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Here's what happened when people tried to storm Area 51

Today's the day. A day that will live on in infamy. That's right, it's the day a bunch of people decided to storm Area 51 to "rescue" the aliens → Read More

Politicians react to deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas

Two deadly mass shootings occurred in a 24-hour period on Saturday and Sunday, leaving 30 people dead, including one of the shooters, and dozens more were → Read More

A brief history of NASA's Apollo program

People around the country and the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first crewed mission to the moon, this week. However, the → Read More

Apollo 1: The moon mission that ended in a fatal fire

This week, NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first crewed mission to the moon. However, as its name implies, the Apollo 11 → Read More

Divers spotted a giant jellyfish the size of a human off the English coast

You've heard of giant squids. But have you heard of giant jellyfish? Biologist Lizzie Daly spotted the massive barrel jellyfish in Falmouth, a town on the → Read More

Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of Pride

In June 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in New York City, sparking a riot that launched the LGBTQ+ rights movement around the world. → Read More

She thought she had an infection. She actually had bees living inside her eye.

Sometimes reality is even scarier than searching mystery afflictions on WebMD. A Taiwanese woman, identified only by her last name He, was pulling weeds → Read More

5 things R. Kelly said in his explosive interview with Gayle King

R&B singer R. Kelly, who has been accused of multiple instances of sexual and physical abuse, sat down with CBS' Gayle King for a nearly 80-minute → Read More

February's Full Snow Moon will be the largest supermoon of 2019

If you missed last month’s Super Blood Wolf Moon, plan on staying up late Tuesday night to catch another stellar celestial event. The full moon on Tuesday, Feb. 19 will the biggest supermoon of 2019, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. The moon will be at its closest point to Earth all year as well as the largest full moon all year, making it appear as much as 14 percent larger and 30 percent… → Read More