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…
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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…
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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…
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…
Continue Reading 10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. The self-described democratic socialist…
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