Man survives Colorado town’s second bear attack in just over a month, officials say
A town in western Colorado saw its second bear attack in just over a month when a bear knocked a man to the ground in his backyard Saturday night, state officials…
San Diego Zoo welcomes endangered softshell turtle species
The San Diego Wildlife Alliance is the first accredited conservation organization in North America to hatch the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle.
SKorea and US fire missiles after NKorea launch
The South Korean and U.S. militaries fired surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile provocation. (Oct. 5)
A San Diego nonprofit welcomed 41 turtle hatchlings from endangered species this summer.
The San Diego Wildlife Alliance made 41 tiny new turtle additions this summer, making it the first accredited North American organization to hatch the endangered species. During the summer, a group of…
Massive 2,554-pound pumpkin in New York breaks record as the heaviest one in US history
A New York man has set a new record for the heaviest pumpkin in U.S. history, growing a squash that weighed 2,554 pounds. The record-breaking feat happened Saturday afternoon at the Great…
Charges tossed against 7 in Flint water crisis
A judge dismisses charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal (Oct. 4)(AP video: Mike Householder)
FBI arrests former Northeastern University employee accused of staging hoax explosion in Boston
FBI authorities Tuesday arrested a former Northeastern University employee accused of lying to investigators and allegedly staging a hoax explosion at the Boston-based college last month. Jason Duhaime of San…
Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan hit with lawsuit over ‘racial motive’
A conservative Wisconsin law firm on Tuesday sued to overturn President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for millions of borrowers, the latest in a flurry of…
Florida deputy fatally shot while serving warrant in Polk County: ‘He was eager, he was brilliant’
POLK CITY, Fla. — A 21-year-old deputy was fatally shot while serving a warrant early Tuesday when fellow deputies opened fire after a suspect pointed a weapon at them inside a…
Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics
Three scientists jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum entanglement. (Oct. 4) (AP video: Terry Chea, Nicolas Garriga, Philipp Jenne)