Woman gets prison time for throwing explosive into home in fight over dad’s ashes
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Neb. (Lincoln Journal Star) — A 36-year-old Lincoln woman who blew up her…
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1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four African-American girls during church services in 1963. September 15,…
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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are expecting
Congratulations are in order for Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli. The Bollywood actress and her cricket captain husband made their announcement…
Continue Reading ‘Get the hell out of here’: Neighbors come face-to-face with fleeing suspect
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Neb. (Lincoln Journal Star) — On the other end of the phone, Brian…
Continue Reading Firefighters honor two civilians, 10 police officers, who saved 4 teens from fire
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — The Davenport Fire Department on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Some Cardinals players join protest of racial injustice by not playing, standing with other pros for ‘something bigger than the game’
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Standing up to draw awareness to “systemic…
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El Paso tops 400 virus deaths as 11 new fatalities are announced
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 11 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday morning. That brought the…
Continue Reading Tulsa couple erases medical debt in county
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — Tulsa couple Mark and Mona Whitmire delivered a rare…
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Smile!: Katy Perry gives birth to a baby girl named Daisy
Katy Perry has given birth to a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom. The pop superstar and her partner, actor Orlando Bloom, got UNICEF to announce the…
Continue Reading Homeowners’ historic house came with modern problem
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — New owners are pouring time and money into restoring part of…
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Returning healthy is all family cares about as Alexander Zverev strives for US Open glory
It’s sport in the year 2020. Or more precisely, the first tennis grand slam of a global pandemic. This year’s US Open — which…
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Amazon’s new wearable will judge your tone
Amazon has tried to make its services and products an indispensable part of people’s day, from putting its Alexa voice assistant everywhere to…
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‘The communal energy was palpable’: UTEP theater students adapt to performing during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The pandemic put a pause on most theatrical performances worldwide at a time when many people might have needed them the…
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Putin says Russia stands ready to offer security assistance to Belarus, but there is no need for that yet
MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his Belarusian counterpart has asked him to provide security assistance to…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg launches wine label saying ‘you are what you drink’
When Snoop Dogg (Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.) exploded on the scene in the early ’90s, one of the young rapper’s first major hits was an…
Continue Reading Fugitive among FBI’s Most Wanted taken into custody in Texas
JUSTIN, Texas — Yaser Abdel Said, one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, has been “taken into custody without incident today…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Police violence, Laura, RNC, coronavirus, New Zealand
A hurricane, nationwide demonstrations, a major political event … there’s a lot going on, so let’s jump right in. Here’s what…
Continue Reading Happiness Museum looks at brighter feelings in uncertain times
Remember that fuzzy little feeling called happiness? In case you need a reminder: It was this word we used to use back in 2019 to describe a state of…
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Those who didn’t evacuate before Hurricane Laura should put their name in a plastic bag in a pocket, official says
Louisiana officials are warning those who didn’t evacuate from mandatory zones before Hurricane Laura hit that rescue efforts won’t start…
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Searching for more zzzs? There is a sleep app for that
As the global pandemic drags on, many of us are more stressed out than usual. And that often means scoring a lot less sleep at night. “Trying…
Continue Reading US sanctions 24 Chinese companies over South China Sea island building
The United States government has imposed sanctions on dozens of Chinese companies for helping Beijing advance its territorial claims in the South…
Continue Reading What we know so far about Jacob Blake’s shooting
Days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and large protests erupted, authorities are revealing more information about the…
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New Mexico Farm & Ranch Museum gets famed Garrett hearse after lawmen history display closes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Historical Museum of Lawmen sat for over a decade just to the right of the front lobby at the Doña Ana County…
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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app
HONG KONG — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says…
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El Pasoan heads out with Red Cross to help with Hurricane Laura relief efforts in Texas
EL PASO, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to hit parts of Texas and Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane with the possibility of it…
Continue Reading Artificial pancreas helps children as young as 6 with type 1 diabetes better control blood sugar levels, study finds
An artificial pancreas system is safe and helped children as young as six with type 1 diabetes better control blood sugar levels, according to a new…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque terrorist sentenced to life in prison with no parole
A far-right terrorist who killed 51 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in modern history will spend the rest of his life in…
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A Borderland preschool plans to reopen ahead of most school districts
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso preschool plans to opens its doors right after Labor Day. Every Little Blessing Preschool takes children from one year…
Continue Reading New bus trip will take you from Delhi to London in 70 days
Would you travel halfway across the world by bus? Expedition company Adventures Overland is hoping you’ll say yes to its new organized bus…
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Four camps in Maine prevented Covid-19 outbreaks with testing
Four overnight camps in Maine successfully identified and isolated three Covid-19 positive people with no symptoms, preventing transmission to more…
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