If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings, you may have heard of its arch villain Sauron. Well, now a new butterfly species with eye-like spots on its orange wings has been named after the evil entity. It's called the saurona triangula butterfly, and a team of international scientists identified two species of the butterfly and say there are likely more out there. It's also not the first time scientists have named a new species of butterfly or insect after a celebrity or fictional character. The aleiodes gaga is named after — you guessed it — Lady Gaga, and the aleiodes shakirae is named after Shakira because of the way it twists its abdomen.
MARK ZUCKERBERG: JIU JITSU CHAMPION
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg won a gold and silver medal on Saturday at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu championship. The CEO shared photos from a tournament in Redwood City, California on his Instagram page. He said it was his first time competing in a jiu-jitsu tournament. Zuckerberg reportedly started training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A woman convicted of murder in the shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson faces up to life in prison in Texas when sentenced in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search to find her.
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.
Communications systems in the Gaza Strip were down for a second day with no fuel to power the internet and phone networks, causing aid agencies to halt cross-border deliveries of humanitarian supplies even as they warned people may soon face starvation.
Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track, according to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup and the nonprofit Learning Heroes.
An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years.
There were still deep differences on economic competition and global security threats. But Biden said they agreed to “pick up the phone” and talk if urgent issues arise. Biden said “that's important progress."
