ReadingCan you get Covid-19 through your eyes? Possibly. Should we all be wearing goggles? Probably not.
We know that the coronavirus can enter the body through the nose and mouth — hence the constant recommendations from doctors to wear face…
Continue ReadingHealth experts urge caution for school reopenings as coronavirus safety plans are put to the test
Health experts on Saturday continued to urge communities to use caution and planning when considering whether to send students back to school, after…
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Harvey Updyke, who poisoned landmark oak trees at Auburn University, dies at 71
Harvey Updyke, the Alabama man who pleaded guilty in 2013 to poisoning Auburn University’s landmark oak trees, has died. His son, Bear Updyke,…
Continue ReadingRed onions linked to salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in 31 states
A multistate outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has sickened almost 400 people in 31 states has been traced back to red onions, federal health…
Continue ReadingJefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway
Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…
Continue ReadingNew York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu leaves game after ankle injury
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu left Friday’s game against the Atlanta Dream with an ankle sprain, according to the team. The injury…
Continue ReadingJonathan Isaac responds after being the lone NBA player to stand for National Anthem
Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac became the first NBA player to stand for the National Anthem as the league resumed play after a 20-week hiatus…
Continue ReadingBaseball commissioner warns he might end season if coronavirus isn’t managed better, ESPN reports
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don’t do a better…
Continue ReadingAppeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…
Continue ReadingWashington state has trapped its first ‘murder hornet’
Washington state has trapped its first Asian giant hornet — or, what we’ve come to know as the “murder hornet.” Scientists…
Continue Reading‘We’re dying here,’ Florida newspaper says in pleading with governor to issue a statewide mask mandate
A South Florida newspaper is pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to do more amid the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths spreading across Florida. The…
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital after latest medical procedure
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a New York City hospital on Friday after her latest medical procedure, the court said.…
Continue ReadingA Georgia sleepaway camp’s coronavirus outbreak is a warning for what could happen when schools reopen, CDC says
A Covid-19 outbreak at a Georgia sleep away camp this June could have implications for school reopening, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingA variety of responses by US states hurt the country’s ability to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says
The “diversity of response” by US states hampered the country’s ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Continue ReadingHuman sperm roll like ‘playful otters’ as they swim, study finds, contradicting centuries-old beliefs
More than 340 years ago, a Dutchman named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented a powerful new compound microscope and accidentally discovered the…
Continue ReadingFlorida sets a record for number of coronavirus deaths for 4th straight day
Florida on Friday marked the fourth consecutive day it reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths in the state. The 257 deaths reported Friday was…
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