The Justinianic Plague is said to have killed more than half of the late Roman Empire’s population – but with little evidence, a new study suggests.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Amazon removes Christmas ornaments with photos of Auschwitz concentration camp
A Twitter account for the Auschwitz Memorial shared images of Christmas ornaments and other items for sale featuring images of the Nazi death camp.
He was accidentally invited to Thanksgiving by ‘grandma.’ Four years later, he’s still going
Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench plan to share a fourth Thanksgiving together after Dench accidentally texted an invite to Hinton in 2016.
TikTok apologizes after teen’s video criticizing China was removed, her account locked
The popular video app TikTok apologized to Feroza Aziz after it erroneously removed her video criticizing Chinese treatment of Uighur Muslims.
Lawyer killed after gun brought into court as evidence fires
Addelaid Ferreira-Watt was prosecuting a robbery case when a gun brought to court as evidence apparently when off accidentally, local media reported.
A dog named Bear is saving koalas from wildfires in Australia
Dubbed the “koala detection dog” by International Fund for Animal Welfare, Bear has been searching for koalas that might have survived the flames.
Ex-mayor allegedly sold children’s books for political gain. Now she’s facing federal charges
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned after it was revealed that her “Healthy Holly” books were sold to organizations the city did business with
Las Vegas victim dies, making deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history even deadlier
Kimberly Gervais was shot in the 2017 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, which left 58 other people dead.
‘Potomac River Rapist’ serially assaulted women in DC area in ’90s, and police have suspect
A suspect was arrested on multiple rape charges and a murder charge in a series of assaults in Washington and Maryland.
There have already been at least 30 shooting attacks at schools resulting in death or injury in 2019
According to data from gun safety group Everytown, there have been at least 30 shooting attacks at schools in 2019 resulting in death or injury.