First new virus case found among evacuatees from China to US
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The first confirmed case of novel coronavirus has been found among hundreds of people who were evacuated from China to military…
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Vermont deputy police chief resigns after she admitted to running 2 fake social media accounts
A deputy police chief in Burlington, Vermont, resigned Monday after she admitted to running two fake social media accounts where she criticized both…
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A Texas high school student is growing out his hair for his sick sister. When administrators asked him to cut it, he withdrew from school
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — When 16-year-old Newt Johnson found out his little sister was sick, he was ready to do anything for her. That included…
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A California man led police to a hit-and-run driver suspected of killing his wife and mother of their eight children
CORONA, California — A grieving husband whose wife was killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in California successfully led police to the…
Continue Reading John Altobelli, his wife and daughter honored at a memorial service at Angel Stadium
The close-knit world of Southern California baseball was on full display Monday as friends and family gathered at Angel Stadium in Anaheim,…
Continue Reading Former MLB pitcher sues Houston Astros saying the team’s sign-stealing cut his career short
One bad game against the Houston Astros in 2017 cost relief pitcher Mike Bolsinger his career. Bolsinger, who pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, is…
Continue Reading ‘Parasite’ Oscar win is ‘a remarkable chapter in Korean culture’
When “Parasite” won best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, it cemented the film’s position in history — as well…
Continue Reading Security guard who allegedly plotted Las Vegas attacks pleads guilty to possessing bomb-making components, federal prosecutors say
A Las Vegas security guard who allegedly plotted attacks on a synagogue and a gay bar pleaded guilty to possession of bomb-making components, federal…
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Global death toll from coronavirus passes 1,000
WUHAN, China — China’s daily death toll from the coronavirus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health…
Continue Reading 4 children were found alive after spending the night missing in rural Alaska during a blizzard
Four children who went missing Sunday during a blizzard in rural Alaska have been found. The children — the youngest just 2 years old —…
Continue Reading A norovirus outbreak tied to a Louisiana casino left more than 200 people sick
State health officials in Louisiana are investigating an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened more than 200 people, the Louisiana Department of…
Continue Reading Cruise ship docked in New Jersey sets sail after family of 4 tests negative in coronavirus scare
A cruise ship finally set sail Monday from Bayonne, New Jersey, after a coronavirus scare had kept it docked — and its passengers waiting…
Continue Reading Some Antarctic penguin colonies have declined by more than 75% over 50 years
Penguin colonies in some parts of the Antarctic have declined by more than 75% over the past half century, largely as a result of climate change,…
Continue Reading Two police officers were shot and a suspect is dead in a Walmart shooting in Arkansas
A man who opened fire and shot two police officers in a Walmart in Forrest City, Arkansas, on Monday morning is dead, Mayor Cedric Williams told…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s defense wants to have his surgeon testify that he actually needs a walker
Sensitive to perceptions that Harvey Weinstein is faking an injury, his attorneys asked to have his doctor testify at his rape trial that he really…
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1 dead, 2 police officers hurt in shooting at Walmart in Arkansas
FORREST CITY, Arkansas — Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in…
Continue Reading Bill Murray was doing Bill Murray things at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament
Bill Murray channeled his inner Carl Spackler at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament in California on Sunday. The star of the golf comedy…
Continue Reading An NYPD officer shot in an ‘assassination attempt’ is honored with bagpipes and a hero’s welcome
Outside an emergency room in New York City, dozens of police officers saluted and stood in perfect formation Monday as bagpipes blared in the…
Continue Reading Police: 9 homicides in Chicago’s deadliest weekend of year
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago recorded nine homicides between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, a weekend police said was the deadliest of the year for a…
Continue Reading Immigration officials go to court to get Denver records
DENVER (AP) — U.S. immigration officials are asking a federal judge to force Denver to turn over information about four men accused of crimes who…
Continue Reading Jackson State University president resigns on the heels of his arrest in a prostitution sting
The president of Jackson State University resigned Monday after he was arrested over the weekend in a prostitution sting at a Mississippi hotel.…
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7th-grader shows mom disturbing note from bus driver asking to hang out and play with him
EDMOND, Oklahoma (KFOR ) — An Edmond mom says her son was sent home with an inappropriate note, written by his school bus driver. “Never in…
Continue Reading Jennifer King named as full-year coaching intern with the Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins have named Jennifer King as a full-year coaching intern with the team. King will be joining head coach Ron Rivera’s…
Continue Reading White supremacist pleads guilty in Las Vegas bomb plot case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described white supremacist pleaded guilty Monday in Las Vegas to collecting materials and planning to bomb a synagogue or…
Continue Reading Bahamas struggle to recover before the next hurricane season is upon them
There are signs of recovery in the Abaco Islands, five months after Hurricane Dorian decimated this part of the Bahamas. In Marsh Harbor, for…
Continue Reading Episcopal Diocese of Michigan ordains its first female and openly lesbian bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan on Saturday ordained and consecrated Dr. Bonnie Perry as its first female and openly lesbian bishop at a ceremony…
Continue Reading Louisiana man pleads guilty to setting fire to three black churches
The son of a Louisiana deputy pleaded guilty on Monday to setting fire to three black churches, according to federal prosecutors. Holden Matthews,…
Continue Reading Company withdraws application to mine near Okefenokee refuge
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company has withdrawn its request for the federal government’s permission to dig up minerals near the vast…
Continue Reading Farmer discovers new Tyrannosaur species, one of the oldest of its kind ever found
Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has gained a new family member. The fragments of a fossilized skull belonging to a previously unknown…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant studied sharks and even dove with them. Now a great white is named after him
Shark experts have named a great white after basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who was apparently fascinated with the fearsome creatures. The…
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