Antarctic flight lands after month-long delay
This article is over 9 months old Flight from Paris to the continent has been delayed for three months due to poor weather An Airbus A340 passenger plane has landed on Antarctica for the…
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How to protect yourself from a cold-weather illness that is mostly a myth
In a town hall televised on cable on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was urging residents of the city to protect themselves against the sickly respiratory illness known as the lung…
FIFA officials turn out in droves for one of the world’s greatest soccer gatherings
World soccer is one of the planet’s great soap operas, but there’s one reality that doesn’t change regardless of the drama: Brazil has always been known for its star-studded team. The soccer community is…
From a retired NBA star to basketball hoops king in Qatar
Written by Staff Writer By Karalynn Andrews Karalynn Andrews is a history and literary studies graduate student at Auburn University in Alabama. When she’s not writing, she loves to watch movies and listen to…
Now Scientists Can Say That Neanderthals Wrote Human Genes
Imagine your family. How did you get along with them? For David Hill and Margaret Kurnit of Florida, it was extremely difficult. In 2014, Hill started noticing unusual teeth marks on the gum of…
The war in Syria has gone on for six years. Here are three sets of questions about it
Why are we looking at Syria’s Yarmouk camp and the destruction of its mostly Palestinian inhabitants, combined with Egypt’s shortlived travel ban of citizens of at least one country? To understand why, it helps…
Lydia Ko on winning back-to-back tournaments, going wire-to-wire, plus more
Photo It has been a crazy year for Lydia Ko. Her victory at the New Jersey Women’s Open, when she made birdies on each of the final four holes, broke her 15-year winless drought….
The FCC: We don’t ban cell phone calls in planes. Please stay off our flight
A few years back, it sounded likely that we would be turning off our phones by the time we boarded the plane. But flights are filled today with people using cell phones, many saying…
Philippines navy completes resupply mission to impounded Chinese ship
Says it has fulfilled part of plan to expand sea power to challenge other powers in the region The Philippines navy has completed a resupply mission to conduct maintenance on a warship that was…
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly quits: What you need to know
By Vua Byrn , CNN Written by Notre Dame football fanatics that hit the bricks on Saturday to watch the Fighting Irish kick off their season will be greeted with a surprise sight: not…