Baltimore Police Department faces criticism for low staffing
A federal judge addressed the Baltimore Police Department’s low staffing in court in response to a consent decree issued in 2017 mandating…
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A woman was told to cover up at Chick-fil-A while nursing. To support her, moms held a breastfeeding sit-in
A young mother nursing her baby at a Chick-fil-A was taken aback after a store manager asked her to cover up. Samantha McIntosh was breastfeeding her…
Continue Reading Montana teen probably died from weather exposure, investigators say
The Montana teenager whose body was found near where she went missing on New Year’s Day most likely died of exposure to the elements, officials…
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Officials believe they’ve found the ‘Pillowcase Rapist.’ The suspect was building a ‘dungeon’ beneath his home, officials say
Authorities believe a Florida man arrested last weekend is the so-called Pillowcase Rapist and is responsible for a string of notorious South Florida…
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Dems make constitutional case against Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — As the U.S. Senate trial of President Donald Trump resumed Thursday, lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff of…
Continue Reading New York on track to ban cashless stores and restaurants
New York is on track to ban cashless businesses after the city council voted to join San Francisco and Philadelphia in requiring brick-and-mortar…
Continue Reading Two pipe bombs found in Pennsylvania township this week
Two homemade pipe bombs were found in a Pennsylvania township this week, police said. One of them exploded and the other was undetonated, the Caln…
Continue Reading Estranged husband of missing mom Jennifer Dulos violated bond conditions by stopping at her memorial, prosecutors say
Fotis Dulos, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, violated the conditions of his bond by stopping at a memorial near his home, where he…
Continue Reading Philadelphia police investigate claim that Flyers’ mascot Gritty punched a teenage fan in the back
Philadelphia Police are investigating a man’s claim that Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, punched his teenage son in…
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‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11…
Continue Reading Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies in court that Harvey Weinstein raped her
In emotional testimony with vivid detail, actress Annabella Sciorra said Thursday that Harvey Weinstein barged into her apartment 25 years ago and…
Continue Reading Authorities warn of TikTok ‘outlet challenge’ causing fires
Authorities in Massachusetts are warning of an electrical “outlet challenge” video on TikTok after three incidents sparked concern,…
Continue Reading Scientists discovered four new species of sharks that walk
So — some sharks walk. Just not the scary ones. While great whites haunt the deep, walking sharks are content to scuttle in the shallows.…
Continue Reading White supremacist Christopher Cantwell arrested
White supremacist Christopher Cantwell has been arrested and charged with sending an extortionate and threatening interstate message, according to…
Continue Reading A stolen copy of a rare Christopher Columbus letter has been recovered — and it’s not the first time
For the fourth time in four years, federal authorities announced they have recovered a stolen copy of a letter that Christopher Columbus wrote…
Continue Reading Global leaders condemn rising anti-Semitism at Auschwitz commemoration
World leaders commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by warning against a global rise in…
Continue Reading A Virginia middle school canceled its cultural exchange program with Chinese students over coronavirus fears
Just one day after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed in the US, a middle school canceled an on-campus cultural exchange program with…
Continue Reading Authorities warn of TikTok ‘outlet challenge’ causing fires
Authorities in Massachusetts are warning of an electrical “outlet challenge” video on TikTok after three incidents sparked concern,…
Continue Reading The Doomsday Clock is closer than ever to midnight. Here’s why that matters
The Doomsday Clock was reset Thursday to just 100 seconds before midnight — the closest we have ever been to the complete and total…
Continue Reading A black high school basketball player walked into a locker room to see a drawing of a stick figure on a noose with his name
Just before two rival West Virginia high school basketball teams were about to face off, an African American player walked into the guest locker room…
Continue Reading The NFL says no to Super Bowl tailgating in Hard Rock Stadium parking lots
Fans heading to Miami Garden’s Hard Rock Stadium for the Super Bowl will have to leave their grills, tents and elaborate tailgating rigs at…
Continue Reading Maryland police officer suspended after video of ex-NBA player Delonte West spreads across Internet
A Maryland police officer who allegedly filmed a shirtless man speaking nonsensically to officers — after the man was punched and stomped in…
Continue Reading Los Angeles hate crime numbers were 40% higher in 2019 than in 2016, officials say
The number of hate crimes reported in Los Angeles last year rose about 10% from 2018 — and it was more than 40% higher than in 2016, a City…
Continue Reading Voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy reproduced by 3-D printing a vocal tract
Scientists have revealed what the voice of a mummified Egyptian priest who lived 3,000 years ago would have sounded like by 3-D printing his vocal…
Continue Reading Curiosity rover overcomes temporary freeze after ‘attitude adjustment’
Like any intrepid explorer, NASA’s Curiosity rover has to do safety checks before moving around on the Martian surface. Those who maintain…
Continue Reading Oakland is the first California city to ban criminal background checks on renters
Landlords in Oakland, California, will no longer be allowed to turn away potential renters because of their criminal histories after the City Council…
Continue Reading An animal shelter’s adoption ad for a sassy cat: ‘She’s just a jerk’
Sometimes honesty is the best policy. Especially when it comes to cats. The Mitchell County Animal Rescue in North Carolina posted an adoption ad on…
Continue Reading Michelle Carter, convicted in texting suicide case, released from prison
Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for persuading her boyfriend to kill himself, was released from prison…
Continue Reading He killed five tigers and tried to hire a hit man on a rival. Now he’s going to prison for 22 years
He called himself Joe Exotic and once lorded over a popular exotic animal park in Oklahoma. Then he shot and killed five tigers, sold baby lemurs and…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein is ‘not a harmless old man,’ prosecutors say in opening statements
Prosecutors detailed years of alleged sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein and said he “is not a harmless old man” during opening statements…
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