Spelling Bee Quiz: Do You Know the Meanings of the Winning Words?

By ALAN BLINDER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Ie6UxX

Mystery in a Wealthy Town: She Dropped Off Her Children, Then Went Missing

By MICHAEL GOLD from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Waacas

Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness

By TIFFANY MAY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2QIIzUR

Tariffs, Mr. Trump’s Miracle Cure

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VZqsLf

Tony Soprano’s House Hits the Market

By STEFANOS CHEN from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2WDpOaz

Could Prostitution Be Next to Be Decriminalized?

By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Ic4sYt

11 Killed in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Officials Say

By CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ELlD2u

Owner of ‘crazy’ raccoon dog terrifying village wants creature back: It's not ‘especially dangerous’

The owner of two raccoon dogs is looking for his escaped animals and doesn’t want people to think they are “especially dangerous.” from FO...

NASA finds evidence of ancient lake on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover has made several discoveries since landing on Mars in August 2012. Now, it's discovered remnants what may be ...

My Husband Wore Really Tight Shorts to the Eclipse Party

By KERRY EGAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2I8c7au

China Steps Up Trade War and Plans Blacklist of U.S. Firms

By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and PAUL MOZUR from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Kb01zY

Tornado torment: The half dozen people responsible for severe storm warnings

For the half dozen on-duty meteorologists – and just two or three on overnights – stationed at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, south ...

I Was an Anti-Abortion Crusader. Now I Support Roe v. Wade.

By ROB SCHENCK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Xbcnf0

NASA’s major projects busting budgets, schedules, report says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s major projects are busting budgets and schedules like never before, according to a congressional watchdog...

50-million-year-old fossil shows school of baby fish in their final moments

One fish, two fish, dead fish, cool fish. from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2MiPiGj v

National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-Champions

By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2W2u5jt

Listen to What Doctors, in a Time of ‘Crisis,’ Said Behind Closed Doors

By ELLEN GABLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2KefSxQ

The Ivy League Son, Accused of Killing His Father, Unravels in Court

By EDGAR SANDOVAL from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2VZtIpL

18 new Earth-size exoplanets pop up in old Kepler planet-hunting data

Scientists scouring old Kepler Space Telescope data have tracked down 18 more relatively small exoplanets imaged by the famed planet-hunting...

South Korean Daily Says That Kim Jong-un Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2W5GaUV

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How the Raptors Won Game 1 Over the Warriors

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN and MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Z3LTNb

Trump Says U.S. Will Hit Mexico With 5% Tariffs on All Goods

By ANNIE KARNI, ANA SWANSON and MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2wsaDlJ

Man Who Set Himself on Fire Near the White House Dies From Injuries

By ZACH MONTAGUE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2XfcZQN

I’m a Veteran Without PTSD. I Used to Think Something Was Wrong With Me.

By MELISSA THOMAS from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2IcRzgL

The Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us Something (Worry)

By MATT PHILLIPS and STEPHEN GROCER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2XfF6zo

These Are the Victims of a Deadly Climbing Season on Mount Everest

By KAREN ZRAICK and DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HJi2n9

The Bond Market Is Giving Ominous Warnings About the Global Economy

By NEIL IRWIN from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/30VhHVY

As Everest Melts, Bodies Are Emerging From the Ice

By BHADRA SHARMA and KAI SCHULTZ from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2W0dUDj

8-foot alligator visits Florida elementary school just before summer break

An 8-foot, 2-inch alligator was found by a custodian at the Palm View Elementary School in Palmetto, Fla., according to the Bradenton Herald...

Ancient seabed buried deep in Earth can create diamonds, study says

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but where exactly do they come from? from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2JMRR1q v

Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question

By MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WerUhU

Neanderthals may have been driven to extinction by a tiny drop in fertility rates

Neanderthals could have gone extinct due to a slight drop in their fertility rates, a new study finds. from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2HMthv...

California researchers have found a new way to bring oxygen to Mars

One of the biggest issues with putting astronauts on Mars is the weak atmosphere and the lack of oxygen needed to sustain life. Astronauts w...

Ancient rocky structure found beneath Antarctica. And it's messing with the ice.

An ancient rocky structure found at the heart of the Ross ice shelf helps determine where Antarctica's ice melts and where it stays firm...

Mysterious 19th-century shipwreck discovered by accident in the Gulf of Mexico

A mysterious 19th-century shipwreck has been discovered by researchers testing underwater drone equipment in the Gulf of Mexico. from FOX ...

Apollo 11 Moon landing celebrated with new LEGO set

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Lego has partnered with NASA to create the LEGO Creator Expert NASA Apoll...

Trump Admits to Russia ‘Helping Me to Get Elected’

By EILEEN SULLIVAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/30VXzDt

Doctors Were Alarmed: ‘Would I Have My Children Have Surgery Here?’

By ELLEN GABLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2VZzdox

French Rock Star’s Instagram Defeats His Widow in Inheritance Battle

By PALKO KARASZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2KcFHy7

100 years ago, a total solar eclipse experiment confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity

One hundred years ago today, in the wake of the first World War, a British astronomer watched a solar eclipse for signs that a German physic...

Astronomers catch distant star producing massive flare and plasma blob

Astronomers may have spotted a distant star spitting out a giant flare that packed 100,000 times more energy than any seen from Earth's ...

Titanic galactic collision left one galaxy twisted and warped, Hubble reveals

A new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spectacular consequences when two galaxies collide. from FOX News https://fxn.w...

The sand dunes of Mars move in a weird way

Martian sand dunes are blowing in the wind — but slowly, and based on factors that don't affect sand movement here on Earth. from FOX ...

Two female monkeys went to space 60 years ago. One became the poster child for astronaut masculinity

Sixty years ago today, a pair of female monkeys made history when they went to space and landed safely — but their story was only just begin...

Robert De Niro: Robert Mueller, We Need to Hear More

By ROBERT DE NIRO from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Wa6aDH

6.6 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of El Salvador

A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of El Salvador, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours. fr...

Worry About Facebook. Rip Your Hair Out in Screaming Terror About Fox News.

By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2JHjSXW

Exploding stars may have put humanity on two feet

As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient ...

White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and HELENE COOPER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2I5Rc7T

LAPD employee contracts contagious bacteria that causes deadly typhoid fever

An employee at the Los Angeles Police Department has contracted the bacteria that causes the life-threatening typhoid fever, the department ...