Flock of giant California condors trashes woman’s home

About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi and made quite a mess.

60 years since 1st American in space, tourists lining up

Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.

Tick populations on the rise

Experts say we could be overrun by ticks this summer.

NASA attempted to stop a simulated asteroid impact, but failed

During a NASA simulated week-long tabletop exercise, experts had six hypothetical months to use their technological prowess to prevent an asteroid from crashing into Earth. They failed.

Space Tourism: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin auctioning off seat on its first crewed spaceflight

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is kicking off an auction for a seat on the company’s first crew spaceflight — a short Shepard-like hop launched by a rocket named New Shepard. The Texas liftoff is targeted for July 20, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Chinese rocket falling to Earth, location of impact 'cannot be pinpointed'

The largest section of the rocket that launched the main module of China's first permanent space station into orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth as early as Saturday at an unknown location.

Washingtonians capture SpaceX satellite streak across PNW sky

Many Washingtonians saw a spectacle that was out of this atmosphere. The SpaceX Starlink satellite launch streaked across the sky Tuesday night.

Mass shootings on the rise again as progress is made on ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

After a year of pandemic lockdowns, public mass shootings are back. For many, the fear of contracting an invisible virus is suddenly compounded by the forgotten yet more familiar fear of getting caught in a random act of violence.

Sonoma County neighborhoods are buzzing with bears

Sebastopol police are notifying residents of a beary-unusual sight. Cameras outside a resident's home captured images of a bear roaming in the areas of Pleasant Hill, Lynch, and Robinson roads.

‘Just came out of nowhere’: Mom who gave birth on flight to Hawaii says she didn’t know she was pregnant

A doctor and three nurses were flying from Utah to Hawaii when an announcement came over the loudspeaker: A woman was prematurely giving birth in the middle of the flight. The heroic health care workers rushed to the aid of the woman, who didn't know she was pregnant, and delivered a baby boy.

Woman dies after apparent bear attack

A 39-year-old woman was found dead in southwestern Colorado after an apparent bear attack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said. The female bear and two yearling cubs were euthanized.

Dog lost near alligator-filled Florida swamps found alive after 9 days

The newly adopted dog was being transported to his new home when the vehicle crashed and he disappeared near the Florida Everglades.

Wildlife officials investigate possible drone crash into bald eagle nest in Fremont

Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash that might have hit a nest of two bald eagles in Fremont, possibly injuring the offspring.