Morning news brief
Trump says U.S. should take ownership of Gaza, U.S. sends first planeload of migrants to holding facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, Trump administration puts all USAID workers on leave.
Mars Has A New Visitor From Earth
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft on Sunday night fired its six main rocket engines for 33 minutes. That slowed the probe down enough so it could be captured by the Red Planet's gravity.
IG Nobels Honor Inane Yet Useful Scientific Discoveries
The Detroit Medical Center rediscovered a folk remedy from the 1800s — stop a nosebleed by shoving pork up your nostrils. Other winners: banana research and dogs sense the Earth's magnetic field.
Radcliffe Repays Soccer Team For Taxi Fare
The Dublin soccer team tweeted a photo of the cash and a note from actor Daniel Radcliffe, that read, "I couldn't live with myself if I didn't honor my word and pay you back."
A Different Take On Nude Photographs
Trevor Christensen of Utah takes nude photographs. The subjects are not nude. The photographer is. He wants a picture of how you look when you see the photographer is wearing nothing.
The Poor Don't Always Benefit From Democracy, Mortality Rates Show
Is Democracy a key to better levels of health in a country? That's long been the belief, but we hear about some research that shows that isn't always the case.
Congress Quietly Extends The Budget — Past Election Day, Anyway
Since the GOP retook the House, the chamber once brought the country to the brink of a debt default and once shut down the government. But in election years, including this one, there's no such drama.