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The Democrat from New Jersey was convicted on bribery and other charges last month. Gov. Phil Murphy will appoint Menendez’s replacement ahead of the November general election. -
Some 524 people, including the ship's captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went down in the North Sea off the eastern coast of Scotland in 1914. -
The University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist said a 12-day excavation yielded “several mastodon bones,” primarily from the skull. Mastodons are distant cousins of elephants. -
The 16-foot-tall sculpture of the civil rights icon will be officially unveiled later this week. It replaces a 30-foot-tall obelisk erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. -
The Grüne Gewölbe, or Green Vault, in Dresden said this week that the exhibit of historical items is reopening to the public in "almost all its glory" following the bold robbery five years ago. -
The annual Florida Python Challenge invites participants to catch and kill invasive Burmese pythons, which feed on the state's native animal population. -
Distance from the epicenter, the kind of soil in your area and even the building you're in can determine how you experience an earthquake. -
The retail giant says shoppers will soon have to start scanning their membership cards at the entrances to Costco warehouses rather than just presenting them to a store employee. -
National Park Service officials said harsh weather, including wind and rain, have led to erosion and spalling, which occurs when fragments of stone chip or break off. -
Speaking on CBS in his first interview since announcing he was dropping out, the president said his primary goal was to ensure that former President Donald Trump lost in November.
