A solar storm portends the remote possibility that within the next decade, the people of Earth could be left without internet access for months.
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‘We don’t feel it’s right’: Costco cracks down on card sharing among non-member shoppers
Shoppers at Costco who use the self-checkout lanes are now more frequently being asked to show proof of their membership before making their purchase.
Meet the world’s ugliest dog: Scooter, a Chinese Crested pup, took home the top ‘prize’
Scooter, a 7-year-old Chinese Crested dog, took first place on Friday at the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma, California.
“Largest bighead carp we’ve caught:” Commercial fisherman snags massive fish in Illinois
A commercial fisherman in Illinois caught a 109-pound bighead carp last week while fishing in the Illinois River’s backwaters.
Ohio man arrested after Amazon driver shot while leaving his property: Court records
Keith W. Grubb, 59, appeared Tuesday in an Ohio courtroom after he was charged with felonious assault in the shooting of an Amazon delivery driver.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday two years ago. What does the day commemorate?
Monday marks the second year that Juneteenth will be commemorated as a federal holiday, providing Americans the chance to celebrate the end of slavery
Mississippi man Donald Triplett, first person diagnosed with autism, dead at 89
Donald Triplett, a Mississippi man who became known as the first person diagnosed with autism and was the subject of ‘In a Different Key’, died at 89.
Harvard morgue body parts scheme: Grisly indictment details shipped human skin, an embalmed brain
For years, a national network allowed those with an extreme devotion to the macabre to reportedly buy, sell and trade human body parts, prosecutors say.
28-year-old arrested for false documents after enrolling in Louisiana HS to learn English
A 28-year-old woman who is accused of posing as a 17-year-old student to attend a high school in Louisiana has been arrested along with her mother.
Group arrested in human remains trafficking scheme at Harvard Medical School morgue
Seven people have been arrested in a nationwide scheme to buy and sell human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary.