19 nurses of a Nebraska hospital unit gave birth to 19 babies in 2019. The group picture was adorable
OMAHA, Nebraska — There’s a lot that happened for one Nebraska hospital unit in 2019 — 19 nurses gave birth to 19 healthy babies.…
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Wildlife officials released a group of bighorn sheep to land they haven’t touched in 100 years
The crowd gathered for the bighorn sheep sendoff in Nevada far outnumbered the 21 animals who galloped out of their pens and into their new habitat.…
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Queen Victoria’s outfit was found in an old cabinet
Items from an outfit that once belonged to Britain’s Queen Victoria were found in a cabinet more than 100 years after they were placed there.…
Continue Reading Norway’s governing coalition collapses over ISIS repatriation
Norway’s ruling coalition has disbanded after the populist Progress Party (FRP) left the government, partly due to the repatriation of a mother…
Continue Reading An abandoned husky with ‘weird’ eyes has been adopted after her photos went viral
A Siberian husky that was surrendered to a New Jersey shelter because of “weird” eyes has been adopted after photos posted on Facebook…
Continue Reading Climate refugees cannot be sent back home, United Nations rules in landmark decision
Refugees fleeing the effects of the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home by their adoptive countries, a United Nations panel has ruled, in…
Continue Reading Kansas City Chiefs will play San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV
The Kansas City Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV next month. The Chiefs won the AFC Championship game, defeating the…
Continue Reading Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won’t be their ‘garbage dump’
Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to rich countries including the United States, United Kingdom, France and Canada,…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: What’s open and what’s closed in El Paso and beyond
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan officially declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, but it wasn’t until 1986 that it was celebrated…
Continue Reading Manhunt underway for suspect who fatally shot 10-year-old boy, Memphis police say
Memphis authorities are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy, police said Monday. In a series of tweets,…
Continue Reading A baby stroller sold at Target and Amazon was recalled because of a possible fall hazard
Baby Trend has recalled four models of their strollers due to the potential for a fall hazard, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety…
Continue Reading Singer-songwriter David Olney dies on stage at age 71
Americana singer and songwriter David Olney, whose music was recorded by Linda Ronstadt, Steve Young, Emmylou Harris and others, died of an apparent…
Continue Reading A dentist was filmed extracting a tooth while on a hoverboard. He was found guilty on 46 counts
A dentist in Anchorage, Alaska, has been convicted on dozens of charges after he was filmed extracting a patient’s tooth as he stood on a…
Continue Reading Libya summit calls for sanctions if ceasefire is violated
A conference in Berlin that convened warring factions in Libya as well as their foreign backers to establish a permanent ceasefire called for…
Continue Reading 2 Honolulu police officers were shot and killed when they answered a call for help. Then the house they responded to went up in flames
Two Honolulu police officers were shot and killed when they responded to a call for help Sunday in Waikiki. Following the shooting, a fire broke out…
Continue Reading Two Honolulu police officers killed in shooting
Two police officers were shot and killed by a suspect when they responded to a call for a woman who needed help at a home in Waikiki Sunday,…
Continue Reading Violent unrest grips Beirut as ‘week of rage’ escalates
Violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters gripped sections of Beirut Sunday night, as part of a “week of rage”…
Continue Reading 75 ‘highly dangerous’ gang members escaped a Paraguayan prison, officials say
At least 75 inmates escaped from a prison in Paraguay through an underground tunnel Sunday, the Ministry of Interior’s Office said in a…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico governor fires 2 more cabinet members after the discovery of Hurricane Maria supplies stacked in a warehouse
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced Sunday the dismissal of two more cabinet members — her secretaries of family services, Glorimar…
Continue Reading Chicago authorities say the coyote that attacked a young boy this month had been shot in the chest with a BB gun
Chicago animal control services say the coyote they captured earlier this month is the same one that bit a 6-year-old boy. The animal had been shot…
Continue Reading Third horse in three days dies at Santa Anita Park
The third horse in three days — the fourth this month — was put to death at Santa Anita Park in California Sunday, according to a state…
Continue Reading Meet Hansel, the first pit bull to become an arson-detection K9 officer
A New Jersey fire department’s pit bull just became the first of its breed to become an arson detection K9 officer. Hansel, a 4-year-old pup…
Continue Reading Trump’s impeachment trial comes at a high point for fans
As Donald Trump sees it, America lucked out with a good President — “even though they’re trying to impeach the son of a b***h.”…
Continue Reading ‘White Only’ signs for sale at antiques store spark confrontation
Nicola Shanks was browsing the aisles of an antique store in Cortez, Colorado, last week when she noticed several signs that took her aback.…
Continue Reading A five-year-old boy asked for bedding on his birthday and donated it to kids in need
While most kids would ask for the hottest toys for their birthday, five-year-old Tyler Sliz from Libertyville, Illinois, asked for something…
Continue Reading A stray cat without ears has a new set of purple ones, thanks to an animal lover who crochets
A stray cat in Wisconsin had her ears removed due to chronic and painful infections. So a helpful woman crocheted her some new ones. The cat, named…
Continue Reading Human remains found at Joshua Tree National Park have been identified as a missing Canadian man
Skeletal remains that were found in Joshua Tree National Park last month have been identified as 51-year-old Paul Miller, a Canadian man who went…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico emergency director fired after residents discover warehouse full of Hurricane Maria supplies
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island’s emergency manager, hours after a warehouse filled with supplies was discovered. The…
Continue Reading The student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and people are struggling to pay it down
The student loan burden in the US is about $1.6 trillion and rising, mostly because people have barely made a dent in paying down their loans.…
Continue Reading A Baltimore police sergeant was spat on and kicked during a check, authorities say
A group of people kicked a Baltimore police sergeant as he tried to arrest a man who’d spat in his face, authorities say. The sergeant was…
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