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Alaska Air, FedEx Planes in Near Miss at Newark Airport
Close Call at Newark
Airport Spurs Probe
Mar 21, 2026 9:30 AM CDT
AI Slop Videos Are Hijacking Kids' Brains
Kids Are Watching AI
Misinfo 'at an Industrial Scale'
Mar 21, 2026 7:10 AM CDT
Woman Contracts Botulism From Bite of Fermented Swordfish
Woman Felled by Tiny Bite
of Fermented Swordfish
in case you missed it
Mar 21, 2026 5:50 AM CDT
90K Bottles of Children's Pain Medication Recalled
90K Bottles of Children's
Pain Medication Recalled
Mar 20, 2026 1:42 PM CDT
New iPhone Hack Puts Older Devices at Risk
New iPhone Hack Puts
Older Devices at Risk
Mar 19, 2026 3:20 PM CDT
Report Reveals Pilot's In-Air Collapse From Food Poisoning
Report: Co-Pilot Landed
Plane After Pilot Fainted
Mar 19, 2026 5:42 AM CDT
Costco Recalls Meatloaf Kits Over Salmonella Risk
Costco Recalls Meatloaf Kits
Over Salmonella Risk
Mar 17, 2026 12:04 PM CDT
Norovirus Sickens 153 Aboard Princess Cruise Ship
Norovirus Sickens 153 Aboard
Princess Cruise Ship
Mar 16, 2026 3:00 AM CDT
AI-Generated Influencers Are Selling Real Supplements
Deepfake Influencers
Push Supplements Online
Mar 15, 2026 3:39 PM CDT
Chatbots Helped 'Teens' Plan Real-World Violence
Chatbots Thought
They Were Teens,
Encouraged
Violence
INVESTIGATION
Mar 11, 2026 9:40 AM CDT
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Kids Were Home at Time of Shooting
Rihanna and Family Were Home
When Shooting Took Place
Mar 11, 2026 1:00 AM CDT
FDA Warns 9 States Over Potentially Tainted Oysters, Clams
FDA Warns 9 States
Over Potentially
Tainted Oysters, Clams
Mar 10, 2026 6:22 PM CDT
Severe Weather Outbreak Puts Nearly 80M People at Risk
Severe Weather Outbreak
Puts Nearly 80M People at Risk
Mar 10, 2026 5:49 PM CDT
NYPD Searching for Man in Random Subway Assaults
Man Wanted After Shoving
2 Onto NYC Subway Tracks
Mar 10, 2026 5:55 AM CDT
California Motel Shuttered After 2 Women Die in Same Room
California Motel Closed After
2 Women Die in Same Room
Mar 10, 2026 12:30 AM CDT
NPS Warns of Glen Canyon Quicksand Hazards
National Park Service
Issues Quicksand Warning
Mar 9, 2026 4:33 PM CDT
In Flooded Australia, Crocs 'Absolutely Everywhere'
In Flooded Australia,
Crocs 'Absolutely Everywhere'
Mar 9, 2026 10:03 AM CDT
AI Bot Starts Mining Crypto on Its Own
AI Bot Starts Mining
Crypto on Its Own
Mar 9, 2026 6:00 AM CDT
Police Test Suspicious Devices Ignited at Gracie Mansion Rally
Device Thrown at Protest
Was an Explosive: NYPD
updated
Mar 8, 2026 2:59 PM CDT
Foreigner Kidnappings Surge in Volatile African Region
In Africa's Sahel, Foreigner
Abductions Abound
LONGFORM
Mar 8, 2026 12:36 PM CDT
Respiratory Virus That Lacks Vaccine Spreads in US
Respiratory Virus
That Lacks Vaccine
Spreads in US
Mar 7, 2026 2:59 PM CST
Potato Chips Recalled Over Possible Milk Tainting
People With Dairy Allergies,
Pay Attention to This Recall
Mar 7, 2026 10:30 AM CST
Cops: He Killed 3 Women for Their Cars, Money
Cops: He Killed 3 Women
for Their Cars, Money
Mar 6, 2026 7:52 AM CST
Louisiana Rattled by Strongest Quake in 20 Years
Louisiana Jolted
by 2nd-Strongest
Quake on Record
Mar 6, 2026 4:44 AM CST
