2 US 'mercenaries' among those nabbed after raid, Venezuela's president says
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” trying to kill him.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” trying to kill him.
Family pays respects to dead by cleaning gravestones on daily walks under pandemic lockdown
To pass the time under pandemic lockdown restrictions, Ryan Emmenis and his children have been cleaning graveyard headstones on their daily walks.
To pass the time under pandemic lockdown restrictions, Ryan Emmenis and his children have been cleaning graveyard headstones on their daily walks.
29 service members awarded Purple Hearts for brain injuries in Iran attack
About 110 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian ballistic missile attack at al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Jan. 8. Now the U.S. military has approved 29 service members for the Purple Heart medal.
About 110 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian ballistic missile attack at al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Jan. 8. Now the U.S. military has approved 29 service members for the Purple Heart medal.
Carnival Cruise Line announces they will begin to phase-in cruises in August
Carnival Cruise Line said that they will take a measured approach towards bringing sailings back, phasing in some cruises starting in August.
Carnival Cruise Line said that they will take a measured approach towards bringing sailings back, phasing in some cruises starting in August.
Japanese honeybees learned how to ‘cook’ murder hornet: report
Deadly hornets from Asia that measure up to 2 inches long and can wipe out entire honey bee colonies within hours have been spotted for the first time in the U.S.
Deadly hornets from Asia that measure up to 2 inches long and can wipe out entire honey bee colonies within hours have been spotted for the first time in the U.S.
U.S. officials: China covered up extent of outbreak to stock up on medical supplies
The Trump administration believes that China covered up the coronavirus outbreak and misled people about how contagious the virus is so they could hoard medical supplies.
The Trump administration believes that China covered up the coronavirus outbreak and misled people about how contagious the virus is so they could hoard medical supplies.
Asia's 'murder hornet' lands in US for first time
Beekeepers are fretting about a deadly threat from Asia.
Beekeepers are fretting about a deadly threat from Asia.
'Game of Thrones' actor Hafthor Bjornsson sets world deadlift record of 1,104 pounds
Hafthor Bjornsson, "The Mountain" Clegane from "Game of Thrones," has set the world deadlift record at 1,104 pounds.
Hafthor Bjornsson, "The Mountain" Clegane from "Game of Thrones," has set the world deadlift record at 1,104 pounds.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors
The Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory in Suncheon, near the capital of Pyongyang, with other senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong.
The Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory in Suncheon, near the capital of Pyongyang, with other senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong.
Spend some time video chatting with these spotted garden eels in Japan who are forgetting humans
The aquarium is worried about the creatures as the pandemic has made it so visitors can’t see the eels in person.
The aquarium is worried about the creatures as the pandemic has made it so visitors can’t see the eels in person.
Greta Thunberg donates her $100,000 prize money to UNICEF to support children amid COVID-19 crisis
“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child-rights crisis,” the activist said.
“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child-rights crisis,” the activist said.
Mexican protest singer Oscar Chávez dies of COVID-19 at 85
Chávez had a chronic lung condition and succumbed to COVID-19 related pneumonia.
Chávez had a chronic lung condition and succumbed to COVID-19 related pneumonia.
Hiker celebrating end of coronavirus lockdown falls to her death while posing for photo
Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.
Olesia Suspitsina reportedly climbed over a safety fence in the park and posed for an image on the edge of a cliff in front of its scenic waterfalls -- before slipping on some grass and plummeting roughly 115 feet, according to Sputnik Turkey.
More than 1 million people have recovered globally from COVID-19, according to Johns Hopkins data
As of April 30, there were more than 1 million people globally who had recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Resource Center.
As of April 30, there were more than 1 million people globally who had recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to data from Johns Hopkins’ Coronavirus Resource Center.
Navy SEALs tried to locate Lombard man taken by Afghan militants
In the days following the capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan earlier this year, Navy commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network while the U.S. intelligence community tried to track the cellphones of the man and his captors, The Associated Press has learned.
In the days following the capture of an American contractor in Afghanistan earlier this year, Navy commandos raided a village and detained suspected members of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network while the U.S. intelligence community tried to track the cellphones of the man and his captors, The Associated Press has learned.
Record-breaking Arctic ozone hole closed itself up, and it may have nothing to do with lockdowns
A rare and very large hole that opened up in the ozone layer over the Arctic in early April has now healed itself, scientists say.
A rare and very large hole that opened up in the ozone layer over the Arctic in early April has now healed itself, scientists say.
Irrfan Khan, star of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dead at 53
Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008 as well as many other films in India, Britain and the U.S., died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital, according to reports. He was 53.
Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008 as well as many other films in India, Britain and the U.S., died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital, according to reports. He was 53.
Coronavirus likely to come back each year, Chinese scientists say
Scientists in China appeared to dampen hopes that the coronavirus would eventually burn out for good and said the virus, which has been blamed for 200,000 deaths and decimating the world economy, will likely return each year.
Scientists in China appeared to dampen hopes that the coronavirus would eventually burn out for good and said the virus, which has been blamed for 200,000 deaths and decimating the world economy, will likely return each year.
3 million people have tested positive for coronavirus worldwide, Johns Hopkins data shows
Nearly 1 million people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19.
Nearly 1 million people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19.
Wuhan says it has no coronavirus patients in hospitals: report
Health officials in Wuhan—the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic — said Sunday that the city’s hospitals are clear of any patients.
Health officials in Wuhan—the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic — said Sunday that the city’s hospitals are clear of any patients.