Florida will require high school seniors to pass a civics test to graduate
There are some new rules in place for high school students who want to graduate in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that high school seniors will…
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New Zealand has ordered more than 1,290 square feet of skin for volcano victims
New Zealand has ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat patients injured in Monday’s volcanic eruption on White Island, authorities said…
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Texas naval air station locked down after threats made; suspect arrested
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Naval Air Station Corpus Christi was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday morning after someone reported hearing…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein arrives to bail hearing using a walker
Harvey Weinstein arrived to a court hearing in Manhattan using a walker on Wednesday, an apparent sign of the disgraced movie producer’s…
Continue Reading Police want to return the military awards of a murdered veteran but they’re struggling to find his family
A murdered veteran’s belongings, including a Bronze Star certificate, have been sitting in an evidence locker for over a decade. Now, police…
Continue Reading Graves reveal head cones seen in ancient Egyptian art really existed
In ancient Egyptian art, people often can be seen sporting cones on their heads. Now, for the first time, archaeologists have revealed evidence that…
Continue Reading The story behind Santa Claus from St. Nicholas to today’s jolly gift-giver
Don’t tell the kids, but we’ve got Santa Claus all wrong. Countless Christmas songs tell us that Santa is basically the Judge Judy of…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to 7 years for attacking a 75-year-old man with an e-scooter
A man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for attacking a 75-year-old man with an electric scooter, the Los Angeles County District…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi says genocide claims are ‘misleading’
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi defended her government from accusations of genocide against the Rohingya community at the United…
Continue Reading He’ll be the first federal prisoner executed in 17 years. Relatives of his victims are pleading for his life
The family of Daniel Lewis Lee’s victims were packing bags and planning an hours-long drive to Indiana last week as prison officials there…
Continue Reading A shark-tracking app showed 6 great whites off Florida’s coast. Experts say ’tis the season
A single sighting of a great white shark is enough to get most people out of the water. But six? That’s the stuff of nightmares (or movies).…
Continue Reading Nigerian newspaper says it will now call President Buhari a ‘military dictator’
A Nigerian newspaper has called President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration a dictatorship because of its alleged human rights violations and…
Continue Reading Archeologists unearth lost town from little-known ancient East African empire
Archeologists have unearthed the remains of a town from an influential but little-known ancient civilization in East Africa that sheds light on the…
Continue Reading A statue of a black man on a horse has a new home in the heart of the Confederacy
A monument of a young African-American man has found its permanent Virginia home near the Confederate statue it was modeled after. “Rumors of…
Continue Reading Thousands of Italians rallied around a Holocaust survivor who received 200 anti-Semitic threats a day
Hundreds of Italian mayors and thousands of citizens took to Milan’s streets on Tuesday in a show of solidarity for a Holocaust survivor who…
Continue Reading J.J. Culver, brother of NBA player Jarrett Culver, scored 100 points in a game for Wayland Baptist
J.J. Culver has accomplished something his brother, NBA player and former Texas Tech star Jarrett Culver, never did in college. J.J. Culver, who…
Continue Reading Trump’s meeting with Lavrov ‘important’ but not a sign of thaw in US-Russia relations, Kremlin says
The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday was an “important moment,” but does…
Continue Reading Saudi behind Navy base rampage appeared to live a double life on social media. Why were red flags missed?
Mohammad al-Shamrani has over 2,700 tweets under his name. While the alleged killer’s motivations remain a mystery, newly-obtained information…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 11: Impeachment, trade, India, Judaism, Jersey City
There’s a high chance New Zealand’s White Island volcano could erupt again today, making it even harder for authorities to conduct…
Continue Reading A man admitted he helped his girlfriend plan a terrorist attack on a bar. He’ll serve 6 years in prison
A man accused of plotting a terrorist attack at an Ohio bar with his girlfriend was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday, federal prosecutors…
Continue Reading Foreign experts in Hong Kong leave inquiry into police brutality during protests
A group of international experts in Hong Kong has announced it will step down from an inquiry into alleged police misconduct, claiming the…
Continue Reading Bougainville independence vote delivers emphatic demand to become world’s newest nation
An autonomous region of Papua New Guinea has voted overwhelmingly to leave the country and form a new independent nation, authorities announced on…
Continue Reading Police officer among six dead after Jersey City standoff, officials say
Four people, including a police officer and three people believed to be civilians, were killed during an hours-long standoff and firefight Tuesday…
Continue Reading Lauren London honors late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle in Puma campaign
Lauren London has released a heart-wrenching advertisement with PUMA for her “Forever Stronger” campaign with the athletic and footwear…
Continue Reading Man found guilty of murder in bloody killings of engaged doctors in their Boston penthouse
A jury on Tuesday found Bampumim Teixeira guilty of first-degree felony murder in the slayings of two doctors found lying in pools of blood in their…
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Massive gun battle erupts in New Jersey: 6 dead, including police officer
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun battle Tuesday that filled the…
Continue Reading Al-Shabaab claims attack on elite hotel in Mogadishu
Security forces ended a deadly attack at a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday after a seven-hour battle that left at least three…
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11 Chinese migrants found hiding inside furniture and appliances at San Diego border checkpoint
SAN DIEGO, California — Several Chinese migrants trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico were hiding in a washer, a dresser and other furniture,…
Continue Reading More women are accusing Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct
Seven more women have come forward with allegations of unwanted touching against actor Cuba Gooding Jr., court documents show. The Oscar-winning…
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