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VIDEO: KFC Obliterated By Explosion In North Carolina
Friday, July 12, 2019
After a blast rocked the chicken restaurant in Eden, N.C., smoke and flames erupted from the ruined building and debris and sparks fell from the sky. The moment was captured on surveillance footage.
Rippling Rainbow Map Shows How California Earthquakes Moved The Earth
Friday, July 12, 2019
NASA has mapped changes in the ground's position caused by the recent earthquakes — and it happens to look like beautiful, psychedelic art.
Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Six-player Texas Hold 'em has been too tough for a machine to master — until now. A bot named Pluribus crushed some of the world's best poker players using brash and unorthodox strategies.
Brazil Judge Orders Mining Company To Pay For Damage From Dam Disaster
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Hundreds of people died when a ruptured dam unleashed a wave of mining waste in the town of Brumadinho in January. Mining giant Vale said it is committed to fixing the damage.
Ross Perot, Billionaire Businessman And Former Presidential Candidate, Dies At 89
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
"In business and in life, Ross was a man of integrity and action," his family said in a statement. Perot, who had battled leukemia, died Tuesday at his home in Dallas.
Apparent Airplane Stowaway Falls From Sky Into London Garden
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
London police suspect the person had been hiding in the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow Airport. The body fell into the Clapham area of the city, shocking neighbors.
ACLU Sues Over Florida Law That Requires Felons To Pay Fees, Fines Before Voting
Monday, July 01, 2019
The ACLU says the new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis creates "two classes of returning citizens: those who are wealthy enough to vote and those who cannot afford to."
Freak Summer Hailstorm Hits Mexico's Guadalajara
Monday, July 01, 2019
"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.
U.S. Agents Announce Thousands Of Weapons Seized In 'Operation Patagonia Express'
Friday, June 28, 2019
The bust "resulted in the largest weapons seizure in Argentine history," a U.S. federal official said. A married couple in their 60s who lived in Broward County, Fla., have been arrested.
Astronomers Collect 40,000 Used Eclipse Glasses In U.S. For People In South America
Friday, June 28, 2019
"We were contacted by people all over the country who said, 'We'd like to collect glasses for you, how do we become a collection center?' " says Mike Simmons, president of Astronomers Without Borders.
Veggie Surprise: Teeth Of Ancient Crocs Reveal That Some Very Likely Ate Plants
Thursday, June 27, 2019
What do you imagine an ancient croc snacking on? Maybe a fish or a bird? For some relatives of modern crocodiles, a safer guess would be a big bunch of flowers.
Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A 'Muddy Mess' In Colorado
Thursday, June 27, 2019
A snafu of a shortcut was a reminder that even navigation apps can still get it wrong. "There's so many other people going, it must be OK," is how one driver was led astray.
Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of motorcyclists.
Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher To Stay In Indianapolis Archdiocese
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The school says not terminating the teacher would have resulted in "our forfeiting our Catholic identity." Last week, a nearby Jesuit school decided to split with the archdiocese instead.
Thousands Of ISIS Fighters Must Be Tried Or Let Go, U.N. Rights Chief Says
Monday, June 24, 2019
Also, the family members of suspected fighters "should be repatriated, unless they are to be prosecuted for crimes" according to international standards, Michelle Bachelet said.
Iran Says Trump's New Sanctions Have Ended Diplomacy
Monday, June 24, 2019
Tehran says Trump's sanctions to cut off the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks "the permanent closure of the path of diplomacy."
Explosions At Philadelphia Oil Refinery Send A Giant Ball Of Fire Skyward
Friday, June 21, 2019
The blasts were the result of a fire that is "confined and being addressed, but it is not under control," a Philadelphia fire official said. The incident prompted a brief shelter-in-place order.
A 747 Carried 2 Beluga Whales From China To Iceland
Friday, June 21, 2019
Naturally, transporting the whales — each about 13 feet long — was a huge logistical headache. Trainers have been preparing the belugas for the journey and for their new life in open water.
What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.
Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds.