One of the NY Hanukkah stabbing victims may not regain consciousness, his family says
Doctors are not optimistic one of the men stabbed at a New York Hanukkah celebration will regain consciousness, according to the victim’s…
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Hong Kong New Year’s Day march called off after bricks and petrol bombs thrown
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on New Year’s Day, but the march was later called off after…
Continue Reading A quick-thinking doctor saved a dog whose leash was stuck in a moving elevator
Florida doctor Mohammad Awad just gave us one of the first pieces of good news for 2020: he saved a dog. The Tampa Bay doctor had just finished a…
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Here’s your 5 Things survival guide for 2020: Engage, recharge and help others. Start your decade here.
A version of this article is the first edition of the 5 Things newsletter in 2020. Sign up here to get Up to Speed and Out The Door every weekday…
Continue Reading Pope Francis smacks woman’s hand to free himself from her grip
Pope Francis was happily greeting children and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday when he slapped a woman’s hand to free himself.…
Continue Reading Sports reporter’s loved ones remember her passion and ‘raw talent’ as they prepare for her funeral days after the Louisiana plane crash
Carley McCord, the sports reporter killed in a Louisiana plane crash Saturday, “smelled of raw talent” from birth, those who knew her…
Continue Reading Two Alaskan skiers were killed in an avalanche in British Columbia
Two people were killed after getting swept up by a massive avalanche in a mountain pass in British Columbia, Canadian authorities said. The two…
Continue Reading 7 people were killed after a Hawaii tour helicopter crashed and caught fire. Authorities will soon recover the wreckage
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are working on coming up with plans to recover the wreckage of a tour helicopter that…
Continue Reading Bonsai trees shaped like rats are popular in Vietnam ahead of Lunar New Year
It’s 2020 — and with the Lunar New Year just weeks away, farmers in Vietnam have come up with a unique way to herald the Year of the Rat.…
Continue Reading He escaped jail and was killed more than 100 years ago while on the run. His remains were just identified
Bones discovered in an Idaho cave in 1979 and 1991 have been identified as the remains of Joseph Henry Loveless, a man who escaped from prison more…
Continue Reading Chicago’s homicide rate decreases for the third straight year
Chicago is reporting a significant drop in homicides for the third straight year, news that city leaders are embracing after the Windy City was…
Continue Reading Trump threatens Iran after protesters attack US embassy in Baghdad
President Donald Trump threatened Iran Tuesday, warning the country’s leaders they will be held responsible for any death or destruction after…
Continue Reading The gunman in the Texas church shooting had run-ins with police and had been homeless, his sister says
The gunman who fatally shot two people at a Texas church Sunday had several arrests and convictions over the past decade and, for a time, had lived…
Continue Reading Tennessee woman wants a New York police officer who barged into her home and was accused of a racial slur to be fired
A New York police officer sentenced to just over two weeks in jail for trespassing and assault while on vacation in 2018 is still on the force…
Continue Reading A teen whose teachers were sending him schoolwork in ICE detention just won his asylum case
An immigration judge has granted asylum to a Connecticut high school student whose arrest sparked an outpouring of support from teachers and…
Continue Reading Illinois governor pardons more than 11,000 people for low-level pot offenses
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions Tuesday — one day before a sweeping law makes…
Continue Reading Six suspected gang members arrested in Fresno football watch party shooting that left 4 dead
Six suspected gang members have been arrested in connection with a retaliatory shooting that left four people dead at a football watch party at a…
Continue Reading NYPD arrests suspect in fatal beating of man robbed of $1
The New York Police Department made an arrest in the fatal beating of a 60-year-old man during a Christmas Eve robbery that netted the attackers $1,…
Continue Reading A 12-year-old boy saved his great-grandparents when his half brother allegedly stabbed them
A 12-year-old Texas boy saved the lives of his great-grandparents by wresting a knife away during a stabbing attack while driving Sunday. The…
Continue Reading Danielle Outlaw was the first African American woman to be Portland’s police chief. Now, she’s Philadelphia’s first black female commissioner
The police chief of Portland, Oregon, Danielle Outlaw, has been announced as Philadelphia’s next commissioner of the police department, the…
Continue Reading Two puffins scratched their itches with sticks — the first evidence that seabirds can use tools
Perhaps puffins aren’t as bird-brained as previously believed. A team of animal experts observed two Atlantic puffins, more than 1,000 miles…
Continue Reading A Texas sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed during a traffic stop
A sheriff’s deputy in East Texas is dead after being shot by someone he was trying to pull over early Tuesday, and a suspect was arrested later…
Continue Reading As families prepare to bury those slain in a Texas church shooting, the minister asks for continued prayers
As two families prepare to bury their loved ones killed in a Texas church shooting, the minister of that church is asking for continued prayers as…
Continue Reading A survivor of the NY Hanukkah stabbings needed 3 staples in his head to close his wounds
One of the survivors of the New York Hanukkah celebration stabbings was hit in the side of the head by the suspect’s machete and doctors had to…
Continue Reading North Carolina town ends New Year’s Eve Possum Drop tradition
Every year, thousands flock to cities around the world for grand New Year’s Eve celebrations. But a North Carolina community’s…
Continue Reading US population growth slowed this decade due to lower immigration rates and fewer births
US population growth slowed this decade, partially due to fewer births, more deaths and a decline in international migration to the US. Newly…
Continue Reading All the trends we loved and hated in the 2010s
Before we fully free ourselves from the last decade, let us not forget all of the fleeting obsessions, challenges, crazes and movements that, for…
Continue Reading Hanukkah machete attack could have been worse had it happened 10 minutes earlier, guest says
A guest at the home of a rabbi where a man wounded five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration said Tuesday the outcome could have been…
Continue Reading A Georgia Tech football recruit’s death on a train track is ruled a suicide
The death of a promising 17-year-old athlete from Deerfield Beach, Florida, has been ruled a suicide, the medical examiner said Tuesday. Bryce Gowdy…
Continue Reading 10 petitions that made the biggest impact this decade
These days, it feels like there’s a petition for every cause imaginable. Saving the Amazon rainforest? Check. Making Baby Yoda an emoji? Also…
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