Chicago-area officials have repeatedly warned locals of raccoons infected with the distemper virus, which can cause the animals to act like “zombies.”
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
‘I graduated. These high school students couldn’t’: Viral grad cap honors shooting victims
The viral video shows a student’s graduation mortarboard decorated with a QR code that links to a webpage honoring school shooting victims.
Author accused of shaming black Metro employee for eating on train; book deal halted
AuthorNatasha Tynes has been accused of shaming a black woman who works on the Washington. D.C., Metro for eating on a train.
Penguin and seal poop gives life to Antarctica, new study finds
Researchers found “hotspots” of biodiversity surrounding Antarctic colonies of seals and penguins. The cause: Gasses from the animals’ waste.
Poway synagogue shooting: Congregants heed call to ‘fill the synagogue’ days after tragedy
Congregants at theChabad of Poway heeded a call to”fill the synagogue”on Friday night, nearly one week after a deadly synagogue shooting.
Family of girl injured in Poway synagogue shooting: We fled violence in Israel. We thought it was safe here
Eden Dahan — mother of Chabad of Poway shooting victim Noya Dahan — says her family left Israel’s violence seeking a better life in America.
Franklin Graham calls on Pete Buttigieg to repent for the ‘sin’ of being gay
The son of legendarypreacher Billy Graham is known asanevangelist, social conservative activistandsupporter of President Donald Trump.
#FeelingCute challenge: Texas prison guards fired after probe into ‘inappropriate’ posts
The trend often involvesuniformed workers posting selfies coupled with captions joking about what their work day may entail.
Texas couple sentenced for enslaving West African girl for more than 16 years
Prosecutors say the couple — membersof “wealthy and powerful Guinean families” — forced the victimto clean and cook.
‘We don’t know if it’s enough’: $1 billion may not cover Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding costs after fire
An international surge in donations may not yet cover the rebuilding costs of Paris’ beloved Notre Dame Cathedral, officials say.