Chicago-area officials have repeatedly warned locals of raccoons infected with the distemper virus, which can cause the animals to act like “zombies.”
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
‘I graduated. These high school students couldn’t’: Viral grad cap honors shooting victims
The viral video shows a student’s graduation mortarboard decorated with a QR code that links to a webpage honoring school shooting victims.
Author accused of shaming black Metro employee for eating on train; book deal halted
AuthorNatasha Tynes has been accused of shaming a black woman who works on the Washington. D.C., Metro for eating on a train.
Penguin and seal poop gives life to Antarctica, new study finds
Researchers found “hotspots” of biodiversity surrounding Antarctic colonies of seals and penguins. The cause: Gasses from the animals’ waste.
Poway synagogue shooting: Congregants heed call to ‘fill the synagogue’ days after tragedy
Congregants at theChabad of Poway heeded a call to”fill the synagogue”on Friday night, nearly one week after a deadly synagogue shooting.
#FeelingCute challenge: Texas prison guards fired after probe into ‘inappropriate’ posts
The trend often involvesuniformed workers posting selfies coupled with captions joking about what their work day may entail.
‘We don’t know if it’s enough’: $1 billion may not cover Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilding costs after fire
An international surge in donations may not yet cover the rebuilding costs of Paris’ beloved Notre Dame Cathedral, officials say.
‘SCOHOL’: Contractor misspelled ‘school’ on Florida road, city confirms
The contractor spelled the word”SCOHOL” — an unfortunate error the city said would be quickly fixed.
Massive Notre Dame Cathedral donations draw high-profile backlash
A common position among critics: The mega-donationsprove social problems couldbe quickly addressed if the wealthy were motivated to do so.
‘Delivery man’ with crossbow hidden in a box shoots woman, police say
Canadian police say the suspect approached the home carrying a large box containing a crossbow designed to hunt “large game such as moose and deer.”