Wildlife biologists in Connecticut had to rescue a bear cub that got its head stuck in a plastic container, state wildlife officials said. The misadventure happened June 23 when a mother bear with three cubs knocked over a garbage can in the town of Harwinton in Litchfield County, and one… Read More
NYC sees auction for 76-million-year-old dino skeleton
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby’s natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said. Sponsored: This common fruit could help… Read More
Federal judge rules for drug companies in WVa opioid case
A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction. The verdict came nearly a year after… Read More
Ocasio-Cortez ally booed off stage July 4 weekend
Our nation observed Independence Day earlier this month, and so did another nation: Somalia. To celebrate, Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., took the stage at an event for her home district’s Somali Week. She walked onstage to speak before a concert, and, according to viral videos on social media, she… Read More
Nation mourns deadly mass shooting at July 4 parade
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30, and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers, and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Authorities said a man named as a… Read More
Parkland jurors cope alone with disturbing case
The jurors chosen this past week to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will visit a bloodstained crime scene, view graphic photos and videos and listen to intense emotional testimony — an experience that they will have to manage entirely on their own. Throughout what is expected… Read More
World War II boat emerges from dry spot in Lake Mead
A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters) below the surface is now nearly halfway out of the water at Lake Mead…. Read More
Long-lost Alexander Hamilton letter put on public display
A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display — though not exactly in the room where it happened. The founding father’s letter will be the featured piece at the Commonwealth Museum’s annual July Fourth exhibit,… Read More
Joey Chestnut earns 15th hot dog eating championship
Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut put a protester in a chokehold while gobbling his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess. In a decisive chowdown comeback, women’s… Read More
Did Trump just name his 2024 running mate?!
“On the Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes President Donald Trump has made little secret of the fact that he plans to run for re-election in 2024—but he’s just taken the next step toward making it official. He’s talking openly about who he’d choose as his vice president—and he’s sending… Read More
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