year Amber Alert issued for missing 9-year-old boy in upstate New York: state police By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:44 +0000 Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said. Full Article
year Former truck driver arrested in Iowa for three murders dating back nearly 30 years By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:51:31 +0000 A fomer-long haul truck driver behind bars for allegedly killing three women in Tennessee and Wyoming in the 1990s is now being investigated for any ties he may have to other cold murder cases, police said. Full Article
year Lenihan: Difficult year ahead for IRFU By www.rte.ie Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:21:21 +0000 Former Ireland captain and team manager Donal Lenihan believes the nature of rugby means it will be one of the last contact sports to resume and that spells trouble for the IRFU. Full Article Rugby
year In China, 2,500-year-old evidence of cannabis smoking By www.pbs.org Published On :: An incense burner from a century tested positive for a chemical that’s released when THC is burned. Full Article
year Mammals’ weird way of swallowing is at least 165 million years old By www.pbs.org Published On :: A new fossil find may help pinpoint the origins of mammals’ uber-flexible hyoid bone, which anchors the tongue and gives us our signature swallowing style. Full Article
year A year ago, toxic red tide took over Florida’s Gulf Coast. What would it take to stop it next time? By www.pbs.org Published On :: Killing red tide cells en masse can unleash their potent toxin. That means researchers need to get creative. Full Article
year In 17,000-year-old puma poop, a glimpse of Ice Age parasites By www.pbs.org Published On :: The feces contain the oldest example of parasite DNA ever recorded. Full Article
year First Americans arrived at least 16,000 years ago, and probably by boat By www.pbs.org Published On :: Artifacts unearthed in Idaho challenge the idea that the first people to populate the Americas made the journey on foot around the end of the Ice Age. Full Article
year Water vapor found on an ‘Earth-sized’ exoplanet 110 light-years from home By www.pbs.org Published On :: Scientists say the planet, called K2-18b, is “the best candidate for habitability” beyond our solar system. Full Article
year Scientists are about to lock themselves into an Arctic ice floe for a year By www.pbs.org Published On :: In the largest Arctic expedition yet, researchers will gather as much data as they can on the fading ice—and climate change. Full Article
year These 480-million-year-old conga lines preserve early signs of group behavior By www.pbs.org Published On :: Nearly half a billion years ago, marine arthropods called trilobites lined up single-file before meeting a tragic end. Full Article
year New fossils capture million-year timeline of life after the dinosaurs died By www.pbs.org Published On :: Thousands of fossils from Colorado show how plants and animals evolved together after an asteroid devastated life on Earth. Full Article
year Anatomy professor uses 500-year-old da Vinci drawings to guide cadaver dissection By www.pbs.org Published On :: Leonardo da Vinci dissected some 30 cadavers in his lifetime, leaving behind a trove of beautiful—and accurate—anatomical drawings. Full Article
year Up to 190,000 coronavirus deaths possible in Africa in first year of pandemic unless there’s containment: WHO By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:08:02 +0000 Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Full Article
year 94-year-old ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing accused of sexual assault By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:30:21 +0000 France's former 94-year-old president Valery Giscard d'Estaing is accused of sexually assaulting a German reporter. Full Article
year SEE IT: 4-year-old with cancer has emotional reunion with dad after 7 weeks apart amid coronavirus By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:33:21 +0000 The heartwarming reunion, which clearly made little Mila Sneddon's day, took the young girl completely by surprise. Full Article
year Clippers' NBA title ambitions initiated by last year's trade deadline deals By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 23:03:47 -0500 While Kawhi Leonard and Paul George certainly helped the Clippers' transformation into an NBA title contender, the team's trades from a year ago played a big role too. Full Article
year Lakers' LeBron James says layoff is not good for his 35-year-old body By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:49:09 -0400 LeBron James doesn't want to hear any more about how a break in the schedule might be good for his 35-year-old body. 'It's actually the opposite for me,' he says. Full Article
year Remembering Jerry West's 60-footer, Lakers heartbreak 50 years ago By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:14 -0400 It's been 50 years since Lakers great Jerry West made a 60-foot basket to send Game 3 of the NBA Finals into overtime. The Lakers lost that game and series. Full Article
year Two years ago, she competed on 'The Voice.' Now she's the star of a coronavirus block party By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 03:04:59 -0400 A former contestant on "The Voice" leads a weekly performance in her Upland cul-de-sac where neighbors connect to get through the pandemic together. Full Article
year USC's Alissa Pili chosen Pac-12 freshman of the year By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 13:11:33 -0500 USC's Alissa Pili was named Pac-12 freshman of the year Tuesday while UCLA's Michaela Onyenwere and Japreece Dean were selected along with Pili to the 15-player All-Pac-12 first team. Full Article
year USC freshman Onyeka Okongwu snubbed from Pac-12 freshman of the year award By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 07:38:11 -0400 USC's Onyeka Okongwu was not named the conference's freshman of the year. Instead the honor went to Arizona's Zeke Nnaji. Full Article
year Tayler Katoa on a mission to help USC after two years of wondering By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 12:58:11 -0400 Tayler Katoa was ecstatic when USC coach Clay Helton supported his Mormon mission, but the linebacker always wondered if the Trojans would welcome him back. Full Article
year USC, king of producing NFL draft picks, had a historically poor showing this year By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:01:46 -0400 USC's lead in all-time NFL draft picks is down to one over Notre Dame after only two Trojans, Michael Pittman Jr. and Austin Jackson, were selected. Full Article
year Op-Ed: I've been an ER doctor for 20 years. I'll never forget this COVID-19 patient By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 06:15:01 -0400 He was a very sick man when he arrived in our emergency room, but he was more worried about the hospital staff than about himself. Full Article
