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Updated 20 hours, 9 minutes ago

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…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Police say a suspect is dead and a police officer has been injured at Emory University

A suspected shooter at the campus of Emory University in Atlanta is dead and one law enforcement officer is injured after police responded to reports of an act…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout

The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Friday for the third time this week as Democratic lawmakers continued their walkout to block a vo…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Boar's Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist

The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year's deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and former manager, dies at 48

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and talent manager, has died of cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 48.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Suspect who 'ambushed' two Pennsylvania state troopers in shooting is dead, official says

A man who ambushed and shot two Pennsylvania state troopers Thursday died and the troopers were hospitalized, officials said.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army base

Authorities say a member of Turner's unit, 28-year-old Sgt. Quornelius Radford, shot and wounded five fellow soldiers Wednesday morning at the sprawling Army p…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Trump energizes conservative Christians with new religious policies

The Trump administration has green-lit political endorsements from the pulpit and encouraged religion in the federal workplace. Trump has established faith-foc…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
5 soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia. A suspect is in custody.

Five soldiers were shot Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, leading to a lockdown at the Army base before the shooter was arrested, officials said.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Man accused in Tennessee family's killings captured, but motive and why he spared a baby unknown

The investigation into the family’s killings in Tiptonville began after an infant in a car seat was found in a front yard in the Tigrett area, roughly 40 miles…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Titan sub disaster was caused by weak safety and oversight, Coast Guard says

The Coast Guard determined the safety procedures at OceanGate, a private company based in Washington state, were “critically flawed” and found “glaring disparities” between safety protocols and actual practices.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

Starting in 2013, a mysterious sea star wasting disease sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska. The epidemic has devastated more than 20 species and cont…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Wall Street rallies and US stocks recover much of Friday's wipeout

Idexx Laboratories helped lead the way and soared 26.6% after the seller of veterinary instruments and other health care products reported a stronger profit for the spring than analysts expected. It also raised its…

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day.

Updated 1 year, 1 month ago
Officials scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-US soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar shooting

Authorities were scouring a mountainous area of western Montana on Saturday for a military veteran who they say opened fire at a bar, killing four people.