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A 2-year-old boy’s reaction to a Target ad is powerful reminder of why representation matters
For young Oliver Garza-Pena, the trip to the store was like any other. But then he looked up and saw someone staring back who looked just like him.…
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A senior assisted living facility put a man in a 3-hour ride home that led to his death, lawsuit says
The widow of a New Jersey man has sued a Pennsylvania senior living facility after her husband suffered a stroke and a heart attack during a…
Continue Reading Gay Missouri cop to finish career on ‘my terms’ after suit
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police lieutenant who was passed over for promotion 23 times said he has no plans to leave the department…
Continue Reading A teacher was tied to a chair, beaten, and fatally hit by a truck, police say
Police in Australia are calling for public assistance in investigating the death of a teacher who was tied to a chair, beaten, and hit by a truck.…
Continue Reading They met on a dating app. Then he robbed a bank on their first date and forced her to be the getaway driver
And you thought your worst first date story was bad. A Massachusetts woman became an unexpected getaway driver after a man she met on a dating app…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberating in Michael Avenatti’s Nike extortion trial
Deliberations in Michael Avenatti’s federal extortion trial began late Wednesday morning after more than an hour of jury instructions. The…
Continue Reading Sudan will pay $30 million to families of USS Cole attack victims, its leaders say
Sudan will pay a $30 million settlement to the families of 17 US Navy sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in a bid to get itself…
Continue Reading US consumer prices edge up just 0.1% in January, weighed down by falling gasoline prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices edge up just 0.1% in January, weighed down by falling gasoline…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama will have a Northern California elementary school named after her
Former first lady Michelle Obama will soon have a second California school as her namesake. In a unanimous vote, the West Contra Costa Unified School…
Continue Reading A woman is accused of stealing over $500K from her church, allegedly using some of the funds to pay for her wedding
A church secretary has been charged with embezzling $561,777 from the New Jersey church she volunteered at, according to the Burlington County…
Continue Reading They were sent to a shelter for safety. Instead, these women say they were sexually abused
This article contains sexually explicit language. Kampala, Uganda — When Patricia was picked up by police at the age of 11, she felt relieved.…
Continue Reading Blood evidence at forefront of Iowa cold case murder trial
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors on the opening day of a cold case murder trial that they were going on a journey back in time to…
Continue Reading This Girl Scout joined when she was 10 and each box of cookies cost just 15 cents. She’s 98 now and still selling
Veronica “Ronnie” Backenstoe has lived through moments that many of us have only read in history books. But the 98-year-old isn’t…
Continue Reading A second case of the coronavirus has been confirmed among US evacuees at California base
A new case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed among US evacuees at a San Diego County, California air base, the Centers for Disease Control…
Continue Reading In baseball, unwritten rules lay down the lines you cannot cross
With all these stories about sign stealing and subsequent discussions about it being worthy of bans from baseball in some cases and overlooked in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 13: Coronavirus, Justice, 2020 Dems, Israel, oil spill
Good morning, overachievers! NASA is hiring a new class of astronauts in preparation for a moon landing in the next few years. Here’s what you…
Continue Reading Deaths in China from coronavirus top 1,300 with big jump in cases as country expands diagnosis
The Chinese province at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak reported a record spike in deaths Thursday, bringing the total number to more…
Continue Reading Ex-MSU coach Kathie Klages was told about Larry Nassar’s abuse in 1997 but did nothing, former gymnast says. Now Klages is on trial
A former coach accused of failing to stop Larry Nassar’s abuse decades ago is now on trial, accused of lying about what she knew of the…
Continue Reading A rare disease among children is discovered in a 66-million-year-old dinosaur tumor
A rare disease that still affects humans today has been found in the fossilized remains of a duck-billed dinosaur that roamed the Earth at least 66…
Continue Reading The fallout from the death of a Chinese doctor is turning into a major challenge for Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing a major challenge to his vast system of censorship and information control, but history does not bode well for…
Continue Reading ‘As each day passes, the chances of evacuation slip by.’ The Nigerian students ‘abandoned’ in Wuhan
Since the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown three weeks ago, university student Victor Vincent has watched as other international students on…
Continue Reading Investigators looking for 2 vehicles in search for missing 6-year-old girl last seen playing in front yard
Investigators are looking for two vehicles seen in the neighborhood when 6-year-old Faye Swetlik vanished outside her home in South Carolina. Faye…
Continue Reading Court reverses settlement that would give $2.5 million in university funds to protect Confederate monument
A North Carolina state court has reversed a settlement that provided $2.5 million in university funds to preserve a Confederate monument. The UNC…
Continue Reading An iceberg nearly the size of Atlanta just broke off a glacier in Antarctica
A story about a glacier shedding mass at the edge of the world, threatening to raise ocean levels and potentially contribute to untold environmental…
Continue Reading A Trump Fed choice faces Senate scrutiny over policy views
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump’s nominees for the Federal Reserve will likely face skeptical questioning from a Senate…
Continue Reading Worker on board Diamond Princess says crew are at greater risk of coronavirus
A crew member aboard the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan said she fears the crew are at greater risk of being exposed to the…
Continue Reading For the first time in 9 years, two nation states are going toe-to-toe in Syria
Syria’s curse, as its conflict rumbles slowly towards its first decade, has always been how new forces enter the war just when it seems that…
Continue Reading Deepwater Horizon spill was about 30% bigger than previously thought, study says
Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests “invisible and toxic oil” made the spill much worse than some…
Continue Reading Oklahoma’s journalism school apologizes after professor compared ‘OK, boomer’ to the n-word
The University of Oklahoma’s journalism school apologized Wednesday after a professor said that using the phrase “OK, boomer” is…
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