An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater, her family says. Lillian Smart died over the weekend after being diagnosed with an infection from Naegleria fowleri, according to Kyle Roberts, a spokesperson for her family. Health authorities describe it as a…
“A sweetgrass braid is meant as an emblem, a marker, a metaphor, if you will,” said Robin Wall Kimmerer. “We are committed to braiding Mother Earth’s hair, i.e., we are committed to helping her be at her best.” Kimmerer’s book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” (published by Milkweed Editions),…
Frank Beard, longtime ZZ Top drummer, has died, the band confirmed to CBS News. He was 77. A cause of death was not immediately provided, but the band’s publicist said in a statement, “He was in hospice care when he passed away at his ranch in Richmond, TX with family members at his side.” He…
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day, marking the first time since 2010 that U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in a single day. The Tennessee man was executed for killing a maid at a motel in 1985 and the…
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 will have people looking to the skies as darkness falls on its path across part of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday. First, if you’ve never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is the moon passing in front of the sun. It occurs…
The manner and cause of death for Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teen who was found dead at Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing with friends, are undetermined, pending investigation, according to attorney Ben Crump, citing a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned by the family. Crump said Wednesday there was “red discoloration” in the tissue in…
