Remains of extinct giant river dolphin found in Amazon region, researchers say
An international team of researchers found the remains of a giant freshwater dolphin that is about 16 million years old and the largest river dolphin species ever found, the University of Zurich announced Wednesday.
Rep. Issa calls for charges to be dropped against Southland man who interrupted State of the Union
Issa joins Republican representatives calling for charges against Gold Star father Steve Nikoui to be dropped.
Trump’s vague peace plan casts a shadow over Ukraine
Donald Trump holds no elected office, but the Republican presidential candidate’s vague Ukraine policy is already being felt in that country.
Texas officials ask appeals court to allow state immigration crackdown
Texas officials urged a federal appeals court to unblock a new law that would allow authorities to arrest and deport migrants.
Alabama bans government funding of 'divisive' DEI programs in schools
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Wednesday, banning the public funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the state's schools and universities.
2 more Mississippi deputies sentenced for roles in 'Goon Squad' torture of 2 Black men
Former Mississippi sheriff's deputies Daniel Opdyke and Christian Desmond on Wednesday became the latest members of the self-described Rankin County "Goon Squad" sentenced to prison for the 2023 torture of two Black men.
'Blood Simple,' 'Knives Out' actor M. Emmet Walsh dies at 88
M. Emmet Walsh died Tuesday in Vermont at age 88.
More than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication — a significant jump since 2020
New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication
Minnesota court rules pharmacist discriminated against woman in denying emergency contraception
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist engaged in sex-based discrimination when he refused to provide emergency contraception to a woman in 2019
Ukraine Defense Ministry Called Zelenskyy 'Naked Clown' in 2018 Pic?
A supposedly shirtless photo of the Ukrainian leader was recirculating online alongside the claim.
A NASA Astronaut Once Wore a Gorilla Suit Aboard ISS?
A video on social media claimed to show the astronaut floating in zero gravity while wearing the head-to-toe costume.
GNOME 46 Released
prisoninmate shares a report from 9to5Linux: Dubbed "Kathmandu" after the host city of the GNOME.Asia 2023 conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, the GNOME 46 desktop environment is here to introduce major new features like headless remote desktop support that lets you
Neuralink Shows First Brain-Chip Patient Playing Online Chess Using His Mind
Neuralink, the brain-chip startup founded by Elon Musk, showed its first patient using his mind to play online chess. Reuters reports: Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulder after a diving accident, played chess on his
