University professor compares ‘OK, boomer’ to ‘n-word,’ students say
A University of Oklahoma professor has apologized after saying “OK, boomer” is the same as saying “n***er,” the…
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Attorneys for El Paso Walmart shooting suspect entered a not guilty plea in response to federal charges
Attorneys for the man accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, last year have pleaded not guilty to 90 federal charges on…
Continue Reading How a magazine article led to sex trafficking and extortion charges against a student’s father
After announcing sex trafficking and extortion charges against Lawrence Ray on Tuesday, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey…
Continue Reading Calling out bad behavior becomes part of Southwest’s pre-flight announcement
If you’re already asleep during the pre-flight announcements, you’re likely to miss it. Southwest Airlines is asking passengers to report…
Continue Reading UN publishes ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in Israeli settlements
The United Nations has published a database of more than one hundred companies it says are doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied…
Continue Reading Milwaukee man charged in pregnant woman’s fatal shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Milwaukee man in a drive-by shooting that killed a pregnant mother of five who was on board a…
Continue Reading Human activity contaminated this glacier before anyone stepped foot on it
New research suggests that contamination from the Industrial Revolution traveled over 6,000 miles from London to a Himalayan mountain. Researchers…
Continue Reading Artist scraps plans for Thunberg mural after boycott threats
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota artist said Wednesday he has scrapped his plans for a mural honoring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg…
Continue Reading Nation’s largest teachers unions call to end active shooter drills over fears they’re traumatizing students
Since Columbine, active shooter drills have become an increasingly normalized practice in schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, for example,…
Continue Reading Blue Jays’ Reese McGuire charged with indecency in Florida
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher catcher Reese McGuire is facing an indecent exposure charge in Florida. Deputies were dispatched to…
Continue Reading Missouri dad sues over crash that killed 3 of his children
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri father who lost three of his children in a traffic accident last July has filed a wrongful death…
Continue Reading Salvini loses immunity, and could face trial over alleged treatment of migrants
The leader of Italy’s popular populist party, Senator Matteo Salvini, has lost his legal immunity from a criminal investigation and potential…
Continue Reading Mel Tucker named Michigan State University’s new football coach
Michigan, he’s coming home. Mel Tucker has been named Michigan State University’s new head football coach, the team announced this…
Continue Reading A school called police after a kindergartner with Down syndrome pointed a finger gun at her teacher. The girl’s mom says they went too far
A Pennsylvania elementary school called the police after a kindergartner with Down syndrome made a finger gun at her teacher. Officials concluded…
Continue Reading DEA agent sentenced to 4 years for helping drug traffickers
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal narcotics agent was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for his role in a decade-long drug conspiracy that…
Continue Reading High-level murder investigation grips tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho
Maesaiah Thabane, the first lady of the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, always knew how to make an entrance. After weeks in hiding in South Africa,…
Continue Reading At All-Star Game, Africa’s potential will be showcased
The moment was not lost on Giannis Antetokounmpo. The NBA’s reigning MVP, a Greek of Nigerian descent who is now starring in Milwaukee, was…
Continue Reading Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett returns to NFL after suspension for hitting an opposing quarterback with his own helmet
The NFL has reinstated Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett after his indefinite suspension for hitting an opposing quarterback in the head…
Continue Reading Biggest turtle that ever lived had 10 foot shell with horns
About five to 10 million years ago, giant turtles that dwarfed humans roamed freshwater swamps in South America. Researchers have uncovered shells…
Continue Reading Boy, 9, charged with attempted murder of 5-year-old sister
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy has been charged with trying to kill his 5-year-old sister by stabbing her with a kitchen knife inside their…
Continue Reading Newborn giant planet discovered 330 light-years away
Most planets found by astronomers are “old” — they’re fully formed after millions of years pulling together elements around…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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