A 23andMe study compared genetic data to historical records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Key differences shed light on the brutality of slavery.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
People in several states mailed unsolicited packets of seeds that may be from China, officials say
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Court convicts 93-year-old concentration camp guard in one of the last Nazi trials in history
Bruno Dey was given a two-year suspended prison sentence for more than 5,230 counts of accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp.
Greta Thunberg won a $1.15M humanitarian prize. She’s donating it all to environmental groups.
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Ohio county creates hotline for residents to report people not wearing face masks
Three days after Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announced the hotline, the county had received more than 500 complaints.
Madeline Swegle becomes US Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot in its 110-year history
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A couple got lost on their way to a rehearsal dinner. Then a Colorado man pulled a gun on them.
A Colorado man is facing criminal charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a couple who used his driveway to turn around.
Dentist’s clever hack for making face masks fit better goes viral on TikTok
Olivia Cui demonstrates how to make a loose-fitting surgical mask tighter and more snug in a now-viral TikTok.
Man fights, kills one of the world’s deadliest snakes while driving 60 mph on Australian highway
A man was driving about 62 mph on a highway in Australia when a deadly snake slithered towards his legs and tried to bite him.