Severe storms in the St. Louis area sent a tree toppling into a home Saturday afternoon, killing a 5-year-old boy who was in his bedroom at the time.
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‘Wonderful news’: Bornean orangutan born at UK zoo for first time in 20 years
The male Bornean orangutan, who was born earlier this month, will make his public debut this weekend after two weeks with his mother.
Virgin Galactic launches first commercial spaceflight with 3 Italian specialists: Watch it live
Three specialists from Italy will board a space-bound rocket in the first commercial flight for billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic company.
“Senseless act of hatred”: Former student targeted gender studies class in stabbing spree
Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, 24, is accused of stabbing three people Wednesday during a gender studies class at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
‘A place of freakish desecration’: Families sue Harvard over stolen body parts scandal
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Boston on behalf of three families whose loved ones donated their cadavers to Harvard for medical research.
‘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.
Death of San Antonio airport worker ‘ingested’ into plane ruled a suicide
A Texas medical examiner’s office ruled that the 27-year-old man died by suicide when he was sucked into a Delta Air Lines plane’s engine on Friday.
“The crew is not drinking urine”: NASA system helps astronaut pee, sweat to be recycled
NASA announced that its engineers aboard the International Space Station can now reclaim 98% of the initial water that crews take into space with them
“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 mom left her toddler home alone for more than a week. She’s been charged with murder.
Kristel Candelario was arrested and charged with murder after Cleveland police say she left her daughter unattended for approximately 10 days.