Google Earth’s new Timelapse feature shows chilling effect of climate change
Google Earth users can now see the striking effect of climate change over the past four decades. Google’s latest feature, Timelapse, is an eye…
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WATCH: Young bears let themselves in the front door of nursing home
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A group of young black bears made a special…
Continue ReadingHabitat and species loss leaves just 3% of world’s land ecosystems intact, study suggests
Just under 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new…
Continue ReadingTattoos, hairstyles and jewelry: Disney park cast members can be (more) themselves
Disney is striving to make its theme parks — “The Happiest Place On Earth” — more inclusive. In a blog post this week, the chairman…
Continue ReadingDelta stopped burning through cash in March
Since the pandemic hit the US airline industry last March, major carriers have been burning through millions of dollars a day. For Delta Air Lines,…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Blinken visits Afghanistan day after US announces plans for withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday in an unannounced visit less than 24 hours after the United States and the…
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An abundance of caution and good science are the right way to build trust in vaccines
On Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a pause on the use of the Johnson &…
Continue ReadingHouse panel advances bill to study reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans
A House committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for descendants of enslaved Americans, a major…
Continue ReadingFabulous spring skiing
Sunny skies and fair temperatures are expected from today right through the coming weekend. This weekend will see highs on Mt. Bachelor reaching the…
Continue ReadingWoman gunned down on street, boyfriend hits suspect with car
Click here for updates on this story CITY ISLAND, Bronx, New York (WABC) — A 52-year-old woman working at a Bronx…
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Continue ReadingLawmakers helped flip gambling bill from failure to passage
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Daphne) helped kill a…
Continue ReadingDenmark removes AstraZeneca from its vaccination program
Denmark has removed the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from its vaccination program, saying it is not needed because the country has already reached…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin says he will not testify at trial as defense is set to rest
Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent on Thursday and said he will not testify in his own defense in the trial of George…
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As Afghan women, we finally have a seat at peace talks. Don’t abandon us
After two decades of war, this can be a historic year of peace in Afghanistan. But, as Afghan negotiators, we are duty-bound to caution that peace…
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New book on Pelosi details fraught relationship with AOC and the Squad
It’s no secret that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York have had a tense relationship. But a…
Continue ReadingFamily of teacher killed in fire: “We always knew she was special”
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — We are hearing from the family of a Mobile teacher killed…
Continue Reading READ: Biden’s executive order imposing new sanctions on Russia
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomatic personnel in response to election interference and cyber…
Continue ReadingKristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, may have been raped and killed in a college dorm, prosecutor says
Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, was killed during a rape or attempted rape in a dorm room, prosecutors alleged…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin’s defense to call another expert witness and could rest as soon as today
Derek Chauvin’s defense is expected to call another expert witness to testify on Thursday, which could be the trial’s last day of…
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