Airport authorities in the Galapagos Islands seized 185 newborn tortoises that were found wrapped in plastic in a red suitcase. Officials discovered the tortoise hatchlings on Sunday when they X-rayed the suitcase, which was bound for the port city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, according to a statement from the Galapagos Ecological Airport. Galapagos giant tortoises are
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Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from summer to fall in Saturn’s northern hemisphere — a change years in the making. Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in our solar system, takes about 29 Earth
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Botham Jean. Atatiana Jefferson. Jordan Edwards. Sadly, tragedy explains why we know their names, and those just from North Texas. “You get the call, and your life immediately changes,” says Alissa Charles-Findley, Botham Jean’s sister. For the families of those who die at the hands
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An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won’t be wreaking any havoc on Earth — at least not this century. That’s the good news from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, released on Friday. Asteroid 99942 Apophis has been considered one of the most hazardous asteroids with the potential to impact
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot during the violent theft of two of the singer’s French bulldogs, was recovering at home Tuesday morning after having part of his lung removed. On the night of Feb 24, Ryan Fischer, 30, was walking Lady
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — The Texas Department of Public Safety shared somber news on Monday afternoon, March 29. Trooper Chad Walker who was shot Friday night, March 26, will not survive his injuries. The DPS tweeted out the following statement Monday: “After extensive life-saving efforts conducted by the
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Astronomers have a new, more complete picture of the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years from Earth — the first black hole ever to be imaged. While the first image of this black hole and its shadow was released in 2019, the new image released Wednesday shows the cosmic
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Five bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd slowly die. They included a 9-year-old girl, three high school students and a mixed martial arts fighter. Each said they had gone to the Cup Foods corner store
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Miami International Airport directly or indirectly generates approximately 300- thousand jobs for South Floridians. AAR Aircraft Services, which provides maintenance work on planes at MIA, introduced on Monday the first all-female class of technicians in training at their facilities. Once they complete their training, they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Do you know where your goat is? The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said a goat has been wandering around Andover for “the past few days.” Authorities are looking for the owner. The sheriff’s office said the goat has been seen on the 2900 block of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A driver in Belmont Cragin tracked his own car thief Monday – then held her down until police arrived. As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported Monday night, the owner of the car is able to track it using an app on his phone. When
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a brutal assault in Hell’s Kitchen in the latest attack on an Asian New Yorker. The victim, a 65-year-old woman on her way to church, was hospitalized with serious injuries, police said. Surveillance video shows a
Continue Reading A piece of celestial good luck likely made it easier for engineers to successfully refloat the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week. Sunday’s so-called full “Worm moon” led to a high spring tide — about 18 inches (46 centimeters) above normal — on Monday, which eased the process of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Three Pittsburgh residents are charged with pandemic-related fraud. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday that Linda Slade, Dr. Rochelle Oaks and Keith Brown are accused of conspiring to provide false information on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications and fraudulently submit claims on behalf of at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AMADOR COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Jackson man has been arrested after a fight in the Walmart parking lot that escalated to a person being struck and run over by a pickup truck. The incident happened Monday afternoon in Amador County. According to the sheriff’s office, dispatchers got
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Four bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and fear they felt watching Floyd slowly die. The bystanders included a 9-year-old girl, two high school students and a mixed martial arts fighter. Each said they had gone to the Cup Foods corner
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Credit card fraud, payment app scams, wire transfers gone wrong; you’ve likely heard about the different ways you can get conned out of your coin through these payment methods. But today, the Morning Insiders are telling you about a scam involving a new type of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROXBURY, Massachussetts (WBZ) — A car crashed into a clinic that provides COVID vaccinations in Roxbury overnight, but appointments are still on for Tuesday as scheduled. The car hit and damaged the front of the Whittier Street Health Center on Blue Hill Avenue around 3 a.m. and came
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — UW-Madison’s obstetrics and gynecology department changed its surgical consent process to ask patients to sign consent forms on the day of surgery, not before, after a case in which a patient’s ovaries were not removed as desired during a hysterectomy. “This reduces
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register and Bee) — Five inmates at the Danville Adult Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the second outbreak at the facility this month and the third since December. The inmates tested positive last week and are in quarantine, said Frank Mardavich, the
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