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A photo released by the Peruvian government shows the figure of a feline on a hillside in Nazca, Peru, this month.Credit...Johny Islas/Peru's Ministry of Culture-Nasca-Palpa, via Associated Press
2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru
Woman missing for 2 weeks found safe in Zion National Park
No Polish Navy divers were injured when the munition exploded under about 30 feet of water off Swinoujscie, Poland.Credit...Poznan Technical University, via Associated Press
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World War II-era ‘earthquake bomb’ explodes in Polish waters October 15, 2020 | 3:33 PM
An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on May 12, 2020. - The airline and travel industries have been devasted by the coronavirus pandemic as Stay-at-Home orders in Los Angeles, which began in mid-March and were due to end in mid-May, have been extended to July. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Jetpack sighted again above Los Angeles, this time at 6,000 feet October 15, 2020 | 3:25 PM
Amy Cooper was publicly shamed and lost her job after an encounter in Central Park that reignited discussions about false accusations made against Black people to the police. Credit...Christian Cooper, via Associated Press
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Amy Cooper made 2nd 911 call to falsely accuse Black bird-watcher October 14, 2020 | 12:49 PM
Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Ethan Berkowitz addresses the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Berkowitz on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a female reporter, three days after she made online allegations against the married official. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
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Anchorage mayor resigns after admitting to 'inappropriate' relationship with TV anchor October 14, 2020 | 10:03 AM
Brianna Hill gave birth to Cassius Phillip Hill Andrew between sections of the bar exam.
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She was going into labor. But she had a bar exam to finish. October 13, 2020 | 1:36 PM
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, file photo, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz addresses reporters at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Berkowitz on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a female reporter, three days after she made online allegations against the married Berkowitz. (AP Photos/Mark Thiessen, File)
Alaska
Anchorage mayor apologizes for ‘inappropriate messaging relationship’ with news anchor October 13, 2020 | 9:35 AM
Ocean Spray teamed up with a local car dealer to give Nathan Apodaca a pickup truck after his video went viral.
National
Millions of views and a gift truck later, Nathan Apodaca keeps the vibe going October 8, 2020 | 10:39 AM
In an undated image provided to The New York Times, Rocco Sapienza, 80, who died after another man pushed him during a dispute at a bar in New York State. When Sapienza noticed a fellow customer not wearing a face mask, he confronted him — the customer responded by swiftly pushing him to the ground, the police said. (via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY MASK DISPUTE DEATH BY TROY CLOSSON FOR OCT. 6, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
Coronavirus
80-year-old is killed in upstate New York after asking bar patron to wear mask October 7, 2020 | 10:28 AM
Crime
Grandparents are kidnapped, taken to Canada, ransomed for cocaine or $3.5 million October 6, 2020 | 3:00 PM
John Joseph Yozviak, 38, and Mary Katherine Horton, 37.
Crime
Parents face murder charge in death of girl with severe lice October 5, 2020 | 12:26 PM
Politics
Watch Chris Cuomo's heated interview with Ted Cruz October 1, 2020 | 10:47 AM
Clare Bronfman arrives at federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Bronfman, the Seagram's liquor fortune heir and a wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of self-improvement group NXIVM in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, faces sentencing Wednesday in the federal conspiracy case. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
NXIVM
Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman sentenced for fraud in NXIVM sex trafficking case October 1, 2020 | 10:03 AM
A photo provided by the Sea View Koh Chang resort, of the Sea View Koh Chang resort on the island of Koh Chang in Thailand. Under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, an American man was arrested in September 2020, after posting a negative review about the resort. (Sea View Koh Chang via The New York Times)
Travel
American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort September 28, 2020 | 1:10 PM
Coronavirus
A police officer Tasered a maskless woman at a youth football game. Then, police and schools were flooded with threats. September 28, 2020 | 12:31 PM
An unauthorized breakroom discovered below tracks in Grand Central Terminal had a flat-screen TV, in addition to a couch, foldout cot and inflatable mattress, investigators said. MUST CREDIT: Office of the Inspector General Metropolitan Transportation Authority
NYC
3 accused of creating 'man cave' under Grand Central Terminal September 24, 2020 | 4:40 PM
National News
A tall tale about big fish leads to felonies in Utah September 24, 2020 | 12:22 PM
Travel
A N.H. mom's 2-year-old son wouldn't wear a mask on a plane. They got kicked off the flight. September 21, 2020 | 4:24 PM
Tourists visit the pool outside of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
The Falwells
The Falwells, the pool attendant, and the double life that brought them all down September 18, 2020 | 10:42 AM
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Vaccine
When will you be able to get a coronavirus vaccine? September 17, 2020 | 4:17 PM
In this Feb. 23, 2014, file photo Jason Ravnsborg speaks in Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually killed a pedestrian whose body was not found until the next day, state investigators said Monday Sept. 14, 2020.
National News
South Dakota's attorney general said he thought he hit a deer. The next day, he found a dead man's body in a ditch. September 15, 2020 | 10:31 AM
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
College
An Illinois university had a great coronavirus plan, but students partied on September 11, 2020 | 9:14 AM
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Surprise Bills
Coronavirus tests are supposed to be free. The surprise bills come anyway. September 9, 2020 | 9:37 AM
Jennifer Flanigan loads up a cart at a Kroger store in West Chester, Ohio on Sept. 7, 2020.
Groceries
7 ways the pandemic has changed how we shop for food September 9, 2020 | 9:05 AM
FILE -- A bust of George Washington at George Washington University in Washington, Jan. 14, 2015. George Washington University said on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, that it was looking into a blog post, written under the name of an associate professor of history, saying she had engaged in a yearslong deception by assuming various Black identities even though she is white. (Mary F. Calvert/The New York Times)
Jessica Krug
George Washington University investigates claim that professor Jessica Krug pretended to be Black September 4, 2020 | 10:31 AM
National News
One man’s plea to his city council: Rename boneless chicken wings September 3, 2020 | 5:53 PM
World
3-year-old clinging to unicorn float is rescued from sea in Greece August 28, 2020 | 12:59 PM
Students gathering on the Syracuse University campus on Wednesday Aug. 19, 2020, in Syracuse, NY. Syracuse University has issued suspensions to 23 students in the wake of the large on-campus gathering that administrators say could force them to shut down campus. College officials announced the disciplinary action late Thursday, Aug. 21, 2020. (Walter Freeman via AP)
Syracuse
Syracuse students suspended in latest crackdown by colleges August 21, 2020 | 4:30 PM
Robert O’Neill
Delta bans purported Osama bin Laden killer for not wearing a mask August 21, 2020 | 11:55 AM
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The 'Lottery Lawyer' promised winners he'd protect their money. Then he stole millions, feds say. August 20, 2020 | 10:45 AM
National
A protester tried to ID a police officer on Twitter. Now he faces a felony — along with four who retweeted him. August 7, 2020 | 9:56 AM