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…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading University professor compares ‘OK, boomer’ to ‘n-word,’ students say
A University of Oklahoma professor has apologized after saying “OK, boomer” is the same as saying “n***er,” the…
Continue Reading Attorneys for El Paso Walmart shooting suspect entered a not guilty plea in response to federal charges
Attorneys for the man accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, last year have pleaded not guilty to 90 federal charges on…
Continue Reading How a magazine article led to sex trafficking and extortion charges against a student’s father
After announcing sex trafficking and extortion charges against Lawrence Ray on Tuesday, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey…
Continue Reading Calling out bad behavior becomes part of Southwest’s pre-flight announcement
If you’re already asleep during the pre-flight announcements, you’re likely to miss it. Southwest Airlines is asking passengers to report…
Continue Reading UN publishes ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in Israeli settlements
The United Nations has published a database of more than one hundred companies it says are doing business in Israeli settlements in the occupied…
Continue Reading Milwaukee man charged in pregnant woman’s fatal shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Milwaukee man in a drive-by shooting that killed a pregnant mother of five who was on board a…
Continue Reading Human activity contaminated this glacier before anyone stepped foot on it
New research suggests that contamination from the Industrial Revolution traveled over 6,000 miles from London to a Himalayan mountain. Researchers…
Continue Reading Artist scraps plans for Thunberg mural after boycott threats
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota artist said Wednesday he has scrapped his plans for a mural honoring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg…
Continue Reading Nation’s largest teachers unions call to end active shooter drills over fears they’re traumatizing students
Since Columbine, active shooter drills have become an increasingly normalized practice in schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, for example,…
Continue Reading Blue Jays’ Reese McGuire charged with indecency in Florida
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher catcher Reese McGuire is facing an indecent exposure charge in Florida. Deputies were dispatched to…
Continue Reading Missouri dad sues over crash that killed 3 of his children
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri father who lost three of his children in a traffic accident last July has filed a wrongful death…
Continue Reading Salvini loses immunity, and could face trial over alleged treatment of migrants
The leader of Italy’s popular populist party, Senator Matteo Salvini, has lost his legal immunity from a criminal investigation and potential…
Continue Reading Mel Tucker named Michigan State University’s new football coach
Michigan, he’s coming home. Mel Tucker has been named Michigan State University’s new head football coach, the team announced this…
Continue Reading A school called police after a kindergartner with Down syndrome pointed a finger gun at her teacher. The girl’s mom says they went too far
A Pennsylvania elementary school called the police after a kindergartner with Down syndrome made a finger gun at her teacher. Officials concluded…
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