The National Park Service announced in August that it would reinstall a statue of Confederate general Albert Pike that was torn down in June 2020, and last week it did just that. The Trump administration has made moves to reinstall similar statues that have been removed throughout the years. There had been opposition to the […]
Six months before her wedding, 33-year-old Joyelle Fleming received devastating news — she had breast cancer. “I did six rounds of chemotherapy, then a double mastectomy,” Fleming said. “Once I recovered, I had 14 more rounds of chemo — and then I was done,” she told Straight Arrow News. Fleming documented her treatment journey through […]
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has typically been connected to head injuries, specifically those suffered by athletes in contact sports. However, researchers found that it is also linked to DNA damage that’s similar to the kind seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers analyzed hundreds of neurons from postmortem brain tissue samples of 15 people diagnosed with CTE, […]
Two men are in custody following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that injured 11 people. Two are hospitalized in critical condition. Police say it was not a terrorist incident. Reuters reported authorities have two men in custody. Both are in their 30s. “We’re conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it […]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds were still frozen as of Saturday, Nov. 1 amid a government shutdown that has caused concern for millions of people. Although the Trump administration was ordered by two federal judges on Friday to pay the benefits, the president said Friday “government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would cut off aid to Nigeria if it “continues to allow the killing of Christians.” He also ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for possible military action. In a social media post, the president criticized what he said is the Nigerian government’s lack of protection for Christians. “We may […]
Authorities said an explosion at a Harvard Medical School building on Saturday was intentional. No one was injured in the blast. (Harvard University Police Department via AP) However, the Harvard Crimson reported two people were spotted running out of the building at the time of the detonation. School officials report the explosion took place on […]
A French couple embarked on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness about marine conservation — not by boat or plane, but by swimming. Matthieu and Chloe Witvoet began their adventure Friday, diving into the Atlantic’s waters from the shores of Cape Verde. Their goal: to swim more than 2,000 miles to Guadeloupe, […]
Two more suspects were charged on Saturday in connection with the crown jewels heist at the Louvre. According to The Associated Press a 37-year-old was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy, and a 38-year-old woman is accused of being an accomplice. Both denied involvement in the robbery. On Wednesday five were […]
Nearly four decades ago, and shortly after the U.S. began to grapple with the AIDS epidemic among humans, two veterinarians working in a lab at the University of California, Davis, made a shocking discovery. When called to check on several cats that had come down with a mysterious illness, Dr. Niels Pedersen and Dr. Janet […]
