Pearl River is nearing historic flood levels as Mississippi residents flee their homes
Hundreds of people in Mississippi’s capital have fled their homes as authorities fear the swollen Pearl River will soon unleash catastrophic…
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Tony Fernandez, longtime Blue Jays shortstop, has died at 57
Tony Fernandez, a five-time Major League Baseball All-Star over 17 seasons, has died at 57, the Toronto Blue Jays tweeted on Sunday. He suffered a…
Continue Reading Patrons were evacuated from ‘Jagged Little Pill’ on Broadway after a likely pepper spray incident, police say
Theatergoers in New York were evacuated from a performance of the Broadway musical “Jagged Little Pill” after someone released a…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: Presidents Day, Robert Durst, Roger Stone, Nevada caucuses, Daytona 500
Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…
Continue Reading The daughter of former US diplomat John Negroponte is accused of stabbing a man to death
The daughter of former United States diplomat John Negroponte has been arrested and charged with murder, police said. Sophia Negroponte, 27, was…
Continue Reading 1 person is killed, 4 others hurt in Connecticut nightclub shooting
One person was killed and four more injured in a nightclub shooting in Hartford, Connecticut, police said Sunday morning. Hartford police tweeted…
Continue Reading Florida city shuts down part of a park due to annual snake orgy
Things got quite sssspicy near Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, Florida, this week. After residents began reporting snake sightings to the Lakeland…
Continue Reading This teen created the viral Renegade dance. Thanks to K Camp, she’s finally getting credit
The Renegade is one of the most popular dances on social media right now and the teenager behind it is finally getting credit, thanks to a tweet from…
Continue Reading You can now buy a dog collar that will swear every time your dog barks
For every treat your good boy deserved but didn’t get, for every itch that you didn’t scratch, your dog can now vent out all its…
Continue Reading A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being scammed out of $25,000
A California cab driver knew something sounded fishy when his elderly passenger said she needed a ride to the bank to withdraw $25,000. Rajbir Singh…
Continue Reading Victims thought they were paying millions to free hostages. But the ‘minister’ who asked them was a fraudster in a mask
There was a sense of urgency in the voice of the man claiming to be France’s defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. “We’re talking…
Continue Reading 6 officers injured after 2 Chicago police cars collide
A collision between two police cars left six Chicago officers injured Saturday evening, according to the department. Officers were responding to a…
Continue Reading Aaron Gordon jumped over a man more than 7 feet tall and still lost the NBA Slam Dunk Contest
Saturday’s AT&T Slam Dunk Contest was definitely one that will be hotly debated for years. After five rounds of NBA stars jumping over…
Continue Reading Coronavirus death toll climbs to 1,669 as US passengers trapped on cruise ship wait to fly home
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus has risen to over 69,000 worldwide, with the first death from Covid-19 reported in Europe. As of Sunday…
Continue Reading New York judge orders developer to cut floors from residential tower
A Manhattan developer must lop off floors from its Upper West Side construction project, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled Thursday. The 55-story…
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NBA All-Star Game MVP Award is now the Kobe Bryant MVP Award
The MVP award for the NBA All-Star Game is now the Kobe Bryant MVP Award, according to an announcement by Commissioner Adam Silver on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia to be in new gallery at the Basketball Hall of Fame
Nav Bhatia hasn’t missed a Toronto Raptors game ever since he started attending games in 1995. Now, the Raptors superfan will be forever…
Continue Reading Cost of China’s anti-virus fight rises with workers idle
BEIJING (AP) — Real estate agent Du Xuekun’s sales usually jump after the Lunar New Year holiday. But this year, Du has been at home for a month…
Continue Reading New DNA evidence links Donald Lee Moore, a man named in the ‘Serial’ podcast, to a 1996 killing
Nearly 24 years after the death of 23-year-old Shawn Marie Neal, police in South Carolina say they have identified the man who killed her using newly…
Continue Reading Pearl River is expected to crest Sunday and lead to ‘historic’ flood in Mississippi
More neighborhoods in Jackson, Mississippi were starting to flood Saturday as the swollen Pearl River may soon reach its highest point in decades,…
Continue Reading Grandmother arrested after a 12-year-old was taken from hospital at gunpoint, Louisiana police say
A 12-year-old girl was found unharmed and her grandmother, who allegedly took the child from a hospital at gunpoint, has been arrested, police in…
Continue Reading 14-year-old boy arrested in stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, police and prosecutors said Saturday. The boy has…
Continue Reading Third runner dies after a truck hit members of an Oklahoma high school track team
A third member of an Oklahoma high school track and cross-country team died Saturday, about a week after a pickup truck hit six team members…
Continue Reading Virginia teen accused of killing mother and 6-year-old brother before fleeing to North Carolina
A Virginia teen was arrested in North Carolina on Saturday on suspicion of killing his mother and 6-year-old brother, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading Google Doodle honors Susan B. Anthony on her birthday
Google is honoring a key leader of the women’s suffrage movement, Susan B. Anthony, and celebrating her 200th birthday with a Google Doodle.…
Continue Reading A Texas teen bought 170 flowers to give every girl at his school a Valentine
Anyone who’s been to high school knows how dreadful Valentine’s Day can be for teenagers. Those with admirers or significant others will…
Continue Reading Kin seek information on missing kids after orphanage fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Relatives of 15 children killed in a fire at an orphanage continued to show up outside the burned-out compound…
Continue Reading A Florida man attacked his daughter and her teen sister with a machete, police say
A South Florida man is in police custody after he attacked and severely injured his 10-year-old daughter and her teenage sister with a machete,…
Continue Reading NASA launches spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station
A Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft was successfully launched Saturday afternoon from NASA’s Wallops Flight…
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