September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, except for skin cancer. According to cancercare.net, in 2019, an estimated 174,650 men in the…
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Dak Prescott off to a hot start for 2-0 Cowboys; ‘Some great work’ says owner Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys receivers and tight ends have seven touchdown catches through two games, the same number of TDs the entire offense had in the first…
Continue Reading Body found in canal along El Paso’s Border Highway
A person was found dead in a canal along the Border Highway on Tuesday morning. The El Paso Fire Department said the body was discovered near Midway…
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Tropical Storm Imelda makes landfall in Texas, could cause heavy flooding
Tropical Storm Imelda made landfall in Texas on Tuesday, and it could give the Houston area its heaviest rainfall from one storm since Hurricane…
Continue Reading Giant Texas corn maze honors military families
An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo hosts the South…
Continue Reading Trump made at least 26 false claims at New Mexico rally, fact check shows
President Donald Trump spoke for 95 minutes at a campaign rally in New Mexico on Monday night, among the longest speeches he’s given as…
Continue Reading ‘Take care of it’: North Carolina sheriff wanted ex-deputy with dirt on him killed, indictment says
A grand jury has indicted the sitting Granville County, North Carolina, sheriff on two felony obstruction of justice charges, alleging the lawman…
Continue Reading A homeless man was reunited with his lost dog and the video is a real tearjerker
When Anthony Rogers’s beloved dog Bobo went missing, he was despondent. The two are homeless, he told CNN, but they’ve found family in…
Continue Reading Surfing legend Sunny Garcia ‘has said a few words’ since April hospitalization
Surfing legend Vincent “Sunny” Garcia has begun to speak since his hospitalization in April and remains in daily physical, speech and…
Continue Reading New York mayor gives 9/11 responder’s family a key to the city
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gave the key to the city to the family of Luis Alvarez, a 9/11 first responder and activist who died in late June from…
Continue Reading Border patrol agent disarms gunman
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that police have not confirmed the account offered by the Border Patrol and CBP of…
Continue Reading This giant Texas corn maze honors military families
An agricultural maze. In Texas. Honoring military families. Could this get any more American? Every year, the Graff 7A Ranch in Hondo, Texas, hosts…
Continue Reading Mom of the Year dressed up as a massive pink unicorn to surprise her daughter at the bus stop
And the award for Most Fun Mom goes to… Somer Scandridge of Spring, Texas and her husband always match their children’s Halloween…
Continue Reading Florida mother and 4 children were missing for weeks. Then a bystander smelled something horrible.
Levi Strickland was picking berries in Brantley County, Georgia, on Sunday night when he heard what sounded like an explosion. He ran over toward the…
Continue Reading NYC says its 1.1 million students can skip class for the climate strike (as long as their parents say OK)
New York City’s 1.1 million school students will be excused from class to participate in the global climate strike protests that are scheduled…
Continue Reading Brutal series of assaults and robberies in Minneapolis highlights a critical police shortage in the city
A series of brutal assaults in downtown Minneapolis is highlighting the city’s skyrocketing robbery rate amid a critical shortage of police…
Continue Reading Virginia’s basketball coach was offered a big raise after winning the championship. He turned it down so others could get the money
Has Tony Bennett ever seen “Jerry Maguire?” You have to wonder if the Virginia head basketball coach has ever viewed the 1990s Tom Cruise…
Continue Reading Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy as part of a plan to settle opioid lawsuits. Here’s what we know
Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, said it has filed for bankruptcy as part of a plan to settle lawsuits accusing the company of…
Continue Reading A 40-year-old Chicago police officer has killed himself. It’s the 4th suicide this year on the city’s force
A 17-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department apparently took his own life Monday night, becoming the force’s fourth officer this year to…
Continue Reading Sierra Nevada Mountains get a late summer snow
A few days are still left in summer, but folks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains got an early taste of winter weather. A cold front swept through the…
Continue Reading Disney’s Bedtime Hotline is here to convince your stubborn kid to go to sleep
Can’t get your kid to go to sleep? Is said kid obsessed with superheroes, princesses, Mickey Mouse or an ancient green alien? Would the kid…
Continue Reading A Georgia man shot and killed 3 masked teens as they tried to rob him at his home, police say
A Georgia homeowner shot and killed three teens as they approached his residence with their faces covered, authorities said. The masked teens —…
Continue Reading The woman accusing Antonio Brown of rape met with the NFL for 10 hours, source says
The woman who has accused Antonio Brown of rape met with the National Football League on Monday, according to a source close to the case. The meeting…
Continue Reading A man built a homemade machine to bring endless water to the Bahamas. You already know the science
He designed a machine that makes water from the air. Now, after Hurricane Dorian, he’s trying to bring it to the Bahamas. Moses West, of San…
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled two business owners did not have to make invitations for a same-sex wedding
A 2013 Phoenix law that adds “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression” to the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance violated…
Continue Reading A transgender woman was attacked in Portland. Police are investigating the incident as a possible bias crime
A transgender woman and her friends were attacked in Portland, Oregon, last week and police are investigating the incident as a potential bias crime.…
Continue Reading Epstein accusers won’t receive damages and plea deal won’t be tossed, judge rules
A federal judge in Florida handed down a loss Monday to Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, who have for years been trying to get payments and undo…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 17: Saudi Arabia, Israel, politics, Ecuador
Need some extra cash? Florida is looking to hire 50 new citizen python hunters. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out…
Continue Reading A visiting scientist resigned from MIT after comments he made about Jeffrey Epstein
A visiting scientist at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has resigned over comments he made about Jeffrey…
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