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Feds: 4 charged in steroid import conspiracy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Four people have been arrested in connection with what federal authorities say was an extensive scheme to import large…
Continue Reading Wanted: Half a million workers to help count people for the census
The Census Bureau is ramping up recruiting in a push to hire up to half a million temporary workers for this year’s count. Census Director…
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A woman’s Great Pyrenees helped track down a rare black coyote after they became backyard buds
Every day for a week, the strange, happy visitor would drop to play with her Great Pyrenees. She thought Ruth Bader, the dog, had made a new dog…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 20: Dem debate, Germany, White House, coronavirus, fertility
If your favorite team didn’t make the playoffs last year, this could be your year. NFL owners are considering expanding the playoffs to…
Continue Reading Novel coronavirus appears to be stabilizing in China amid fears of new outbreak in Japan
Weeks into the novel coronavirus crisis, the outbreak finally appears to be stabilizing in central China, where the virus was initially detected…
Continue Reading NFL owners are considering expanding the playoffs to include more teams
NFL owners and executives are set to discuss potential terms of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in New York Thursday afternoon, an NFL…
Continue Reading The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will soon be a part of the curriculum for Oklahoma schools
Oklahoma leaders announced Wednesday the state will be moving forward with embedding the story of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre into the curriculum of…
Continue Reading Climate change could kill all of Earth’s coral reefs by 2100, scientists warn
Climate change could destroy almost all of Earth’s coral reef habitats by 2100, according to new research. About 70-90% of all existing coral…
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Candidates clashed in fiery Democratic presidential debate in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Six presidential candidates faced off in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, just days before the Nevada caucuses. The NBC News…
Continue Reading Two women were found dead after a car plunged from a Miami ferry
The bodies of two women who were in a vehicle that fell from a ferry Tuesday and sank in a shipping channel have been recovered, authorities said.…
Continue Reading Bolton: Testimony wouldn’t have changed impeachment outcome
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday denounced the House’s impeachment proceedings against…
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania mom and daughter accused of killing five relatives have pleaded not guilty
A Pennsylvania woman and her daughter who have been charged with killing five members of their family last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday, a…
Continue Reading Off-duty officers in Kentucky who stopped a robbery during date night say it was just instinct
Two off-duty police officers who stopped a robbery at a chicken restaurant in Kentucky said it would be a mistake to call their actions heroic.…
Continue Reading Class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian businessman Peter Nygard sexually assaulted at least 10 women
Global fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been accused of sexually assaulting 10 unnamed women and girls, some under the age of 18 at the time of the…
Continue Reading This violinist played her instrument as surgeons removed a brain tumor
Dagmar Turner wasn’t just showing off when she played the violin during her brain surgery at King’s College Hospital in London. Surgeons…
Continue Reading Californian will plead guilty in $150 million currency scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man charged with bilking nearly $150 million out of 70,000 investors worldwide through a phony digital…
Continue Reading Mexican tourist shot in the face by ICE agent in NY files federal lawsuit
A Mexican municipal worker visiting his mother in New York endured a “horrific, life-altering trip” after being shot point-blank in the…
Continue Reading Two firefighters died battling a library fire. Two teens are accused of arson and manslaughter
Authorities have recovered the bodies of two firefighters who were battling a fire at the city library in Porterville, California. Multiple fire…
Continue Reading Ex-diplomat’s daughter held without bond in murder trial
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has ordered the daughter of a former U.S. diplomat to be held without bond following the first court hearing…
Continue Reading Teens plead not guilty in stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors
Two teens allegedly involved in the stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors were arraigned Wednesday in a New York court. The…
Continue Reading Massive Times Square billboard thanks the firefighters who battled Australia’s devastating fires
After months of devastation, all the fires burning in the Australian state of New South Wales were declared contained for the first time last week.…
Continue Reading Judge rips PG&E for poor safety record leading to wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put greed before safety and…
Continue Reading Two former inmates helped fight forest fires while in prison. Now they’ve started their own forestry business
Two former inmates did not want to let their time behind bars define them after prison, so after they were released, the pair started their own…
Continue Reading Diamond Princess cruise passengers disembark after 14-day quarantine ends in Japan, raising concerns among health experts
Passengers who have tested negative for the novel coronavirus began disembarking from the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday, despite…
Continue Reading Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has given final approval to a $10 million settlement in a class-action discrimination lawsuit that alleged Motel 6 employees…
Continue Reading Indiana official ‘sorry’ for Islamophobic posts won’t resign
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana councilman whose predecessor resigned after posting Islamophobic comments online says he will not step down after he…
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