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Oldest Magellanic penguin at San Francisco Zoo dies at 40

The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens — one of the oldest penguins living under human care anywhere in the world — died Wednesday at the age of 40, the zoo reported. The estimated age of the male, called Captain Eo, was well over the species’… Read More

Smallmouth bass devastate Colorado River

For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he’d been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Colorado River last week, when he spotted three young fish that didn’t belong there. “Give me a call when… Read More

Karine Jean-Pierre tried to shut down this question

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a press conference Tuesday after the long weekend. She fielded questions about Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden’s trip to Ohio, and others. But she refused to answer the question about Hunter Biden and the sensitive materials on a laptop that reportedly belongs to… Read More

New poll: Many Americans to spurn virtual options after COVID

Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future. Close to half or more of U.S. adults say they… Read More

Another case postponed after West Virginia opioid verdict

A trial in a lawsuit accusing three major U.S. drug distributors of causing a health crisis throughout West Virginia was postponed Tuesday, a day after the companies prevailed in another case in the state. Attorneys who represented Cabell County and the city of Huntington on the losing end of a… Read More

NBC News’ top star to be fired!?

NBC’s Meet the Press has been airing since 1947, and newscaster Chuck Todd has been hosting since 2014. But that may not be the case for long. The program has seen some shakeups recently, despite its longevity. In May, the spinoff MTP Daily moved from the cable network MSNBC to the… Read More

NASA loses contact with $32.7 million spacecraft

NASA said Tuesday it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem. After one successful communication and a second partial one on Monday, the space agency said it could… Read More

FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul e-cigs

The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market. The agency said on Twitter that the stay temporarily suspends the marketing denial order while it conducts further review, but does… Read More

Basketball star sends letter to Biden

Across many polls, President Joe Biden has seen his popularity slip with his own liberal base. Now he’s facing demands from the House Democrats’ favorite celebrity: WNBA star Britney Griner, who is trapped in Russia. In February, Griner was detained in Russia after allegedly carrying controlled substances into the country…. Read More

Flight cancelations ease following holiday weekend

Travelers flying home from July Fourth getaways faced flight delays Monday, but airlines were canceling fewer flights than in the days leading up to the holiday weekend. Since holiday weekend travel picked up on Thursday, airlines have canceled more than 2,200 U.S. flights, and another 25,000 were delayed. Airports were… Read More