In southeastern Alaska, a historic 33-mile trail is ready to welcome visitors. The Chilkoot Trail is shared by Canada and the United States, and while both the American and Canadian sides are open for the season, hikers will not be able to cross the U.S.-Canada border. The National Park Service …
Read More »The northern lights could be visible in some U.S. states tonight. Here’s where to see the auroras.
The northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. tonight following weekend solar storms, forecasters said. The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a rare, severe solar storm alert on Sunday. Another one …
Read More »Human remains and boat found 180 feet below water in Alaska year after Texas family went missing
Nearly a year after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a family of four missing after the boat they were on capsized in waters off south-central Alaska, the vessel along with human remains have been found, officials said Wednesday. The discovery came after three private Alaska companies, including …
Read More »Las Vegas police search home in connection to Tupac Shakur murder
Las Vegas police on Monday searched a home in connection with the investigation into the murder of superstar rapper Tupac Shakur. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department searched a home in Henderson, Nevada, less than 20 miles from the Las Vegas Strip where Shakur, 25, was killed in a drive-by …
Read More »NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson’s in
Three relatives of NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson were found dead Monday at a home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, after authorities were called to a disturbance involving a firearm. The three were identified as 69-year-old Jack Janway, his 68-year-old wife Terry Janway, and their 11-year-old grandson Dalton Janway, the Muskogee Police …
Read More »Wendy’s testing AI chatbot that takes drive
It could be an artificial intelligence that takes your order the next time you get a craving for a Baconator and Frosty. Fast food chain Wendy’s is partnering with Google Cloud on an AI chatbot to take orders at a drive-thru, the company announced Tuesday. Wendy’s FreshAI will be launched …
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A 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a Texas home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on Sunday, police said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the girls were in the bedroom of an apartment on Bammel North Houston Road in Houston, where they lived with their …
Read More »Skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania identified as man missing for a decade
Human skeletal remains recently discovered in western Pennsylvania have been identified as a man from New Castle who went missing nearly ten years ago, authorities announced this week. Christopher Story was 40 years old at the time of his disappearance, according to a missing persons report filed a decade ago by …
Read More »Consumer Reports finds “unpredictable” mercury spikes in canned tuna
A Consumer Reports investigation out Thursday morning found “unpredictable” spikes of mercury levels in five popular canned tuna brands — and suggests that pregnant people “avoid canned tuna altogether.” “While canned tuna, especially light varieties, has relatively low average levels of mercury, individual cans can sometimes have much higher levels,” …
Read More »Two Florida police officers charged with battery and armed kidnapping in beating of homeless man
Two police officers are among the three people charged in connection with the beating of a homeless man in Florida last year. Both officers were removed from active duty before being fired from the department, police chief George Fuente said. According to an affidavit, Hialeah Police Department officers Lorenzo Orfila …
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