Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke
WASHINGTON (AP) — U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: hiring fewer smokers. The truck rental company it will stop hiring people who use…
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Two Ohio State football players were arrested on felony rape and kidnapping charges
COLUMBUS< Ohio — Two Ohio State football players were arrested early Wednesday on felony rape and kidnapping charges, authorities said.…
Continue Reading The assassination of Malcolm X is being reinvestigated after questions raised in a Netflix series
A Netflix documentary series on the assassination of Malcolm X has raised enough questions that the case will be reinvestigated. The Manhattan…
Continue Reading Coronavirus has many U.S. firms waiting for products to ship
NEW YORK (AP) — When the factory in China that makes Romy Taormina’s anti-nausea wristbands closed for the Lunar New Year in late January,…
Continue Reading He was six inches from being hit with a steel beam. A steering wheel saved him
A Michigan man calls himself blessed after a steel beam came inches from hitting his chest. Johnnie Lowe was driving a 26-foot box truck to pick up…
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NASA is hiring its next class of astronauts
If you’ve always dreamed of exploring space, here’s your chance. NASA wants to get to the South Pole of the moon by 2024 — and it…
Continue Reading Russian ex-prison official shoots himself dead in court after being found guilty of extortion
A former Russian prison service official died by suicide in a Moscow court on Wednesday after he was sentenced to three years in jail, Russian state…
Continue Reading Inbreeding among the last woolly mammoths may have led to extinction
Some of the last mammoths on Earth suffered from mutated genes that reduced fertility, caused diabetes, affected their development and even kept them…
Continue Reading Gerber launches a national search for its next ‘Spokesbaby’
Of course your baby is the most adorable child you will ever see. But are they cute enough to be the new Gerber baby? For the 10th year in a row, the…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant and his daughter have been laid to rest at a cemetery near the Pacific coast, death records show
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday at a Southern California cemetery following their deaths January 26…
Continue Reading Pope rejects a proposal to allow married priests in the Amazon
Last year, Pope Francis called for “bold proposals” to meet the spiritual needs of Catholics in the Amazon, a vast region with a scarcity…
Continue Reading A father said his toddler was abducted from their driveway. Police now say he fabricated some details
Florida authorities were on the hunt for 3-year-old Madeline Mejia on Monday after her father told them she was abducted from their driveway by…
Continue Reading Firefighter ordered suspended without pay after trying to rescue an elderly woman from a fire
Before anyone can become a firefighter, they first must take an oath: a promise to put the lives of others before their own, even if it means making…
Continue Reading MLB considering new playoff format and live selection TV show, report says
Major League Baseball is considering expanding the number of playoff teams and having a live playoff selection TV show in which teams select…
Continue Reading Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distribution doubled in the last year, ADL finds
White supremacists increased their propaganda efforts across the United States last year, with the highest number of incidents of propaganda…
Continue Reading Mysterious radio signal from space is repeating every 16 days
Mysterious radio signals from space have been known to repeat, but for the first time, researchers have noticed a pattern in a series of bursts…
Continue Reading US Forest Service says someone vandalized the 100-year-old Nada Tunnel in Kentucky
The U.S. Forest Service is searching for vandals that have spray painted graffiti around the Red River Gorge and inside the historic Nada Tunnel,…
Continue Reading Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips and wife Autumn to divorce
Queen Elizabeth’s eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife Autumn have decided to divorce, a spokesman for the couple has revealed in a…
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. The self-described democratic socialist…
Continue Reading Jussie Smollett has again been indicted in Chicago over last year’s hate crime claims. Here’s how the case has unfolded
The announcement Tuesday that Jussie Smollet has, again, been indicted by a Chicago grand jury is the latest twist in a headline-grabbing case that…
Continue Reading Narendra Modi’s BJP suffers big loss in New Delhi elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party suffered a dramatic local election defeat in New Delhi over the weekend, with voters in the capital…
Continue Reading How can the coronavirus spread through bathroom pipes? Experts are investigating in Hong Kong
Early Tuesday morning, health officials in Hong Kong partially evacuated residents from an apartment block over fears the coronavirus may have been…
Continue Reading Horse suffers ‘sudden death’ at Santa Anita Park training track
Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, becoming at least the fifth to die at the Southern California thoroughbred racetrack this year. The…
Continue Reading China to introduce new coronavirus precautions as 160 million head back to work
China expects around 160 million employees to return to their workplaces in the next week, as the country seeks to minimize the economic impact of…
Continue Reading Two dolphins were shot, stabbed and killed off the Florida coast. There’s a $20,000 reward for answers
Two dolphins were found shot and stabbed within a week off the Florida coast, and authorities are now looking for whoever is responsible. At least 29…
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ABC News projects Bernie Sanders winner of New Hampshire primary
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night, ABC News and the Associated Press…
Continue Reading Westminster Dog Show’s ‘Best in Show Award’ goes to Siba, a standard poodle
Siba, a standard poodle, was selected as Best in Show at the 144th edition of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday. Siba was…
Continue Reading Georgia inmate who escaped through a ceiling light has been caught, officials say
An inmate who escaped from a Georgia sheriff’s office through the ceiling has been caught in Alabama, officials said. Gregory Keith Wyatt went…
Continue Reading The Latest: A standard poodle wins Westminster best in show
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Westminster Kennel Club dog show (all times local): 11:03 p.m. Siba the standard poodle has won best in show at…
Continue Reading The 1st group of Americans evacuated from Wuhan and quarantined over coronavirus just got released
As they tossed their face masks into the sky, 195 quarantined Americans were free once again. For 14 days, they were under mandatory quarantine at…
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