North Korea satellite launch fails, with another promised as ‘soon as possible’
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea acknowledged on Wednesday its failure to launch a military spy satellite, an attempt that U.S. officials called a “brazen violation” of U.N. resolutions.
After admitting the failure in an …
Young couple shot dead by their landlord over alleged tenant dispute, police say
Hamilton Police Service(NEW YORK) — A young couple who were living together have been shot dead by their landlord following a dispute with the man who was 30 years their elder, police say.
Police in Hamilton, Canada, initially received a call at appr…
While COVID and RSV rates were decreasing this spring, a lesser-known virus was on the rise
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While cases of COVID-19 and RSV were decreasing across the United States this spring, infections linked to another lesser-known respiratory virus were increasing.
The percent of tests positive for human metapneumov…
Passenger on Asiana flight speaks out
EllenMoran/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A passenger sitting next to the man on the Asiana Airlines flight who opened an emergency exit door in mid-air has spoken out about those terrifying moments on the plane.
Lee Yoon-Joon told the Yonhap News Agency t…
Eleven-month-old girl dies after left in car for three hours while parents went to church: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(PALM BAY, Fla.) — An 11-month-old baby girl has died after being left in a car for three hours while her parents attended a Florida church service, police said.
Police in Palm Bay responded Sunday around 1 p.m. to a report …
Dozens of Illegal miners exit Ghana gold mine where they were feared trapped
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) — Dozens of illegal miners have safely exited an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana after they were feared trapped.
Several illegal miners are reported to have entered AngloGold Ltd.’s Obuasi Mi…
Mystery behind bright green water in Venice Canal solved, officials say
Italian Firefighters (Vigili del Fuoco) / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Environmental officials in Italy said they have solved the mystery of what turned the waterways in the historic Venice Canal a bright shade of green.
Venice…
AI leaders warn the technology poses ‘risk of extinction’ like pandemics and nuclear war
Carol Yepes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of business leaders and public figures sounded a sobering alarm on Tuesday over what they described as the threat of mass extinction posed by artificial intelligence.
Among the 350 signatories of the publ…
Experts warn against canceling Pride campaigns after extremists threaten Target
Jorge Villalba/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Target reported that its employees faced threats over its new Pride collections celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and responded by pulling some of the merchandise that had caused the most “significant confrontati…
‘Ted Lasso’ cast says goodbye to “absolute dream of a show”
Apple TV+ Is it the end of Ted Lasso? We don’t know for sure, but we do know the finale of season 3 debuts Wednesday on Apple TV+. We’ve been told that this is the end of the story Jason Sudeikis and his co-creators set out to tell, but no one has said…