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Gov. Hogan calls crime an ‘urgent crisis’ in Baltimore

February 5, 2020 1:33 PM Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan called for decisive action to fight “out-of-control violent crime” he said is “destroying…

Investigators conducting searches in the case of Kristin Smart, a Cal Poly student who went missing in 1996

February 5, 2020 1:31 PM CNN

Police have served search warrants in the case of Kristin Smart, a young woman who went missing from a central California college campus in 1996, but…

FTC: Consumer finance website favored companies that paid

February 5, 2020 12:39 PM Associated Press

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A personal finance website founded by former University of Delaware students has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle allegations…

Twitter data shows major cities are flooding more than previously thought

February 5, 2020 12:28 PM CNN

A new study that used social media to measure the impact of tidal flooding along the US East and Gulf coasts suggests flooding happens more…

Judge strips terrorist of citizenship at government request

February 5, 2020 12:23 PM Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has stripped a terrorist of his naturalized U.S. citizenship, siding with the government in the case of a…

Palestinians say Trump’s deal is racist. But their leaders are bereft of ideas on how to fight it

February 5, 2020 11:03 AM CNN

A gloomy winter of Palestinian discontent has been made grimmer still by Donald Trump’s new “peace plan.” It’s been presented…

Avalanche in Turkey kills rescuers who were searching for survivors of previous avalanche

February 5, 2020 10:28 AM CNN

At least 38 people, many of them rescuers, have been killed and dozens are feared trapped after two avalanches near Turkey’s eastern border…

What for W-4? Why you should care about the new tax form

February 5, 2020 10:27 AM Associated Press

If you are starting a new job this year, or just want to update your tax information with your employer, some of the paperwork is going to look…

A chase along the Kansas City Chiefs’ parade route ends with suspects in custody

February 5, 2020 10:22 AM CNN

The Kansas City Chiefs‘ championship parade route had a little more activity than was planned for Wednesday morning. A car led police on a…

Two stars fight, and the image is stunning

February 5, 2020 10:14 AM CNN

Stars that have companions aren’t always friendly to them, as evidenced by a stellar confrontation witnessed by astronomers. They studied the…

Dead monster galaxy found lurking in the distant universe

February 5, 2020 10:13 AM CNN

An ultramassive monster galaxy dating back to the early days of the universe lived fast and died young, astronomers say in a new study. The galaxy,…

The PGA Tour is moving a tournament from China to Indonesia over coronavirus fears

February 5, 2020 9:36 AM CNN

The PGA Tour Series-China is moving its global qualifying tournament from China to Indonesia due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according a…

Hong Kong to quarantine all visitors from China as coronavirus death toll soars

February 5, 2020 9:33 AM CNN

All travelers arriving from mainland China will face a “compulsory” 14-day quarantine on reaching Hong Kong, as the number of deaths from…

The message in Trump’s State of the Union address

February 5, 2020 8:41 AM CNN

He made America Great Again. That’s the message ringing through Donald Trump’s “State of the Union” speech —the blueprint…

Patrick Mahomes’ classmate predicted he’d win the Super Bowl in their high school yearbook. Six years later, it came true

February 5, 2020 8:35 AM CNN

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and recent Super Bowl champ Patrick Mahomes was the renaissance man of sports at his Texas high school. His dad was a…

Does Iowa’s botched vote reporting really matter?

February 5, 2020 8:29 AM CNN

Does it really matter that Iowa botched its vote reporting? After an embarrassing delay, results are emerging from the first Democratic presidential…

5 things to know for February 5: State of the Union, Iowa, coronavirus, Mexico, nukes

February 5, 2020 7:38 AM CNN

A magnitude 5 earthquake rattled Puerto Rico yesterday. No one was seriously injured, but residents are still wary, given that it’s the 11th…

Derek Jeter’s lone Hall of Fame dissenter may forever remain a mystery

February 5, 2020 6:27 AM CNN

It’s a whodunnit for baseball fans except the mystery may never be solved. Derek Jeter, the Yankees star, was voted into the 2020 Baseball Hall…

An unlikely friendship between a coyote and badger was caught in this adorable video

February 5, 2020 5:53 AM CNN

It’s almost like a scene out of a classic Disney movie — a coyote and badger teaming up to go on a wild adventure. The adorable video of…

Two cruise ships quarantined in Asia amid coronavirus outbreak, stranding more than 5,000

February 5, 2020 5:38 AM CNN

More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed…

A second runner has died after a truck hit members of an Oklahoma high school track team

February 5, 2020 5:11 AM CNN

A second member of an Oklahoma high school track team has died after a pickup truck struck six team members who’d just started a practice run,…

Chechen blogger ‘violently’ murdered in French hotel room

February 5, 2020 4:46 AM CNN

French police are investigating the murder of a Chechen blogger, who was a vocal critic of President Ramzan Kadyrov, in a hotel room in Lille. The…

A kayaker vanished last month in the Florida Everglades. Days later, his phone washed ashore with clues

February 5, 2020 4:28 AM CNN

A Virginia kayaker who vanished during a solo trip in the Florida Everglades has been found after his cell phone washed ashore and authorities used…

Penguins’ speech patterns are similar to humans, a new study finds

February 5, 2020 4:09 AM CNN

In most human languages, the most frequently used words are short. Think “the,” and, “of ” and “a.” It turns out…

This is where Wuhan coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide

February 5, 2020 2:44 AM CNN

The Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 490 people have died…

China says Xi Jinping is directing its Wuhan coronavirus response, but he’s nowhere to be seen

February 5, 2020 2:43 AM CNN

Since he first intervened in the Wuhan coronavirus crisis in late January, ordering “all-out efforts” to contain its spread, Chinese…

Opinion: A love letter to Wuhan, from a resilient local watching from afar

February 4, 2020 11:21 PM CNN

I am a Wuhan girl living in Hong Kong. Right now, my close family is all under lock-down in my hometown, the epicenter of this epidemic. Every day, I…