Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason
Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal…
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Ex-North Carolina school resource officer who slammed 11-year-old is facing misdemeanors, but boy’s grandfather says this isn’t over
A former North Carolina school resource officer seen on video body slamming an 11-year-old boy will face misdemeanor assault and child abuse charges,…
Continue Reading The storm system that unleashed deadly tornadoes in the South maintains its wind threat and delivers snow to the eastern US
A storm system that spawned a series of deadly tornadoes in the Deep South threatens more damaging winds Tuesday across that region while disrupting…
Continue Reading This 5-year-old paid off the lunch balances for 123 students by selling cocoa and cookies
A 5-year-old student at an elementary school in Vista, California, collected enough money to pay off the negative lunch balances of 123 students at…
Continue Reading Nachtwacht? Mulchatna? 112 exoplanets and stars get new names from countries around the Earth
Mulchatna. Cruinlagh. Bran. Remember these names — they may one day trip off the tongue as easily as Mercury, Venus and Mars. The International…
Continue Reading Heisman winner’s speech leads to over $370,000 in donations for families in poverty
As he accepted the coveted Heisman trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow addressed the children in his hometown of Athens, Ohio, where thousands of…
Continue Reading Texas State student’s lawsuit says fraternity members attacked him, causing brain injury
A Texas State University fraternity has been suspended and two men face charges after members of the fraternity allegedly attacked another student.…
Continue Reading An investigation has revealed what may be 2 mass grave sites from the 1921 Tulsa race riots
A decades-long effort to recover mass burial plots from the 1921 Tulsa race riot has been spurred forward after an investigation found that two sites…
Continue Reading Stone Age chewing gum holds clues to the life of a young girl who lived 5,700 years ago
Lola, a young girl who lived in Denmark 5,700 years ago, had blue eyes, dark skin and dark hair. Her last meal included hazelnuts and mallard duck…
Continue Reading US proposes new rules to increase organ transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is overhauling parts of the nation’s transplant system to make sure organs from the dead no longer go…
Continue Reading Pope lifts secrecy rules for sex abuse cases
Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules for cases of sexual abuse, effectively allowing the Catholic church to share documents and…
Continue Reading Estonia apologizes after minister calls Finland’s new leader Sanna Marin a ‘sales girl’
Estonia’s President has apologized after the country’s interior minister mocked Finland’s newly elected leader and described her as…
Continue Reading A Mississippi district attorney kept turning away black jurors for trials, lawsuit says
A Mississippi prosecutor excluded many black jurors from trials for more than 25 years, a lawsuit alleges. Since District Attorney Doug Evans took…
Continue Reading Drew Brees sets NFL record for all-time passing touchdowns
Drew Brees now has the most touchdown passes in NFL history. The New Orleans Saints quarterback came in to Monday night’s game against the…
Continue Reading US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years,…
Continue Reading Europe’s launch of space telescope called off at last minute
Europe’s space agency was planning to send a new telescope to study far-off planets into space Tuesday but the launch was called off at the…
Continue Reading The Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma during the country’s opioid crisis
Members of the Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma and put the money in family trusts and holding companies as pressure…
Continue Reading A Las Vegas rescue group has captured ‘Cluck Norris’ and is searching for the other pigeon in a cowboy hat
One of the pigeons seen wandering around Las Vegas in tiny cowboy hats has been captured, a pigeon rescue group said. “We captured Cluck Norris…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 17: Impeachment, Boeing, Pakistan, tornadoes, Russia
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees now has 540 touchdown passes — the most in NFL history. Who dat! Here’s what else you need to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 17: Impeachment, Boeing, Pakistan, tornadoes, Russia
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees now has 540 touchdown passes — the most in NFL history. Who dat! Here’s what else you need to…
Continue Reading India passes controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
India‘s parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries — but not if they…
Continue Reading A Connecticut man planned to leave the country on a cargo ship and join ISIS, justice department says
A Connecticut man was arrested after telling people he was planning to leave the country to join ISIS, federal prosecutors say. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly…
Continue Reading Lifetime ban for US Figure Skating coach Richard Callaghan reduced to three-year suspension
The lifetime ban for a longtime US Figure Skating coach accused of sexual abuse was overturned Monday, according to ABC News. Richard Callaghan was…
Continue Reading 11 people were injured when a van crashed into a store after a shoplifting, police say
Eleven people were injured Monday night when a white van crashed into a Ross department store near Seattle, Washington state police said. Two…
Continue Reading UN worker who accused official of sexual assault has been fired
A United Nations whistleblower who accused a high-ranking official of sexually assaulting her has been fired over alleged financial and sexual…
Continue Reading Beijing calls for Chinese journalists to ‘arm their minds’ with Xi Jinping Thought
China has issued an updated code of ethics for journalists that calls on reporters to uphold the authority of the Communist Party and be guided by…
Continue Reading Use of death penalty in US this year was ‘near historic lows,’ report says
The use of the death penalty across the United States remained near “historic lows” this year, a new report by the Death Penalty…
Continue Reading Undocumented immigrants can now apply for driver’s licenses in New York state
Undocumented immigrants in New York will be able to apply for driver’s licenses this week after the state’s so-called “Green Light…
Continue Reading Woman who ran a multi-million dollar ‘birth tourism’ operation released from jail after serving less than a year
A woman who ran a “birth tourism” operation was released from jail Monday after a federal judge gave her the lightest sentence possible.…
Continue Reading ‘Let’s get this done’: US special envoy urges North Korea to restart nuclear talks
The United States’ special representative to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, has urged Pyongyang to resume stalled denuclearization talks, as…
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