Xiao Qi Ji, a panda on loan from China, is celebrating his third birthday and his last in the United States, as he is set to return to China.
Author: Ariana Triggs, Associated Press
Doctors pluck roundworm parasite from woman’s brain during biopsy
A neurosurgeon performing a biopsy pulled a roundworm, known as a parasite that infects snakes, from a woman’s brain.
From insects to gorillas: 19,000 zoo animals set to be weighed in yearly check-up
The staff at the London Zoo is giving 19,000 animals their annual physical, getting their lengths and weights over the course of several days.
New video contradicts officer’s account of deadly shooting of Eddie Irizarry
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw suspended Officer Mark Dial after new video contradicted his story in the death of Eddie Irizarry.
Women and doctors challenge Texas abortion ban, demand clarity for exceptions
Women and doctors are challenging Texas’ abortion ban, saying it doesn’t properly outline exceptions that allow for life-saving terminations.
Rikkie Kollé becomes first transgender woman to win Miss Netherlands pageant
Rikkie Kollé, a transgender woman, won the title of Miss Netherlands, a first in the pageant’s 94-year history.
Landslide destroys luxury homes in Southern California neighborhood
Luxury homes in Southern California shifted off of their foundations during a landslide.
Judge sentences student to life for 2021 death of Spanish teacher over bad grade
A judge in Iowa sentenced 17-year-old Willard Miller to life in prison for the 2021 murder of his Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber.
International African-American Museum opens at site of busiest American slave port
The International African-American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooks Gadsden’s Wharf, once the busiest slave port in America.
Shooter in 2018 Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue attack found guilty
A jury found 50-year-old Robert Bowers guilty in the 2018 attack on Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue that left 11 worshipers dead.