The Yankees finished their series in Texas with 22 consecutive scoreless innings. With the Mets off, Jacob deGrom looked sharp in a rehab assignment.
Get a Covid-19 vaccine in this town and you could win a cow
A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for its vaccinated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to boost the local Covid-19 vaccination drive.
NASA’s Mars helicopter aiming for two records on next flight
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter will take to the Martian skies for the sixth time in the coming days in a flight that will aim to set two records.
69 Big Cats Are Seized From Jeffrey Lowe, a Figure in ‘Tiger King’
Mr. Lowe and his wife, Lauren Lowe, are the latest figures from the Netflix series to face prosecutions by the U.S. government.
Taiwan Faces a Surge in New Covid-19 Infections
The island’s border controls had shielded it from the worst of the pandemic. But new variants and a slow vaccine rollout gave the virus an opening.
Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
Even as the authorities restrict speech in the Chinese territory, local artists are subtly rendering the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations in paintings, installations and other media.
Millions of mice are swarming Australian towns
“The only good mouse is a dead mouse,” Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister declared this week, as New South Wales stepped up its war on mice with a plan to poison the plague infesting large parts of the state.
Virgin Galactic preps rocket plane for Saturday test flight
Virgin Galactic will send its suborbital space plane on another rocket-powered test flight on Saturday as it eyes the launch of a space tourism service.
Trump Justice Dept. Seized CNN Reporter’s Email and Phone Records
In a wide-ranging request, federal prosecutors obtained records for Barbara Starr’s email accounts and multiple phone lines, the network said.
Newly leaked video shows a UFO disappear into the water
The Pentagon has confirmed these images of UFOs are part part of ongoing investigations. UFO enthusiast Jeremy Corbell has released leaked footage taken by a Navy ship.