Good afternoon! While dogs might be humankind's first domesticated animal, the history of pet cats goes way back. Researchers analyzed DNA from 209 ancient cats as old as 9,000 years from Europe, Africa and Asia, including some ancient Egyptian cat mummies. It's the latest glimpse into the complicated story of domesticated cats. | Forecast |
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London police say the driver of a van is in custody after being detained by members of the public. One man was pronounced dead at the scene; eight others have been hospitalized. |
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Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure. |
St. Paul police say the shooting happened just after midnight. Officers found three victims, one with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries. |
How could an advanced combatant crash into a container ship in the middle of the ocean? Investigators begin to look for clues about what happened. |
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Deadly heat waves are bigger killers than previously thought and are going to grow more frequent, according to a new study of fatal heat conditions. Still, those stretches may be less lethal in the future, as people become accustomed to them. |
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Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence. | NRA still silent on Castile shooting, verdict |