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Jay-Z and Yo Gotti file second lawsuit against Mississippi prisons on behalf of 150 inmates living in ‘filth and dilapidation’
Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z filed a second lawsuit this week against the Mississippi Department of Corrections targeting the state’s notorious…
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli’s legal team files a motion to postpone setting a trial date over newly released evidence
Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli’s legal team has filed a motion to postpone setting a trial date against the couple for their…
Continue Reading Top Japanese government adviser says Diamond Princess quarantine was flawed
A top Japanese government adviser has admitted that the quarantine measures enacted on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama may have allowed…
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Lori Vallow, mother of missing children, will be returned to Idaho
The mother of two children who have been missing for months has decided not to fight extradition from Hawaii to Idaho. Lori Vallow, 46, was arrested…
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Ex-employee opens fire with gun, killing 5 workers at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — An ex-employee opened fire with a gun and killed five people before taking his own life at the MillerCoors brewery complex in…
Continue Reading How to see Venus and a crescent moon side-by-side this Thursday
A celestial phenomenon is set to occur between Venus and the moon Thursday night, according to NASA’s calendar. If you live in the Northern…
Continue Reading An owl injured during a California wildfire has returned to the wild
A great horned owl injured during a California wildfire flapped back into the wild Wednesday evening, thrilling the firefighters who rescued him.…
Continue Reading Trump says US is ‘ready’ for novel coronavirus outbreak as cases spread worldwide
The novel coronavirus outbreak appears to have entered a new stage, as cases continue to rise around the world, raising fears of a global pandemic,…
Continue Reading 5 people killed after worker opens fire at Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee; gunman also dead
A worker at the sprawling Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee opened fire Wednesday afternoon, killing five employees before taking his own life, the…
Continue Reading Mother of missing 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell arrested for giving investigators ‘false reports,’ police say
The mother of a Tennessee toddler missing for two months was arrested on Tuesday after giving investigators false information, police said.…
Continue Reading Trial begins for 2 Americans charged in stabbing death of Italian police officer
Two Americans charged with aggravated murder and extortion in the stabbing death of an Italian police officer last July went on trial Wednesday in…
Continue Reading Clive Cussler, prolific author and sea explorer, dead at 88
Clive Cussler, the bestselling author and sea explorer, died on Monday, his family announced in a Facebook post. He was 88. In the Facebook post,…
Continue Reading The US has started human testing of a drug to treat the novel coronavirus
Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway. So far, there is…
Continue Reading Potentially habitable exoplanet could broaden the search for life beyond Earth
The more scientists learn about exoplanet K2-18b, the more intriguing it becomes. And it could broaden the types of exoplanets astronomers target in…
Continue Reading Saudi officials order arrest of female rapper for ‘Mecca Girl’ music video
Officials in Saudi Arabia have ordered the arrest of a female rapper and her crew for posting a music video “Mecca Girl” on YouTube. The…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter while she was taking selfies with a gun, police say
A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his babysitter when she was taking selfies while holding a gun, a Texas sheriff’s office said. The…
Continue Reading A teen girl beat the boys to become the first female wrestler to win her state championship
For a moment, it looked like Heaven Fitch was about to lose. The teen wrestling phenom was on the mat under her opponent in the last few seconds of…
Continue Reading The Boston Red Sox currently quarantining a Taiwanese prospect because of coronavirus fears
The Boston Red Sox, out of an abundance of caution, have kept a prospect from Taiwan from reporting to the team’s spring training complex in…
Continue Reading Per Kobe Bryant’s wishes, girl who lost parents and sister in helicopter crash to get internship, Scott Boras says
Alexis Altobelli, who lost her parents and sister in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, will get an internship at a top sports agency, per the Lakers…
Continue Reading A hospital organized a wedding for a terminally ill patient
A hospital in Delaware helped organize a wedding for one of its terminally ill patients and his fiancée. Doctors in August had found a small lump on…
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Texas demolition company accidentally tears down the wrong house
DALLAS, Texas — A demolition company was hired to tear down a house last week in Dallas, but it mistakenly tore down a different home on the same…
Continue Reading Appeals court rules Trump administration can withhold money from NYC, 7 states in ‘sanctuary cities’ fight
NEW YORK, NY — The Trump administration can withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over their cooperation on…
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‘Please let me go’: Police body cam video shows 6-year-old sobbing and pleading with officers during her arrest
ORLANDO, Florida — The police body camera videos are disturbing. They show two Orlando police officers arresting 6-year-old Kaia Rolle as she…
Continue Reading Chinese space mission reveals what it’s like on the farside of the moon
China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a…
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7-year-old girl dies 1 minute into tonsil surgery
CLINTON, South Carolina — A 7-year-old South Carolina girl died one minute into surgery to remove her tonsils, her parents told CNN affiliate…
Continue Reading Judge clears path for Philadelphia nonprofit to open safe-injection site to combat overdoses
A federal judge has paved the way for a facility to open in Philadelphia that would allow and supervise the injection of illegal drugs, an…
Continue Reading Could life have existed on a warm, wet Mars? Ancient Earth crater may explain how
While it’s not possible to go back in time and see if Mars truly was habitable billions of years ago, scientists are investigating the next…
Continue Reading Columbia Gas agrees to plead guilty in deadly 2018 Massachusetts explosions and leave the state, feds say
The utility company whose gas lines killed one person, injured 22 and displaced some 50,000 Massachusetts residents in a series of fires and…
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