New Zealand’s Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard hand-fed and cradled a lawmaker’s baby while he presided over a debate in parliament in Wellington. MP Tamati Coffey and husband Tim Smith’s baby boy was born last month via a surrogate. (Aug. 22)
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On This Day: 21 August 1911
The Mona Lisa was stolen
Fla. expert captures alligator at Chicago lagoon
An alligator expert from Florida has caught Chicago’s elusive Chance the Snapper just 36 hours after arriving in Illinois. (July 16)
Peckish penguins pop by sushi shop
A pair of sneaky penguins were found hiding in a sushi shop near Wellington train station in New Zealand. (July 17)
Peckish penguins pop by sushi shop
A pair of sneaky penguins were found hiding in a sushi shop near Wellington train station in New Zealand. (July 17)
Peckish penguins pop by sushi shop
A pair of sneaky penguins were found hiding in a sushi shop near Wellington train station in New Zealand. (July 17)
Black postmaster honored 121 years after lynching
Just months after becoming Lake City, South Carolina’s first black postmaster, Frazier Baker was lynched by an angry mob. 121 years later, the Post Office he died trying to protect bears his name. (July 17)
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Apollo ‘space legends’ remember 1969 mission
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Phoenix Zoo beats the heat with water and ice
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Dems prepare for condemnation of tweets vote
House Democrats urged their Republican colleagues to join them in voting on a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s tweets that urged four Democratic congresswomen of color to return to their countries. (July 16)