Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP hide caption toggle caption Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot
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Georgia high school baseball player declared brain-dead after freak batting cage accident
A Georgia high school baseball player was declared brain-dead by doctors on Wednesday after he suffered a “devastating head injury” last month when he was accidentally struck with a baseball bat during team practice. Jeremy Medina, a senior at Gainesville High School, was “accidentally struck in the head” on Nov.
Curfew declared in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked its main military barracks
Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, speaks at the start of the Transforming Education Summit at the United Nations headquarters, in September 2022. Bio declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked the West African country’s main military barracks in the capital. Seth Wenig/AP file photo hide caption toggle caption
21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
The historical range of the Bachman’s warbler included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hide caption toggle caption U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The historical range of the Bachman’s warbler included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. U.S. Fish
Submarine Passengers Declared Dead After Implosion: Remembering the 5 Victims Aboard the OceanGate Titan
An OceanGate submersible known as The Titan made headlines on June 18, 2023, when it embarked on a journey to the Atlantic Ocean floor to view the sunken Titanic wreckage and disappeared with five passengers on board. Four days later, the U.S. Coast Guard declared the submarine passengers dead after
A woman in Ecuador was mistakenly declared dead. A doctor says these cases are rare
An empty gurney is seen outside of a hospital’s morgue in Baltimore, Md., in 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images An empty gurney is seen outside of a hospital’s morgue in Baltimore, Md., in 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images It
New ‘Little Mermaid’ Makes Dig at Kate Middleton After Meghan Markle Declared Her Love for Movie
Disney’s new live action The Little Mermaid seemingly takes a swipe at Kate Middleton, also known as Catherine, Princess of Wales. Her royal rival and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, has made it known that the animated version of the film is one of her favorite movies, previously drawing a comparison between
She was declared dead, but the funeral home found her breathing
A woman was pronounced dead at the Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson, N.Y. — but hours later, workers at a funeral home discovered she was alive and breathing. Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR Workers at a nursing home on Long Island, N.Y., pronounced an 82-year-old woman dead
Kenya's deputy president Ruto is declared the election winner
Supporters of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto celebrate at his party headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday. Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP hide caption toggle caption Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP Supporters of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto celebrate at his party headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday. Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s electoral commission
A mistrial is declared over engineers' role in the Flint water crisis
The Flint water plant tower is seen on Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn’t reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption toggle caption