NFL’s New Orleans Saints fight releasing emails in Catholic sex abuse lawsuit
The New Orleans Saints are fighting a legal request to make public emails they sent to Catholic officials in a sex abuse lawsuit. The Saints…
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Fire devastates New York museum of Chinese American life
A devastating fire Thursday night destroyed up to 85,000 artifacts at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America, a repository of significant…
Continue Reading 49ers George Kittle is treating the family of a fallen Army sergeant to the Super Bowl
Before US Army Sgt. Martin LaMar was killed in Iraq, he spent his weekends cheering on the San Francisco 49ers. Next week, LaMar’s service will…
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This FedEx driver delivered more than a customer’s package. He shoveled snow off the stoop
A delivery driver’s good deed is being shared with the world, thanks to a doorbell camera. A FedEx driver delivering in Michigan’s Upper…
Continue Reading Corvettes worth $1M are trapped in buildings that crumbled in the Houston explosion
A Houston car restorer is anxiously awaiting a chance to visit his business, parts of which were destroyed during Friday’s deadly explosion at…
Continue Reading 2 teens have been accused of killing their mothers and siblings within a week
Two teens in Utah and Alabama allegedly killed their mothers and siblings in separate incidents, authorities said, leaving their communities shocked…
Continue Reading A hippo named Fiona just received the sweetest birthday gift from her boyfriend Timothy
Hip hip hooray! Fiona, Cincinnati Zoo’s most famous hippo, just turned 3. And her boyfriend Timothy, who lives at the San Antonio Zoo, just…
Continue Reading An Australian runner found dangerous spikes hidden on a popular nature trail
Police in Australia are urging the public to stay alert after a runner found homemade spikes methodically hidden on a popular running trail Monday.…
Continue Reading Montana lowers flags to half-staff to honor a US pilot who died fighting Australia’s wildfires
Flags are flying at half-staff Saturday across Montana to honor a pilot who died in a plane crash while fighting Australia’s wildfires. Montana…
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Trump’s defense team takes center stage at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s lawyers opened their impeachment trial defense on Saturday by asserting that he “did absolutely nothing…
Continue Reading A baby covered AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck,’ after his dad recorded his noises for a year
Does it seem like recording artists are getting younger and younger? It’s not your imagination. Earlier this month, Billie Eilish became the…
Continue Reading A 4-year-old who was accidentally shot while play-wrestling with his father has died, police say
A 4-year-old Indiana boy who was accidentally shot in the head while play-wrestling with his father has died, authorities said. Tripp Shaw died…
Continue Reading Family of Connecticut man fatally shot by state police demands trooper’s prosecution
The family of a Connecticut man fatally shot by a state trooper is calling for the officer to be fired and criminally prosecuted. Mubarak Soulemane,…
Continue Reading Ugandan climate activist cropped out of photo taken with her white peers
The Associated Press news agency (AP) has apologized after cropping a Ugandan climate activist from a photograph where she had posed with her white…
Continue Reading East Africa is suffering its worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years
The Horn of Africa has been hit by the worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said…
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At least 22 dead, more than 1,200 injured in Turkey earthquake
At least 22 people died and hundreds injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to authorities.…
Continue Reading Small towns in Texas are declaring themselves ‘sanctuary cities for the unborn’
When most Americans think of sanctuary cities, they think of predominately liberal jurisdictions that have vowed to protect undocumented immigrants…
Continue Reading California woman dies after clothing gets caught in raisin processing machine
A 33-year-old California woman is dead after her clothing got caught in a machine at a raisin processing facility in Fresno County. Yaneth Lopez…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang sang with a black church choir. Not everyone said ‘Amen’
As the Rev. Wendy Hamilton was leaving Union Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo, Iowa, she turned to see some commotion in the choir. “I…
Continue Reading A father’s concealed weapon went off when he was play-wrestling with his young son, police say. Both were shot in the head
A 4-year-old boy and his father both were shot in the head after the man’s concealed weapon accidentally discharged while the two were…
Continue Reading French charity says four aid workers missing in Iraq
Four aid workers from a French Christian charity have gone missing in Iraq and an investigation is underway to locate them, the organization said.…
Continue Reading 2 people killed in an explosion at a Houston manufacturer that shook the city and damaged homes
Two people were killed in Friday morning’s explosion at a northwest Houston manufacturing business, police said — a blast shook much of…
Continue Reading Here’s what a $40,000 Super Bowl ticket will get you
Millions of football fans will descend on Miami for Super Bowl LIV next Sunday, but only 65,000 of them will attend the big game. Of those attendees,…
Continue Reading Used mascara wands are helping treat and save wild animals
If you’re in need of a new mascara wand, don’t throw the old one away. The Appalachian Wildlife Refuge, a North Carolina based nonprofit…
Continue Reading Pit bull rescued from a dog fighting ring gets a job on the police force
Nibbles the pit bull has gone from the victim of a crime to the one stopping it. The pup was rescued from a pit bull fighting ring in Canada by the…
Continue Reading A former California doctor is extradited from Israel after $50 million cosmetic surgery scam
A former Southern California doctor is back in the US from Israel to serve his sentence for a $50 million plastic surgery insurance scam, the…
Continue Reading A lot has changed since China’s SARS outbreak 17 years ago. But some things haven’t
In 2003, panic was setting in. The fatal severe respiratory syndrome (SARS) — which first appeared in southern China — had spread across…
Continue Reading 300 feet of pizza, one great cause: All the Good Stuff that happened this week
What do you say to a friend who’s having a really rough time? Sometimes their sadness can be solved with a big glass of wine and a funny movie,…
Continue Reading The former warden of the prison where Jeffrey Epstein died has a new job at another federal penitentiary
The former warden of the New York prison where Jeffrey Epstein died last year is getting a new job at another federal penitentiary as federal…
Continue Reading Coronavirus death toll in China hits 41 as medical staff struggle to cope
Fifteen more people have been confirmed dead in Hubei province from a deadly new coronavirus, according to the provincial health authority, raising…
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