Altman to OpenAI Staff: Pentagon Is in Driver's Seat
Altman to OpenAI Staff:
Hegseth Is in Driver's Seat
Mar 5, 2026 2:00 AM CST
Trader Joe's Recalls Frozen Food Products
Reports of Glass
in Frozen Food
Prompt Recall
Mar 4, 2026 4:53 PM CST
Cops: Bus Driver Was Driving Drunk With 54 Kids
Bus Driver Ferrying 54 Kids
Blew 4 Times Legal Limit: Cops
Mar 4, 2026 7:11 AM CST
ChatGPT Health Tool Isn't So Great in a Crisis
ChatGPT Health Tool Isn't
So Great in a Crisis
NEW STUDY
Mar 3, 2026 5:48 AM CST
Roommate Accused of Spraying Poison on Food
Roommate Accused of
Spraying Poison on Food
Feb 27, 2026 12:37 PM CST
US Embassy in Israel to Staff: Get Out Now if You Want to Go
US Embassy in Israel to Staff:
Get Out Now if You Want to Go
Feb 27, 2026 10:08 AM CST
Walmart Cottage Cheese Recalled Over Health Risk
Check Your Fridge for
Walmart Cottage Cheese
Feb 26, 2026 12:13 PM CST
Report: Bullet Hole Found in American Airlines Plane
Report: Bullet Hole Found
in American Airlines Plane
Feb 26, 2026 10:47 AM CST
Sinkhole Swallows Truck, SUV in Omaha
Sinkhole Swallows 2 Vehicles
at Omaha Intersection
VIDEO
Feb 25, 2026 1:55 PM CST
In 95% of War Games, AI Models Go Nuclear
In 95% of War Games,
AI Models Go Nuclear
NEW STUDY
Feb 25, 2026 11:05 AM CST
ISIS Affiliate Pushes Recruits to Embrace AI
ISIS Offshoot Wants Members
to 'Responsibly' Tap Into AI
Feb 25, 2026 9:00 AM CST
Mexico's Vanishing Problem Is Getting Worse
Mexico's Vanishing
Problem Is Getting Worse
Feb 21, 2026 5:30 PM CST
Mississippi Hospital's Clinics Closed After Ransomware Hit
Mississippi Hospital's Clinics
Closed After Ransomware Hit
Feb 21, 2026 10:50 AM CST
Ring Founder Defends Super Bowl Ad Amid Backlash
Leaked Ring Email: 'Search
Party' Is for More Than Dogs
Feb 19, 2026 9:46 AM CST
'Brown Out' Blamed for 30-Vehicle Crash in Colorado
'Brown Out' Blamed for
30-Vehicle Crash in Colorado
Feb 17, 2026 9:19 PM CST
AI-Only Social Network Lets Bots Mingle, Plot
AI-Only Social Network
Lets Bots Mingle, Plot
Feb 3, 2026 10:31 AM CST
Cops: Man Drove 24 Hours to Kidnap Young Sisters in Florida
Cops: Man Drove 24 Hours to
Abduct Girls He Met on Roblox
Feb 3, 2026 9:55 AM CST
Police: Savannah Guthrie's Mom Likely Abducted
Police: Savannah Guthrie's
Mom Likely Abducted
Feb 3, 2026 12:00 AM CST
Savannah Guthrie's Mom Goes Missing, Foul Play Probed
Savannah Guthrie's Mom
Goes Missing, Foul Play Probed
Feb 2, 2026 5:31 AM CST
A Flawed Major Drug-Testing Lab Dodged Questions for Years
A Flawed Major Drug-Testing
Lab Dodged Questions for Years
LONGFORM
Feb 1, 2026 4:00 PM CST
Burglars' New Trick: Hidden Cameras to Case Houses
Cops: Burglars Planting
Cameras to Case Houses
Feb 1, 2026 7:29 AM CST
Feds Secretly Weaken Nuclear Safety Rules for New Reactors
Feds Take 'Wrecking Ball'
to Nuclear Safety Rules
Jan 29, 2026 2:00 AM CST
Cops: To Derail Trial, Gang Tried to Assassinate the Judge
Cops: To Derail Trial, Gang
Tried to Assassinate the Judge
Jan 28, 2026 5:31 AM CST
Ex-Senator Guilty of Drugging French Lawmaker to Abuse Her
Ex-Senator Guilty of Drugging
French Lawmaker to Abuse Her
Jan 27, 2026 10:16 PM CST
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