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Pope Leo breaks from papal dress codes - with a White Sox baseball cap
CNN - The pope has been spotted in sportswear - and this time it isn't AI. Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the Vatican, making him the first pope to make such a casual pairing with his white cassocks. Leo, born Robert Provost, was p...
Jun 13, 2025
Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island
(UPI) -- The miniature dachshund who fled from her owners on Australia's Kangaroo Island has been rescued after 549 days in the wild. The dog, named Valerie, fled from a Stokes Bay campsite while visiting with her owners, Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock, in November 2023. The duo spent a week searching the area with ...
May 02, 2025
These groups are working to save bees and butterflies on the brink. Here's how you can help the pollinators
CNN - You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are struggling. Five butterfly species in the United States have gone extinct since 1950, and dozens more are on the verge of extinction according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conser...
Dec 05, 2024
'Great enigma': Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious Roman object
CNN - Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actually used for. The 12-sided object is one of just 33 known to exist in Roman Britain, and one of approximately 130 in the world. It is considered "one of archaeology's gre...
Apr 30, 2024
A sea otter pup found alone in Alaska has a new home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium
CHICAGO (AP) - An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. He is Pup EL2306 - proper name to be determined - a northern sea otter who was found alone and malnourished in the remote town of Seldovia in October and taken to the Alaska SeaLife Cent...
Dec 13, 2023
Gigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England's 'Jurassic Coast'
CNN - The remarkably well-preserved skull of a gigantic pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, has been discovered on a beach in the county of Dorset in southern England, and it could reveal secrets about these awe-inspiring creatures. Pliosaurs dominated the oceans at a time when dinosaurs roamed the land. The unearthed...
Dec 13, 2023
TSA's 2024 canine calendar will melt your travelin' heart
(CNN)- It's not often that the words "TSA" and "adorable" come together in the same sentence. Long lines, discarded items, a sometimes-grumpy atmosphere - not much to love there. But those two words are a natural pairing when it comes the Transportation Security Administration's annual canine calend...
Nov 29, 2023
Watch 21-year-old solve Rubik's Cube in astonishing 3.13 seconds
(USA Today)- Look out, cubing fans, the master of Rubik's has outdone himself again. Max Park, a 21-year-old California native, was declared the new world record holder last week after solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube in a matter of 3.13 seconds, surpassing former champ Yusheng Du's time of 3.47 seconds. Park's landmark ac...
Jun 16, 2023
'Largest underwater scanning project in history' gives never-before-seen view of Titanic
CNN - The mysterious 1912 sinking of the luxury passenger liner, the Titanic, has long served as a source of fascination for many. Historians now believe that a new underwater scanning project may provide answers to some of the unanswered questions regarding the tragedy that killed more than 1,500 people. A team of sci...
May 22, 2023
Snoopy is real! Meet Bayley, the cartoon dog's doppelganger
CNN - Calling all cute pet lovers, i.e., everyone. The Instagram account for a certain Mini Sheepadoodle named Bayley is going viral, thanks to the adorable black-and-white pooch's astounding and uncanny resemblance to Snoopy, the canine mascot for the Peanuts cartoon troupe. Bayley, who according to the pup's Instagra...
Apr 13, 2023
