The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of a locally acquired strain of malaria in more than 40 years on Friday.
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‘Lolita the whale’ made famous by her five decades in captivity, dies before being freed
The orca at the Miami Seaquarium became famous as Lolita before her name was changed to Toki and plans were made to move her. Toki died Friday.
0819 Today in History
0819 Today in History
San Francisco launches driverless shuttle service
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns.San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities worldwide testing out driverless buses. (Aug. 18)(AP Video/T…
Georgia teacher fired for teaching fifth graders about gender binary
A Georgia school board voted along party lines to fire a Georgia teacher who taught her fifth grade class about gender fluidity.
Keith Olberman explains how he became ‘born again in dogs’
August is Clear the Shelters month, but for advocates like Keith Olberman, the push for dog adoptions is year-round.
Demonstrators appear outside of each of former President Donald Trump’s indictments
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted four times now, in New York City; Miami; Washington; and Atlanta.
Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape
Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar criminal business in the U.S. that continues with little effective opposition
Peatland fire threatens homes on Sumatra island
Firefighters on Friday were trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that was growing in size near a dense residential area. (Aug. 18)
Fire nears capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories were rushing to beat a noon Friday deadline to evacuate their homes as one of hundreds of wildfires raging in the territories moved closer to the city of 20,000. (Aug. 18)
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