The fluffy creature is known as the Amargosa vole, and the small rodents are so highly specialized that they can live only in very specific environments, mostly along a 10-mile stretch of the Amargosa River in California. They have been listed as endangered by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife since 1984. In a new picture, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found one, and possibly two, vole pups born from parents that were reintroduced to a restored marsh habitat....

Abstract painting has been awakened at dawn, marched out to the firing-squad wall and granted a last-minute reprieve so many times that it’s impossible for it to live a normal life. In an art world that increasingly judges art by the political causes it supports, abstract painting has developed a shuffling gait and a thousand-yard stare. A terminal case of cultural irrelevance has clearly settled in. But every once in a while a kindly curator comes along, slaps its cheeks and counsels hope....

For the first time in three seasons participating in the AFC Cup, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) goes into the final match of the group stage still unsure of their qualification to the knockout stage of the competition. In 2015 and 2016, JDT top their group at a canter leaving the last group match as a dead rubber - not so much the case in 2017. Much of the reason stems from the very team that they are going to face on Wednesday, in their final group match....

A logical reference point for what Westbrook and the Thunder could look like this year is the mostly Durant-less 2014-15 season. Factor in a Serge Ibaka for Victor Oladipo swap (which is a bit of a downgrade based on win shares), a full season of Enes Kanter compared to 50 games less of Reggie Jackson, along with a new coach and an improved Steven Adams, and it’s reasonable to hypothesize the 2016-17 Thunder will have similar success to the 55-game sample without Durant two years ago....

The musician was arrested on 13 sex charges, including claims that he’s been paying off his victims and their families, Thursday night in Chicago. At the time of his arrest, he was out on bail from another round of sex-related charges. The new information surfaced when Chicago and New York documents on R. Kelly’s charges were unsealed. In the Chicago indictment, which was officially unsealed on Friday, there is information that alleges Kelly paid off the underage girl and her family to keep quiet....

In a video shared to TikTok by @toxicweapons on November 23, every passenger on the plane can be seen taking part in the internet trend, in which people stand completely still in various poses—like a mannequin. In the short clip, everyone from the passengers to the cabin crew is completely motionless, with poses ranging from fake phone calls to a fight. Since being posted, the footage has received 4.7 million views and more than 840,000 likes from TikTok users impressed by the travelers’ dedication....

Ingraham, host of the network’s The Ingraham Angle, gave those present at Tuesday’s hearing mock awards for their “performances,” including the police officers who were present at the riot. She said there was “a transparent attempt by Democrats to drag this all out ahead of 2022” because “they know they’re gonna lose big and they’re trying not to but they’re casting their political opponents as the enemies of the state....

The Fox News host said “demographic changes” had changed Virginia from a cente-right voting bloc to a “petri dish” for radical leftism and claimed it was a “fact of life” that immigration pulled the commonwealth to the left. Ingraham also blamed the Republican losses in Virginia commonwealth attorney races on large donations coming from the liberal billionaire George Soros—a hate figure on the right. Speaking on The Ingraham Angle yesterday, the host said: “The road to Democrat dominance in the commonwealth was paved long before Trump took the presidency....

The Fox News host suggested House Democrats had pulled a possibly bribery charge against the commander-in-chief “out of a hat” and said they were “frantically grasping for something that people can actually understand about this Ukraine thing.” She also said on The Ingraham Angle last night that Ukraine “got its military aid” after a delay, which she sarcastically called a “big deal.” Her comments last night came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that a charge of alleged bribery could be brought against Trump when articles of impeachment are drafted....

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said its officers carried out an additional search for Cho, 30, in the Yucca Valley and found remains on Saturday. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the force said: “During the search, unidentified human remains were located in the rugged terrain of the open desert of Yucca Valley. “The remains were transported to the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Division where staff will work to identify the remains and determine a cause of death....

On Monday, West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, drew fierce criticism when he and conservative commentator Candace Owens posed in “White Lives Matter” tops during the presentation at Paris Fashion Week. A number of social justice advocates were angered by West’s revision of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) message. For years, BLM supporters have protested against systemic racism and police brutality, but some white supremacists have distorted the group’s well-known slogan to espouse racist views....

Now a practicing Rastafarian, Polk sports thick garlands that gently cascade onto his shoulders. “Your hair is your covenant,” he says. “Once you grow your locks, it puts you on a path.” Unfortunately, that path was a collision course with Federal Express’s grooming policy, which requires men to confine their dos to “a reasonable style.” After years of deliberation, Polk’s bosses gave him a choice: shear his locks or be transferred to a lower-paid job with no customer contact....

Hundreds of pro-Trump rioters stormed the nation’s Capitol on January 6 as Congress convened to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory. Some in the mob wanted to hang Vice President Mike Pence and harm or kill other lawmakers after the president told them to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” at a nearby demonstration earlier in the day. Five died in the violence. Videos and photos circulated widely of Goodman, who is Black, risking his life to hold off the crowd and lead them away from an area of the Capitol near vulnerable lawmakers....

Attorneys representing two California voters filed the lawsuit in the Western Division of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California one month to the day ahead of next month’s recall election. Last month, Weber’s office released a final list of 46 candidates who qualified to challenge the sitting California governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, in the September 14 recall election. Mail-in recall ballots are already on their way to voters throughout the state....

William and Sheri Myre filed the lawsuit along with Chad and Meghan Gregory, whose son, Keegan, hid in a bathroom with victim Justin Shilling, who was fatally shot during the incident, according to the Associated Press. During a news conference on Thursday, the Myre family talked about the lawsuit and their son, according to The Detroit News. “He was a January 1 baby,” William Myre was quoted by The Detroit News....

Murdaugh, an attorney, is accused of stealing $6.2 million from several former clients, according to Fox News. Among the former clients stolen from are a quadriplegic man, a highway patrolman, and the son of Murdaugh’s late housekeeper. He stole settlement money from the former clients in injury of wrongful death cases, The Associated Press reported. Murdaugh’s lawyers argued that their client couldn’t afford to pay his phone bill at Murdaugh’s latest bond hearing, according to The Associated Press....

Picking the right shows on which to spend hard-earned cash takes careful consideration. Our hip, vigilant NEWSWEEK summer interns, Curtis Harris and Vanessa Juares, compiled a quick list of approximately 50 pop, rap and rock tours that have just hit the road-or will do so this summer. The names range from Ja Rule to Jewel, Mark Anthony to Aerosmith, Alicia Keys to Elvis Costello. I combed through the dense list, asking myself the following questions: Is this show worth the humiliation of having your Diesel jeans/cargo shorts/leisure suit (I love Neil Diamond) patted down during security checks at the door?...

On Sunday, July 10, Feldstein took to Instagram to announce the surprising news. “Playing Fanny Brice on Broadway has been a lifelong dream of mine, and doing so for the last few months has been a great joy and true honor. Once the production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away sooner than anticipated,” she shared with her followers....

“He is currently known to be active among the unlawful Jemaah Islamiyah network’s leadership,” Ramadhan told the AP while speaking of Rusdan. Jemaah Islamiyah was blamed for several attacks in the Philippines and Indonesia, including the 2002 bombings in Bali that killed 202 people, mostly tourists from abroad, the AP reported. The arrest of suspected Jemaah Islamiyah members is part of a larger strike on the group, Ramadhan said, and law enforcement are still seeking out additional potential members after receiving reports of new recruitment and training efforts in the country....