Month: October 2019

When searching for dinosaur fossils, paleontologists know that there is a certain layer in the Earth where the fossils disappear. That layer marks when an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, causing dinosaurs to go extinct and wiping out more than 75% of species. What happened after the mass extinction event, including how

Microsoft has won a hotly contested contract to provide cloud computing services to the Defense Department, besting Amazon in a months-long competition in which President Donald Trump threatened to intervene. The contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure is said to be worth billions of dollars over the coming decade. Amazon had long been considered

The mother of James Foley, an American journalist who was abducted in 2012 by ISIS and later brutally murdered, said Monday that she hopes the death of the terror group’s leader this weekend will lead to its demise but warned the US to remain vigilant in its fight against terrorism. “I’m hopeful that his demise

A man on his way to his last chemotherapy treatment won a $200,000 lottery prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Ronnie Foster from Pink Hill, North Carolina, said he first purchased a $1 ticket and won a measly $5. Last minute, he decided to trade in the $5 for two more tickets. When

Beloved storyteller Anthony Bourdain will be the subject of a new documentary. CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are partnering for a documentary film about the life of the chef, author and “Parts Unknown” host who died in 2018 at the age of 61. The documentary will be directed and produced by Academy Award-winning

A New York Police Department officer who was placed in a medically induced coma this weekend after he was hit in the head with a metal chair is now conscious and in stable condition, according to a police spokesperson. The officer, who was identified by a law enforcement source as Lesly Lafontant, a 21-year veteran

A great white shark that weighs over 2,000 pounds and measures 15 feet, 5 inches long has been swimming along the US East Coast. The female shark has been tagged with a tracker, which registered her being off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 12. Since then, the shark has moved further

Going out to eat is one of life’s greatest joys. There’s no grocery shopping, cooking or cleaning up involved. Restaurant dining allows you to sit back and let someone else do the hard part. All you have to do is order and eat. But about that ordering bit: It’s not as straightforward as it used

The candlelight vigil for two people killed at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, was interrupted by gunfire Sunday, police said. Officers responded to the shooting around 8 p.m. CDT and found a disturbance during the vigil led to shots being fired, according to Dallas police spokeswoman Tamika Dameron. No injuries were reported in

On the day that President Donald Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the parents of Kayla Mueller, who was kidnapped and reportedly raped by the ISIS leader, say they are feeling a “roller coaster of emotions.” “Well, it’s a roller coaster of emotions whenever this ugly situation raises its head, but it’s become

When Nicole Prince signed up to take part in Australian reality TV show “House Rules,” she likely expected a turbulent experience. The show’s format is novel: it pits couples against each other as they renovate a house, ultimately receiving scores from a panel of judges and the homeowner. But in keeping with the tradition of