year This year's Earth Day will be as angry — and clever — as the one that started it 50 years ago By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:17 -0400 Like everything else, street protest during a pandemic has to take other forms. Full Article
year Joe Maddon expects prospect Jo Adell to get loud for many years to come By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:36:03 -0500 New Angels manager Joe Maddon rewards players with 'I GOT LOUD' T-shirts when they make impressive contact. He expects prospect Jo Adell to get loud in the future. Full Article
year Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:56 -0400 At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008. Full Article
year Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:56 -0400 At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008. Full Article
year Flynn fights for exoneration two years after pleading guilty By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:20:24 -0400 Trump's first national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI in the Russia investigation. But now he insists his case should be thrown out and the alleged injustice has become a rallying cry for Trump supporters. Full Article
year Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:56 -0400 At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008. Full Article
year A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S. By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Governors are starting to float ideas for reopening schools. But there are many concerns about what education will look like when that happens. Full Article
year How The Approval Of The Birth Control Pill 60 Years Ago Helped Change Lives By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:59:00 -0400 Before the pill was approved by the FDA on May 9, 1960, there were few contraceptive options available to young women. It revolutionized family planning and the sex lives of millions of Americans. Full Article
year L.A. Times editor reflects on year in journalism By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:16:00 -0500 A memo to the newsroom from Times Editor Davan Maharaj: As we embark on a new year, I want to take a moment to review the exceptional work you produced in 2013, and offer my heartfelt thanks for it. Full Article
year Sportsperson of the Year debate draws its own backlash By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:38:00 -0500 Sports Illustrated named Serena Williams its Sportsperson of the Year on Monday. Full Article
year NYC man charged with murder for baseball-bat attack against street thief after victim dies 5 years later By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:03:54 +0000 Craig Nathaniel, 33, already served five years probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the Dec. 23, 2012, attack. Full Article
year Amber Alert issued for missing 9-year-old boy in upstate New York: state police By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:09:44 +0000 Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said. Full Article
year Elliott: Rob Blake should have realized Kings needed an overhaul years ago By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:48:18 -0500 Kings GM Rob Blake said the roster needed to be reshaped after he traded Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto. He should have known long ago. Full Article
year Kings re-sign forward Martin Frk to a two-year contract extension By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 02:22:04 -0500 Kings forward Martin Frk signs a two-year contract with the team as he continues to cement his place on the roster. Full Article
year Elliott: Forty years later, 'Miracle on Ice' still has a lot of meaning to players and fans By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:15:26 -0500 The 1980 U.S Olympic hockey team gathered in Las Vegas to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 'Miracle on Ice,' and the stories remained riveting. Full Article
year Ducks sign 2019 first-round pick Trevor Zegras to a three-year entry-level contract By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:36:40 -0400 The Ducks signed Boston University center Trevor Zegras, whom they drafted ninth overall in 2019, to a three-year entry-level contract. Full Article
year Kings re-sign defenseman Kurtis MacDermid to two-year contract By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:11:17 -0400 Kings defenseman Kurtis MacDermid, who was scheduled to become a restricted free agent, signed a two-year deal with the team Friday. Full Article
year SEE IT: 4-year-old with cancer has emotional reunion with dad after 7 weeks apart amid coronavirus By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:33:21 +0000 The heartwarming reunion, which clearly made little Mila Sneddon's day, took the young girl completely by surprise. Full Article
year After six years, the Dodgers' channel will be widely available in L.A. What happened? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 22:48:07 -0400 Old-fashioned horse trading helped bring AT&T and Charter to resolve long-standing differences that blacked out Dodgers games in most parts of L.A. Full Article
year ‘The Masked Singer’ renewed for fourth season, hoping to premiere later this year By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:40:41 +0000 The secret celebrity singing competition, in which Grammy Award-winning superstars, TV personalities, professional athletes and even politicians (Sarah Palin) square off under elaborately ornate costumes, is tentatively aiming for a fall premiere. Full Article
year Bob Dylan announces first original album in 8 years, releases new song By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:25:42 +0000 Bob Dylan is done blowing in the wind. Full Article
year After 10 years of marriage, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Caterina Scorsone splits from Rob Giles By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:12:47 +0000 Scorsone and Giles were wed in Toronto in June 2009 and share three children together -- daughters Eliza, 7, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, 3, and Arwen, who was born in December. Full Article
year SEE IT: 4-year-old with cancer has emotional reunion with dad after 7 weeks apart amid coronavirus By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:33:21 +0000 The heartwarming reunion, which clearly made little Mila Sneddon's day, took the young girl completely by surprise. Full Article
year Dad throws 1-year-old daughter off ‘steep cliff’ into ravine, killing baby whose ‘smile was contagious’ By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:44:50 +0000 A California dad allegedly tossed his baby daughter off a “steep cliff” to her death after he stabbed the child’s mom and a bystander who tried to help, relatives and police said. Full Article
year Coronavirus delays list of most popular baby names this year By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:39:53 +0000 The Social Security Administration will not release its list of popular baby names this year. Full Article