Puerto Rico women’s basketball team qualifies for Olympics for the first time
Puerto Rico’s women’s basketball team has qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time, according to the International Basketball…
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A 2-year-old ‘Frozen’ fan enjoyed her first snowfall by perfectly reenacting ‘Let It Go’
After not seeing a major snowfall for more than four years, a town in western Texas wound up with nearly 8 inches of snow last week. It was a rare…
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Defense Department expected to announce billions more will go to border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Defense Department, under White House pressure, is expected to announce this week that billions more in Pentagon funds…
Continue Reading Start your Monday smart: Oscars, New Hampshire, coronavirus, Mideast, Valentine’s
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 Name a cockroach after your ex and watch an animal eat it on Valentine’s Day
Is the memory of your ex buggin’ you? The San Antonio Zoo has a solution… For just $5, zoo staff will name a cockroach after your former…
Continue Reading This Colorado college will start offering a cannabis major in the fall
Students on Colorado State University’s Pueblo campus will have the option to study cannabis beginning this fall. State officials on Friday…
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Thai military brought in mother of gunman who killed 29 people, in bid to negotiate with him
Thailand police revealed Sunday they tried several times to persuade a soldier who had killed 29 people to turn himself in, and even brought the…
Continue Reading A mother and her 6 children were killed in Mississippi house fire
A mother and her six children were killed early Saturday in a house fire in Clinton, Mississippi, fire officials said. The children’s father…
Continue Reading A man posed as an Uber or Lyft driver to lure women into his car, police say. They want other potential victims to come forward
A California man accused of posing as a rideshare driver faces charges including burglary, false imprisonment and attempted sexual battery. Now…
Continue Reading Dog featured on Florida beer cans is reunited with her family in Minnesota after a cross-country road trip
A shelter dog featured on a Florida brewery’s beer can has been reunited with the family that’s been missing her since she disappeared…
Continue Reading Martin Luther King Jr. explains the meaning of love in rare handwritten note
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a rare handwritten note by Martin Luther King Jr. on the meaning of love has been discovered. The note,…
Continue Reading How to move a massive shipwreck: A chain making seven cuts and a lot of noise
If you live in Georgia near the Golden Ray, a 656-foot long cargo ship that has been on its side in St. Simons Sound for five months, get ready for…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber performed alongside Quavo on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Justin Bieber took the stage on Saturday for the first time since announcing his new album “Changes” — and it was yummy! Bieber was…
Continue Reading A restaurant opened early to serve a 3-year-old cancer patient her favorite meal
Adelaide Stanley can’t go out in public or be around people. Seven months of cancer treatment has left the 3-year-old with a weakened immune…
Continue Reading A new literary prize will award more than $100,000 to a North American writer. The only criteria? No men
The most notable prizes in American literature are most often awarded to men. In the last 20 years, six women have won the Nobel Prize in iiterature.…
Continue Reading Ditch the flowers and gift your Valentine one of these creative bouquets instead
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Have you bought a gift for your significant other yet? Your mind might dart to a traditional…
Continue Reading Investigators will look at window bars in Mississippi fire
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Fire officials will investigate whether bars on the windows of a central Mississippi home prevented a mother and her six…
Continue Reading Egypt arrests human rights activist who criticized gov’t
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police arrested an activist and researcher who was a vocal critic of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government, the…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant talked family and elevating female athletes in last interview with LA Times columnist
In his last interview with a Los Angeles Times sports columnist, Kobe Bryant, of course, talked about basketball and the LA Lakers. But he also spoke…
Continue Reading Indian artists demand end to violence against women
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of artists and activists gathered in India’s capital on Sunday to demand an end to violence against women in a country…
Continue Reading Irish election count begins as tied exit poll means it’s too close to call
Ireland began its official vote count Sunday as the nation waits for a clearer picture of its future government, following an exit poll that…
Continue Reading Witnesses at Harvey Weinstein trial show how #MeToo has changed whose voices matter
One woman testified that Harvey Weinstein used his hands to sexually assault her as employees sat nearby. Another woman said the movie mogul raped…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes aim at New Hampshire primary in opening skit
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” cast aside the impeachment vote for a cold open with the Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire.…
Continue Reading Controversial former coach Bob Knight returns to Indiana University basketball court after 20-year hiatus
Legendary and controversial former college basketball coach Bob Knight returned Saturday to the home court of the school that fired him 20 years ago.…
Continue Reading Midshipman dies during a physical fitness test, Naval Academy says
A midshipman died Saturday during the semi-annual physical readiness test, the US Naval Academy said. The midshipman will be identified within 24…
Continue Reading Life under coronavirus lockdown: Anxiety and empty shelves as Wuhan residents prepare for long wait
It has been three weeks since Wu Chen went into self-enforced quarantine in his Wuhan apartment, with only his cat, Baozi, for company. He checks his…
Continue Reading An American dies of coronavirus in China as the global death toll surpasses SARS
The novel coronavirus’s global death toll has surpassed that of the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s. The latest death toll from the provincial…
Continue Reading Massive fire destroys three buildings under construction in Virginia mixed-use development
Three buildings undergoing construction were destroyed in a massive fire Saturday in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. County…
Continue Reading Parallel parking eliminated from Nevada driving exam
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has eliminated the parallel parking portion of the driving skills test. The test still…
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