Mom raising money to fill school libraries with more multicultural and diverse books
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (WQAD ) — Amanda Carter is taking action, and started a Facebook…
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Video posted to social media appears to show a police officer holding teens at gunpoint
Click here for updates on this story JONESBORO, GA (Albany Herald) — A video of a Clayton County police officer holding…
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Ford’s Mustang Mach 1 is back, with even more power
Ford is bringing back one of the company’s performance car icons, the Mustang Mach 1. The new limited edition Mach 1 will be powered by a…
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Alex Kompothecras fired from MTV’s ‘Siesta Key’ following alleged racist posts
Alex Kompothecras has been axed from the MTV reality series “Siesta Key” in the wake of recirculated alleged racist posts and comments.…
Continue Reading 32 Superdome contract workers test positive for COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — Nearly three dozen contract workers renovating the…
Continue Reading Suspension bridge reopens after guest attempting ‘baseball-style slide’ cracks glass
Click here for updates on this story GATLINBURG, TN (WSMV) — A cracked glass panel on the Gatlinburg Skybridge is…
Continue Reading Family searching for NC man who disappeared while visiting lake
Click here for updates on this story Greensboro, NC (WGHP) — The search continues for a Greensboro man who went missing…
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Sir Isaac Newton considered curing the plague with toad vomit lozenges, a manuscript reveals
Sir Isaac Newton, the polymath who discovered gravity in his early twenties and is credited with groundbreaking advances in calculus, physics and…
Continue Reading Fake lottery scam dupes woman out of $16K
Click here for updates on this story SHOW LOW, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Nancy Faulkner uses Facebook to keep up with family.…
Continue Reading Police shoot, kill man during domestic violence call in Phoenix
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — A man is dead after police shot him during a domestic…
Continue Reading Fossil egg discoveries, including one in Antarctica, show dinosaurs and marine reptiles laid soft-shell eggs
New fossil egg discoveries show early dinosaurs and marine reptiles laid soft-shell eggs like those of turtles, snakes and lizards and not the hard…
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The first photos of Tom Brady in his Buccaneers uniform are here and they’re as jarring as you’d expect
Patriot fans, you may want to look away. Tom Brady, the former beloved quarterback of the New England team, has officially traded in the Patriots…
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Scientists worry ‘Operation Warp Speed’ is missing tried and true vaccines
In the search to find a vaccine to put an end to the coronavirus pandemic, some scientists worry that President Trump’s “Operation Warp…
Continue Reading Police: Driver arrested for hitting 3 pedestrians during downtown Portland demonstration
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man was arrested early Wednesday morning in Portland after…
Continue Reading A recent high school grad is fatally shot in her car as she was running errands with her grandmother
A recent high school grad, running errands with her grandmother, was shot to death in Akron, Ohio, when her car was stopped at a red light. Now,…
Continue Reading With bees in short supply, soap bubbles could assist with pollination, study finds
If you want to keep enjoying apples, melons and blueberries, bees need to be healthy and cared for. Many plants rely almost entirely on bees as…
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What the US would look like without police, as imagined in 3 scenarios
Americans alive today have never lived in a country without police. But, sparked by the death of yet another black man at the hands of police,…
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Honoring the unforgivable
To many, these are not matters for debate. If historical figures embraced hate or violence, it doesn’t matter that they were great singers,…
Continue Reading There’s a growing call to defund the police. Here’s what it means
There’s a growing group of dissenters who believe Americans can survive without law enforcement as we know it. And Americans, those dissenters…
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Sprint star Christian Coleman hits back after being provisionally suspended over missed drug test
Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after a third missed drugs…
Continue Reading Los Angeles city officials move to replace some LAPD officers with unarmed crisis responders
Los Angeles City Council members are angling to replace some LAPD officers with unarmed responders — and the city’s police union supports…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts of America shows support for Black Lives Matter and will require some scouts to earn diversity badge
In a statement released in support of Black Lives Matter, the Boy Scouts of America said it will require Eagle Scouts to earn a diversity and…
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2 bodies recovered from central El Paso canals
EL PASO, Texas — Two bodies were recovered from separate canals in the city on Wednesday, according to the El Paso Fire Department. The latest body…
Continue Reading Coaches fear youth sports may not get through coronavirus shutdowns
Youth sports are coming off the sidelines as states begin to reopen. Baseball and softball have resumed in Iowa, and youth football leagues in…
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El Paso reports 4 new virus deaths; just 1 shy of 4,000 confirmed cases
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported four new coronavirus deaths and 51 new cases on Wednesday morning. The…
Continue Reading Riot Fest moves festival to 2021 and announces new lineup
For those who were planning to go to the 2020 Riot Fest in Chicago, they are going to have to wait one more year. Organizers of the festival…
Continue Reading Rob Lowe’s surprising friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Rob Lowe being buddies with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is a true WTF moment, which of course stands for “Wait, They’re…
Continue Reading ‘Love, Victor’ adds new chapter to the coming-out tale in ‘Love, Simon’
Spun out of the novel turned 2018 film “Love, Simon,” “Love, Victor” offers a breezy yet touching extension of that story,…
Continue Reading Keanu wants to go on a Zoom date with you — for a good cause
Keanu Reeves is giving one lucky fan the chance to spend some quality one-on-one time with him for a very important cause. The “John…
Continue Reading J. Cole releases new single ‘Snow on Tha Bluff’
Rapper J. Cole has weighed into the discourse around the Black Lives Matter movement with his first single of 2020. On Tuesday night, the hip-hop…
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