German police say 8 are dead in Jehovah's Witnesses hall shooting
Police in Hamburg, Germany, said the shooting killed eight people, apparently including the perpetrator, while an unspecified number of other people were wounded, some of them seriously.
Read more ...The first wiring map of an insect's brain hints at incredible complexity
Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.
Read more ...A Russian barrage on Ukrainian targets Thursday included the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile — a weapon that can travel four times the speed of sound and is thought to be nuclear-capable.
Read more ...A wild cat was found in Cincinnati with cocaine in its system. No, it's not a movie
The story of Amiry, the serval found in a tree, happened in January, but was only made public recently. He's been doing well at the Cincinnati Zoo, which reportedly hopes to make him a cat ambassador.
Read more ...Honduran president ends ban on emergency contraception, making it widely available
President Xiomara Castro, the country's first female leader, announced the policy shift in the final hours of International Women's Day.
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