The oldest living American, Alelia Murphy of New York, has died at 114
Alelia Murphy, a 114-year-old former seamstress who’d been recognized as the oldest living American, has died. Murphy, a New Yorker who was…
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Firefighters in Vermont saved Thanksgiving for one family after their oven caught fire
Firefighers in Vermont saved Thanksgiving for one family after an oven fire derailed their plans for a home-cooked holiday meal. The Ludlow Fire…
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A college football player’s crude touchdown celebration cost Ole Miss a win in the Egg Bowl
Ole Miss went from potentially tying the game against Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl last night to an embarrassing one-point loss thanks to the…
Continue Reading Evacuation order lifted after Texas chemical plant explosions, but officials warn about asbestos debris
A mandatory evacuation order issued after a series of explosions at a Texas chemical plant has been lifted, a county official said Friday morning.…
Continue Reading Grandmother who texted the wrong teen for Thanksgiving shared her fourth holiday with him
Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton are a pair of unlikely friends. All it took to bring them together was a couple of texts to the wrong number. Dench…
Continue Reading Scientists have discovered a ‘monster’ black hole that’s so big it shouldn’t exist
Scientists have discovered a “monster black hole” so massive that, in theory, it shouldn’t exist. It’s a stellar black hole…
Continue Reading Climbers remember Brad Gobright, one of the sport’s best, who died from a fall in Mexico
Members of the rock climbing community are shaken and devastated following the death of beloved professional climber Brad Gobright. Gobright died in…
Continue Reading Hugh Hefner Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the late founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9,…
Continue Reading A couple surprised their Denny’s waitress who walked hours to work with a new car
While it doesn’t have much to do with turkey, a waitress at a Denny’s restaurant in Galveston, Texas, has a lot to be thankful for this…
Continue Reading Chanel Miller says her assault by Brock Turner reflects a culture of ‘male sexual entitlement’ that goes beyond colleges
The woman who wrote a book about surviving a sexual assault by a Stanford University swimmer says the 2015 attack is a part of “greater…
Continue Reading American rock climber Brad Gobright dies after a fall in Mexico
American rock climber Brad Gobright has died after a fall in northern Mexico. The incident happened Wednesday at Sendero Luminoso in El Potrero…
Continue Reading Oklahoma officer given a Starbucks order with the word ‘PIG’ written on the label, police chief says
A police chief in Oklahoma said one of his officers picked up a coffee order from a local Starbucks on Thanksgiving with the word “PIG”…
Continue Reading The Coast Guard is searching for a kite surfer last seen drifting out to sea on Thanksgiving
A kite surfer may have gone missing on Thanksgiving after falling off a kiteboard near Ocean City, New Jersey. The surfer, dressed in all black, was…
Continue Reading Ghana makes 126 people from the diaspora citizens as part of Year of Return celebrations
Ghana made 126 foreign nationals who have lived in the country for many years it’s citizens as part of the country’s Year of Return…
Continue Reading A Canadian city with a toxic name searches for a new identity
It turns out that naming a city after a toxic substance may also be toxic to its tourism and business endeavors. The City of Asbestos in Quebec,…
Continue Reading Wild snow leopard’s vision restored after world-first cataract surgery
A wild snow leopard found injured and unable to see has had its vision restored after Chinese veterinarians removed a cataract in what they say is a…
Continue Reading 10 animals were killed in a fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio
Ten animals were killed when a fire broke out Thursday at the African Safari Wildlife Park in northern Ohio, Danbury Township police said.…
Continue Reading Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique
A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique,…
Continue Reading This Missouri hospital is caring for 12 sets of twins all born this week
While much of America was gathering around a dining table on Thanksgiving, this hospital stayed busy caring for not one, not two, not even three, but…
Continue Reading Power outage briefly interrupts NFL halftime show in Detroit
The halftime show at a Thanksgiving football game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions got off to a rough start. Brothers Osborne, a country…
Continue Reading An undrafted NFL rookie threw a 75-yard touchdown on his first career completion
Did you have to Google this guy? Detroit Lions undrafted rookie and third-string quarterback David Blough got the start on Thanksgiving, after…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 29: Climate strikes, Afghanistan, North Korea, UK
You know what goes great with leftovers? More turkey trivia. Get a heaping dose of it with this brief history of the presidential turkey pardon from…
Continue Reading Police raids in Italy uncover weapons, propaganda and suspects who wanted to create an ‘openly pro-Nazi’ party
Police in Italy say they raided the homes of 19 people who allegedly wanted to create an “openly pro-Nazi, xenophobic and anti-Semitic”…
Continue Reading South Korea is shutting down a quarter of its coal generators this winter to tackle air pollution
South Korea will shut down up to a quarter of its coal-fired generators for three months this winter in an effort to curb air pollution. The…
Continue Reading Iraqi leader orders investigation as deadly protests rage on
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi has ordered an investigation into violence that has led to the deaths of at least 31 people this week in…
Continue Reading Groups inspired by Greta Thunberg plan Black Friday climate strikes
People in cities across the US are expected to take part in strikes on Black Friday to call attention to the global climate crisis. Climate strikes…
Continue Reading North Korea fires projectiles from ‘super-large’ missile launcher, South Korea says
Two projectiles launched by North Korea on Thursday were “presumed to be fired from a super-large caliber multiple rocket launcher,”…
Continue Reading The big balloons were in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after all, but they stayed low
NEW YORK, NY — It was a close call, Charlie Brown. But Astronaut Snoopy and friends took flight — even if they were a little low. The…
Continue Reading Ellie Goulding performed at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show wearing what looked like a lampshade
After threatening to pull out of the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show, Ellie Goulding went through with the performance — and…
Continue Reading Inside Trump’s sneak Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan
On Thanksgiving eve, President Donald Trump slipped unnoticed out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on his way to a bare-bones military plane with…
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