Nick Offerman will donate proceeds of his comedy specials to America’s Food Fund
Nick Offerman wants to help keep people fed during the coronavirus pandemic. The actor and comedian announced on his website that he will donate all…
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Roger Federer is the highest-paid athlete in the world as only two women make top 100
Tennis star Roger Federer is the highest-paid athlete in the world, according to Forbes. The 38-year-old earned a total of $106.3 million over the…
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Minnesota governor expects ‘swift’ justice in Floyd death as ‘fires still smolder’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed his concern Friday over the protests that have rocked his state and the black community…
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Ms. Jennifer, a 53-year-old tortoise, has found a new home after her owner died of Covid-19
For decades, a tortoise named Ms. Jennifer happily lived with her owner, who would take her to the bank and other places around their town of…
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We have different attitudes toward social distancing, and it’s straining relationships
Andrew remembers the week everything changed. When his flight back home to Chicago landed on March 11, he returned from a family gathering to a city…
Continue Reading The White House podium has lost its meaning
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. The White House briefing has often been contentious, long-winded and stuffed with…
Continue Reading Juice Wrld’s new posthumous song released
More music has been released by Juice Wrld. The 21-year-old rapper died in December due to what authorities determined to be a result of oxycodone…
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Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo goes from the fast lane to the farmyard
“It gets pretty lonely out on the farm,” admits Daniel Ricciardo, who is normally surrounded by the glitz and the glamor of the Formula…
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This incredibly popular store is one of the hardest to socially distance in
TJ Maxx built its appeal on the “treasure hunt” shopping experience. Now it must persuade shoppers that it’s safe to return to…
Continue Reading Lady Gaga releases highly anticipated new album ‘Chromatica’
It’s finally here! Lady Gaga released her new album, “Chromatica” on Friday, much to the excitement of her fans. Gaga took to…
Continue Reading ‘Quiz’ has the right answer for ITV’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ scandal
A 2001 cheating scandal on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” would have been an enormous story in the U.S., except that the news broke in…
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Ambulance crew, driver duck for cover as bullets fly
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — An innocent driver and an ambulance crew found themselves…
Continue Reading Former pro wrestler to retire after 55 years at same job
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — For more than half a century, Jimmy Kimble has walked…
Continue Reading Woman searches for husband’s remains lost in mail
Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (KTVQ) — A Billings woman is searching for answers after a spring…
Continue Reading Woman searches for husband’s remains lost in mail
Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (KTVQ) — A Billings woman is searching for answers after a spring…
Continue Reading Senators ask CDC for plan to fix coronavirus-related drop in vaccinations
Seventeen Democratic senators have sent a letter to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking for a plan to fight a…
Continue Reading ‘Space Force’ casts Steve Carell in a broad satire that never achieves liftoff
Reuniting Steve Carell and “The Office” producer Greg Daniels, “Space Force” carries such an impressive payload — from…
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5 new virus deaths in El Paso; over 1,500 now recovered
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public health reported Friday that five more people had died of Covid-19 in El Paso County. The new…
Continue Reading Man defends message after billboard calling COVID-19 a lie removed
Click here for updates on this story CHESTERTON, Ind. (The Times) — An electronic billboard message challenging the…
Continue Reading Officials: Pandemic squashes hiring of lifeguards
Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (The Times) — The city has responded to a local advocacy group…
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Police in Texas, across U.S. speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the…
Continue Reading Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment
When a journalist is arrested at a protest, the free and fair gathering of the news is arrested, too. That’s one of the reasons why these…
Continue Reading Saturday school? State board OKs one-year flexibility for Oklahoma schools grappling with COVID-19 contingency plans
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — Public schools grappling with multiple contingency…
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StormTRACK Weather: Cooler and breezy Friday
Friday’s afternoon high temperatures will run around 5 degrees cooler today. The cold front that moved in Thursday will provide some relief from the…
Continue Reading Facebook group reuniting Residents with lost items after flood
Click here for updates on this story Sanford, MI (WNEM) — Hundreds of personal belongings and family heirlooms were…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s office, rental assistance programs brace for influx of evictions
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — A large number of evictions in St. Louis City that have…
Continue Reading ‘The cries for peace will rain down’ — Colin Kaepernick among sporting figures to pay tribute to George Floyd
The sporting world has come together to pay their respects to George Floyd after his death in Minnesota, US, on Monday. Floyd, a 46-year-old black…
Continue Reading English Premier League will resume season on June 17
The English Premier League has agreed to a provisional return on June 17 without fans in attendance. It ends a three-month break to England’s…
Continue Reading World’s deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface
The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting. The observations of…
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CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as…
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