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There were nearly 500 reported sightings of a fireball over the Southeastern region of the U.S. early Thursday morning, according to the American Meteor Society. Reports of the possible meteor came from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama.

A mysterious object seen in the California sky late Wednesday sent a flurry of people searching for answers. NASA confirmed Thursday that it was a meteor after the bright light in the sky got everyone speculating what it could have been. The space agency said the meteor went down in the ocean.

Singer Lana Del Rey has canceled her planned performance at an Israeli music festival after pressure from Palestinian boycott activists. In a Twitter message late Friday, Del Rey says she is delaying “until a time when I can schedule visits for both my Israeli and Palestinian fans.” It wasn’t clear whether it was a direct response to the Boycott, Divestment,...

Twitter ignited Tuesday night after users reported hearing a “boom” in southeastern Michigan and sharing videos of what appeared to be a meteor flaring in the night sky.