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It turns out getting beheaded doesn’t mean automatic death for every animal. Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body after cutting off their own head, according to a study published Monday in Current Biology. Some animals like these sacoglossan slugs, also known as sap-sucking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A stark contrast to previous marches, Omaha Women’s Day March 2021 will not take place in person and will not be limited to the one day. This year, the event features two weeks worth of online panels and discussions centered around uplifting women in
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(CNN Español) — La Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Ventura, California, informó el jueves en un comunicado que el martes fueron arrestados siete presuntos integrantes de una red que se habría lucrado de explotar a mujeres laboral y sexualmente en negocios ilícitos en el sur del estado. Según las autoridades, los siete detenidos -cuatro
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Several people gathered to protest the possible permanent closure of the historic Landmark’s River Oaks Theatre after it has continuously suffered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a 6-month closure at the start of the pandemic last year, the owners struggled to pay rent and fell
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It’s the remake of all remakes. Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel, two of music’s most powerful voices, have teamed up for a new version of Khan’s iconic 1978 single, “I’m Every Woman,” to celebrate International Women’s Day. The music video, in partnership with CARE, features leaders and activists Dolores Huerta, Sheryl Sandberg, Laverne Cox and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A family in southwest Houston said they’re on the verge of losing their home following the aftermath of the winter storm that hit Houston three weeks ago. Like many others, Ossie Riley’s water pipes froze and burst, but her pipe issues also brought major flooding
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — An Oregon City woman recently thwarted a suspected scammer who was going door-to-door pretending to work for Portland General Electric. Police say it happened on March 1 in the Tower Vista neighborhood. Marie Thiele told FOX 12 that the man was trying to
Continue Reading At least 31 people died in multiple explosions at a military base in the port city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, the Central African country’s health ministry confirmed in a statement on social media Monday. More than 400 were injured and many missing under the rubble, the ministry had said after the huge blasts on
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Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn’t know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI’s most wanted list. Gillcrist, 63, told CNN affiliate WECT that she took a home DNA test in 2017. When filling out the paperwork accompanying the test, she checked the box
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WQAD) — An exhibit at the West Des Moines Historical Society is giving visitors a glimpse into four women’s lives who helped on the Underground Railroad in Iowa. The exhibit is titled ‘”Profiles in Courage: Iowa women in the Underground Railroad.” It highlights Charlotta
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — He made it his mission to clean up all of the trash in Eaton Canyon, one of LA’s most popular hiking spots. And after nearly two years, Edgar McGregor says he has finally done it! McGregor says he visits the park every day, filling
Continue ReadingThis week’s news coverage of the coronavirus will toggle between retrospectives about the one-year anniversary of the pandemic and forward-looking reports about vaccines and variants. I have compiled what some news outlets are doing to mark the moment, but first, here is a flashback to twelve months ago. What this week last year felt like
Continue ReadingNew guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely visit with other vaccinated people and small groups of unvaccinated people in some circumstances, but there are still important safety precautions needed. “Covid-19 continues to exert a tremendous toll on our nation. Like you, I want
Continue Reading White and Black Americans’ perceptions of race relations and the circumstances around George Floyd’s death remain split, a new poll has found. Ahead of the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, a USA Today/Ipsos poll explored America’s views on race, policing and Floyd’s killing. The
Continue ReadingArkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners. “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Bomber, murdered three people and terrorized a city. He’ll be getting a $1,400 stimulus check as part of the Democrats’ ‘COVID relief’ bill,” Cotton tweeted on Saturday to his approximately
Continue Reading In an interview filled with one bombshell after another, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed their fears and struggles with racism in the royal family. But one unlikely hero emerged in the saga: Tyler Perry. Perry has built an entertainment empire as a writer, actor, producer and director. But one of his biggest legacies involves
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives now appears to be on track for a final vote Wednesday on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had initially said that the House would vote Tuesday after the legislation passed out of the Senate over the weekend, but now the vote will “most likely”
Continue Reading Kentucky state lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to insult or taunt a law enforcement officer in a way that could provoke a violent response. It’s one of several provisions included in a larger bill that seeks to increase penalties for crimes related to riots. A state Senate committee passed
Continue Reading For many people who work as tour guides, showing people around a new city involves a little bit of getting off the beaten track. But when there is no track at all, you just have to blaze one yourself. That has been the story of Fatima, the only woman working as a tour guide in
Continue ReadingThe task force established to review security at the US Capitol released its final report Monday, which calls for sweeping changes to improve US Capitol Police’s emergency response and multiple security enhancements around the Capitol complex. The report includes recommendations for increasing Capitol Police’s intelligence gathering capabilities, a permanent quick reaction force and implementing mobile
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