Greta Thunberg declined an environmental award worth $52,000 from the Nordic Council. She said she wants leaders to listen to science, not prizes.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Man loses foot, another seriously injured in shark attack while snorkeling in Australia
The shark attack occurred in Hook Passage in the Whitsunday Islands off Australia’s Queensland coast, rescuers say.
Chris the sheep, famous for breaking world record for heaviest wool, has died
Chris the sheep, who was rescued in 2015, set the record for the world’s heaviest fleece sheared from a sheep, carrying 90 pounds of wool at the time.
Power out for 100,000 after Dallas tornado damages homes, downs trees
Thousands homes and businesses were without power in East Texas Monday after severe storms near Dallas ripped off roofs and downed power lines.
This is the world’s heaviest avocado – and yes, it was used to make guacamole
A family in Hawaii has claimed the title of world’s heaviest avocado, with their fruit weighing in at a whopping 5.6 pounds.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $8 billion to man who said drug caused him to grow breasts
Johnson & Johnson denounced the ruling. However, the drug company is facing thousands of cases over Risperdal’s ties to breast growth.
Angry mob ties mayor to back of truck, drags him through town
The incident occurred in Las Margaritas in Chiapas when demonstrators arrived at a government building.
Teens tried to lure a man looking for underage sex. Then, one was kidnapped, police say
Teen girls in Vista, California, tried to lure a man when he drove off with one of them on Sunday, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.
Dick’s Sporting Goods sawed $5M worth of guns into scrap. It’s not the only company limiting sales
Dick’s Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of rifles. Here’s how other companies limited gun and ammo sales.
11 elephants died in plunge from waterfall while trying to save drowned calf
Elephant carcasses were found at Haew Narok waterfall in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.