PLANET SWALLOWED
For the first time ever, scientists have spotted a star "swallowing" a planet. The findings were published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. The gas planet is said to be the size of Jupiter or bigger, and it was eaten by an aging star which apparently had been growing and puffing up for eons. Astronomers say it's a prediction of what's to come in 5 billion years, when the sun morphs into a huge red giant and consumes its four inner planets, including Earth.
PRICELESS MOMENT
Now to a sweet video that's doing the rounds showing a young girl from Georgia getting the surprise of a lifetime. Her mom reveals that she's snagged last-minute Taylor Swift tickets, and her reaction is priceless. Apparently, the girl's mom wasn't able to get tickets from Ticketmaster and even got scammed on another site before finally scoring tickets the night before the concert.
The costs of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to skyrocket once the government stops buying them, with Pfizer saying it will charge as much as $130 per dose, and millions of people are expected to be kicked off of Medicaid.
Parts of the south are bracing themselves for an onslaught of wet wintry weather that will last for most of the workweek.
The World Health Organization chief says the coronavirus remains a global health emergency.
A sixth officer involved in the beating death of Tyre Nichols was relieved of duty, according to Karen Rudolph, a spokeswoman for the Memphis Police department.
The same day, U.S. health officials reported the first known case in which the new coronavirus was spread from one person to another in the United States.
While the unit that killed Nichols has been disbanded, advocates say nothing less than a cultural change in law enforcement broadly will provide the safety and liberty Black people demand.
Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one day after they were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.
About 185 death-row inmates are suing Texas over its solitary confinement policy.
Pet food maker Pedigree is offering metaverse users a chance to foster a pet from the real world — by starting in the virtual one.
About 185 death-row inmates in Texas are suing the state over its solitary confinement policy.
