She’s a priest. You’ll never guess her other job
When Rev. Pamela Conrad looks into the heavens, she really looks into the heavens. By night, and at odd moments during the day, Conrad moonlights as…
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Group provides employees with cookies to celebrate Juneteenth
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Bucks Organization is observing Juneteenth early to…
Continue Reading23-yo mom of two victim of violent weekend
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — It was a violent and dangerous weekend in Milwaukee starting…
Continue ReadingSpecial election draws little interest
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — After an underwhelming turnout during early…
Continue ReadingWater levels continue to frustrate land owners
Click here for updates on this story TOWN OF ROXBURY, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — One of the few comforts…
Continue ReadingIran’s hardline presidential frontrunner could take the country back to a dark past, just as Iranians are itching for change
The list of challenges facing Iran’s next president would confound the most capable of leaders. Iran is in negotiations with the United States…
Continue ReadingSongbirds act as one when they sing together, new study suggests
Singers performing a duet, jazz players riffing together effortlessly, paired-up dancers never skipping a step: great performers are so coordinated,…
Continue ReadingA woman is dead after a car drove through a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis, police say
A person drove into a group of protesters in Minneapolis early Monday, killing one woman and injuring another person, authorities said. A suspect is…
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One of 14 people hurt in Austin, Texas, mass shooting dies
One of 14 people injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, has died, police say. Douglas John Kantor, 25, died from his injures around…
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5 things to know for June 14: NATO, G7, Israel, Coronavirus, DOJ
Why is everyone so testy? The Federal Aviation Administration has recorded about 2,900 reports of “unruly behavior by passengers” since…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 people hospitalized after a car plowed into a crowd at a Texas racetrack
At least eight people were hospitalized after a car plowed into a crowd at a mud racing event in Texas on Sunday night, officials said. Three people…
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Novavax says Covid-19 vaccine shows 90.4% overall efficacy in US/Mexico Phase 3 trial
The American biotechnology company Novavax announced on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine candidate was found to have an overall efficacy of 90.4%…
Continue ReadingTwo birds, one brain? Songbirds act as one when they sing duets, new study suggests
Singers performing a duet, jazz players riffing together effortlessly, paired-up dancers never skipping a step: great performers are so coordinated,…
Continue ReadingAnybody out there? Science and popular culture search the skies for UFOs and signs of alien life
If you’re ever studied astronomy, you’ve probably been exposed to something called the Drake equation. One side of the equation posits…
Continue ReadingG7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China
World leaders attending the Group of Seven summit on Sunday issued a call for a new study into the origins of Covid-19, including in China, after an…
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Thailand begins mass Covid-19 vaccine rollout using shots made by royal-owned company
Thailand began its mass Covid vaccination program Monday, following criticism of delays and concerns over health authorities relying on AstraZeneca…
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G7 leaders share a bold vision for a net zero future. But the devil is in the lack of detail
Climate change is rarely a main talking point at the G7 leaders’ summit, but as US President Joe Biden proclaimed that “America is back…
Continue ReadingRestaurant tests out pizza topped with cicadas
Those aren’t olives… An Ohio restaurant seems to have found a use for the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest. The Pizza…
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Heroes of laziness, a Hamas supporter and David Hasselhoff. The stars of Germany’s absurd Covid vaccination publicity campaign
Public awareness campaigns launched by governments are usually anodyne affairs. Not in Germany, where officials have managed to spark a number of…
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Actor Ned Beatty of ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Superman’ dies at 83
Ned Beatty, an Oscar-nominated character actor whose many films include “Deliverance” and “Superman,” has died at the age of…
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