The National Weather Service has logged more than 400 eyewitness accounts of tornadoes in May, but it will likely take months to verify those reports.
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
‘Virgin birth’: A captive anaconda became pregnant by herself and gave birth to two babies
Anna, a female anaconda, gave birth to two babies without sexually reproducing with a male snake, Boston’sNew England Aquarium has announced.
This stamp lets you put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill in an act of ‘civil disobedience’
After Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced the delay of a Harriet Tubman $20 bill, some are turning to a stamp in an act of civil disobedience.
Passing by Earth this weekend: Two space rocks, one ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
Asteroid 1999 KW4 has been called “oddly shaped,” “potentially hazardous”and “massive.” It will pass by Earth this weekend, NASA says.
They don’t look as scary as a snake or a bear, but these animals are surprisingly deadly
Dogs bite. Bees sting. Farm animals kill. These animals don’t look as scary as snakes or bears, but it’s worth remembering how deadly they can be.
A city is suing an RV retailer over its ‘gigantic’ American flag. They won’t take it down
A North Carolina city says Gander RV’s American flag is too big. CEO Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC’s “The Profit,” says he will not remove it.
José Andrés: Fired cafeteria worker is ‘hero’ for giving lunch to student who couldn’t pay
José Andrés suggested Bonnie Kimball should work for his company. Kimball will not returnto her old job, despite an offer of work and backpay.
These dogs helped Parkland students cope with tragedy. They got their own yearbook page
The 2019 yearbook of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, includes the photos of more than a dozen therapy and service dogs.
‘Game of Thrones’ fans love direwolves. Huskies may suffer as a result, activists say
Animal rights activists say some “Game of Thrones” fans who buy huskies because they look like direwolves, don’t know what they’re getting into.
West Point’s class of 2019 includes historic number of African-American women
West Point also projects a record number of hispanic female graduates in the Class of 2019, which is set to include the academy’s 5,000 female grad.