LeBron James and Travis Scott team up to design a T-shirt for the class of 2020
They won’t have typical graduation ceremonies but the high school class of 2020 now has a T-shirt, thanks to LeBron James and Travis Scott. The…
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NFL teams to begin reopening their facilities next week
NEW YORK, New York — NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the…
Continue Reading Magnitude-6.5 earthquake is largest in Nevada in past 66 years
An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.5 hit a remote area of Nevada on Friday morning, about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas and near the…
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Attorneys for Gregory McMichael say Ahmaud Arbery killing ‘not another act of violent racism’
Attorneys for Gregory McMichael, one of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, said Friday that “a very different…
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How to watch Dr. Bernice A. King and Ilyasah Shabazz, daughters of MLK and Malcolm X, in conversation
Seeing Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. in conversation might not be possible anymore. But you can see their daughters, in their first ever…
Continue Reading Bodies of 2 half sisters found under a bridge in Georgia
A high school senior and her half-sister were found dead under a bridge along a highway in Georgia on Wednesday morning. The two women, Vanita…
Continue Reading A disabled dog abandoned on the side of a New Jersey highway was rescued
A disabled dog is on the mend after he was found locked inside a crate off the side of a New Jersey highway. A middle-aged Chihuahua, who has since…
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Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19
At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in…
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Trump unveils new vaccine effort
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most…
Continue Reading The pandemic could drive homelessness up as much as 45%, an economist projects
If the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive unemployment levels as high as predicted, homelessness will increase 40% to 45% by the end of the…
Continue Reading NAACP branches call for state lawmaker to resign for wearing apparent Confederate flag face mask
Multiple Michigan branches of the NAACP are calling for the immediate resignation of Michigan state Sen. Dale Zorn after he wore a face mask with…
Continue Reading Over 100 experts are calling on states to mandate masks, face coverings
Experts, medical professionals — even Nobel Prize winners — are urging governors in an open letter to mandate that anyone in public or at work…
Continue Reading A bakery is giving away hundreds of graduation cakes
800 graduation cakes. 12 schools. 5 weeks. That’s what it will take for Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop in Red Wing, Minnesota, to fulfill the…
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Trump to unveil new vaccine effort
President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most health officials, will…
Continue Reading Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19
At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in…
Continue Reading For 200 years, these villagers lived 2,600 feet up a remote cliff. Now they’re in a housing estate
Villagers living up a remote 800-meter (2,624-foot) clifftop in southwest China that became famous for the precarious ladders connecting it to the…
Continue Reading The ‘beating hearts’ of these pulsating stars create music to astronomers’ ears
Stars may appear bright to us on Earth, but peering inside their hearts is a little more elusive. Star data from NASA’s planet-hunting TESS…
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The ‘beating hearts’ of these pulsating stars create music to astronomers’ ears
Stars may appear bright to us on Earth, but peering inside their hearts is a little more elusive. Star data from NASA’s planet-hunting TESS…
Continue Reading Baby elephant born at the Houston Zoo survives emergency surgery
It’s a boy! Nelson, a healthy baby Asian elephant, was born at the Houston Zoo earlier this week, surviving an emergency surgery after his mom…
Continue Reading Why some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities defy social distancing
The Israeli government knew to expect trouble on Tuesday night. It was Lag Ba-Omer, a Jewish holiday traditionally celebrated in Israel with mass…
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In a town of two nations, Belgian bars are shuttered. Dutch pubs will soon be open across the street
Like so many small business owners, Monic van der Krogt has been hit hard by the coronavirus. The terrace of her cafe and beer garden in this small…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 15: China, pandemic, childhood illness, Sen. Burr, stimulus
Eating in restaurants is going to look very different for a while. What can you expect? Masks, different service styles, different dining spaces and…
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5 police officers and 7 detention center employees in Texas are in quarantine after arrest of a suspect with coronavirus
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A dozen law enforcement employees in Corpus Christi are in quarantine after arresting and detaining a suspect who…
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Bob Watson, former Astros all-star and MLB general manager, dead at 74
HOUSTON, Texas — Bob Watson, a former MLB player and general manager, has died. He was 74. The two-time All-Star died Thursday in Houston,…
Continue Reading Former MLB player and Astros manager Art Howe is in the ICU battling coronavirus
HOUSTON, Texas — Art Howe, a former Major League Baseball manager and player, is hospitalized with coronavirus. Howe, 73, told CNN affiliate…
Continue Reading Florida officer fired for his response during Parkland shooting will get his badge back
One of the Florida sheriff’s deputies who was fired for his response during the 2018 Parkland school shooting will be reinstated with back pay…
Continue Reading US-China tensions didn’t begin with the coronavirus. They’ve been building for years
Relations between the United States and China have sunk to new lows in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, with both sides hoping to make political…
Continue Reading Two NFL players are wanted for allegedly robbing partygoers at gunpoint
Police in southeast Florida have issued arrest warrants for two NFL players for armed robbery, according to the police department. DeAndre Baker, a…
Continue Reading NASCAR driver Ryan Newman says he has no recollection of Daytona 500 crash
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman says he has no memory of his horrific crash in the Daytona 500, nor does he remember his hospital stay until he was leaving…
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