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Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Why these tables were empty at Chick-fil-As around the country this weekend
To honor soldiers whodied while serving in the Armed Forces, the fast food chain set up”Missing Man Tables” at locations for Memorial Day weekend.
‘Passed away doing what he loved’: Second American dies on Mount Everest in crowded year
Christopher Kulish,62, a Boulder, Colorado, attorney, became at least the eleventh death atop Mount Everest this climbing season amid overcrowding.
‘Every minute counts’: Another climber dies on Everest as world’s tallest peak overcrowds
Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, is at least the eighth climber to die on Mount Everest this year. Many experienced climbers are blaming overcrowding.
‘Cartwheels out of the boat’: Family ejected from log ride at California amusement park
Three people were injured as a log-shaped car flipped over and ejected a family from a water ride atCastle Park in Riverside, California, on Saturday.
Rat lungworm disease: 3 new cases of potentially debilitating parasite confirmed in Hawaii
Three visitors to Hawaii’s Big Island were infected with rat lungworm, a potentially debilitating parasite that affects the brain and spinal cord.
Cold offices could make women less productive at work, study finds
In new evidence about the battle of the thermostat, a study found that women perform better in warmer temperatures and men better in colder ones.
He climbed the tallest mountain on each continent, then died as he descended Mount Everest
Don Cash, 55, a sales executive from Sandy, Utah, collapsed Wednesday as his expedition was returning from Mount Everest’s summit.
‘Extraordinary archaeological find’: Last known US slave ship found in Alabama
The Clotilda, the last known slave ship to come to the United States, has been found nearly 160 years after its illegal voyage to Alabama.
Flamingo euthanized after child injures it throwing rock into zoo exhibit
The bird was euthanized Monday at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois, in what zoo Director Jay Tetzloff called “a truly unfortunate accident.”