Ahead of Halloween, NASA has been sharing photos of stars, galaxies and nebulas that appear as “galactic ghouls” and “cosmic pumpkins.”
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize: ‘Climate movement does not need any more awards’
Greta Thunberg declined an environmental award worth $52,000 from the Nordic Council. She said she wants leaders to listen to science, not prizes.
Man loses foot, another seriously injured in shark attack while snorkeling in Australia
The shark attack occurred in Hook Passage in the Whitsunday Islands off Australia’s Queensland coast, rescuers say.
Texas shooting: Shots fired at vigil for victim; gunman still at large in off-campus party shooting
Two people were killed and 12 others injured near Texas A&M University-Commerce in Greenville at an off-campus party shooting, police say.
This bottle of rare whisky sold for nearly $1.9 million, shattering auction record
Sotheby’s announced that the bottle of Macallan 60-Year-Old 1926 sold for $1,873,951, breaking the previous auction record.
Trump and Biden have called impeachment a ‘lynching.’ Here’s why that’s not OK
Donald Trump tweeted the impeachment inquiry against him is a lynching. Joe Biden said the same of Bill Clinton’s. Here’s why the metaphor is wrong.
‘He will live on’: Chris, the sheep with world’s heaviest wool, mourned by animal lovers
Chris the sheep, who was rescued in 2015, set the record for the world’s heaviest fleece sheared from a sheep, carrying 90 pounds of wool at the time.
We’ve already seen 780 anti-Semitic incidents this year and it’s ‘horrifying,’ group says
At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested for their roles in attacks or plots against the Jewish community in the United States.
4 dead as severe storms lash South; Dallas tornado damages homes, downs trees
Thousands of homes and businesses were without power in East Texas Monday after severe storms near Dallas ripped off roofs and downed power lines.
This is the world’s heaviest avocado – and yes, it was used to make guacamole
A family in Hawaii has claimed the title of world’s heaviest avocado, with their fruit weighing in at a whopping 5.6 pounds.