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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the crater on the moon’s near side in May 2024 soon after it was forme…
New Orleans marks 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with solemn memorials, uplifting music
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm's anniversary Frid…
What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps
A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to bolster their party's advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in other states to conside…
CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs public health agency
The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling and leaderless as the White House works to expel its handpicked director from the Centers for Disease Co…
Minneapolis shooter talked of depression and left behind a list of grievances
The shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen children sitting in the pews of a Minneapolis church once attended the school…
A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week…
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults
U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young ch…
Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar
The tempest over the logo began last week, when the company announced plans for a simplified design featuring only the company's name. Lebanon, Tennessee-based…
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults
The revamped vaccines target a newer version of the continuously evolving virus and are set to begin shipping immediately. But it could be days or weeks before many Americans know if they’ll be able to get one, wit…
Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US
A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of fear among students aro…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged
Kelce was a famous football player when they met — a star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and a Super Bowl champion — but Swift’s unique level of fame cat…
Person in US is diagnosed with New World screwworm parasite
New World screwworm is a fly that lays its eggs in open wounds and body opening such as the eyes, ears, nose or mouth. It primarily affects livestock and is ra…
Great white sharks are going north. Here's what the numbers say
The number of white sharks detected off Halifax, Nova Scotia, increased about 2.5 times from 2018 to 2022, according to a paper published in May in the journal…
Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast
Despite the beach closures, some swimmers were continuing to ignore the warnings. Rescuers saved more than a dozen people caught in rip currents Tuesday at Wri…
Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says
Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in…
Hurricane Erin forecast to churn up dangerous swells and winds from Florida to New England
Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before…