The Iraq War haunts the 2020 vote
Incredibly, Americans will vote this year in the fifth straight presidential election haunted by the Iraq war — proof of the trauma seared on the…
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Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers superstar linebacker, announces retirement at 28
Former NFL defensive player of the year, Luke Kuechly, a star linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, announced his retirement from pro football in a…
Continue Reading A plane dumped jet fuel over Los Angeles. 60 people on the ground were treated
Sixty people were treated after a plane dumped jet fuel while returning to the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, hitting five elementary…
Continue Reading Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are behind a lawsuit targeting Mississippi’s prison conditions
Rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti helped more than two dozen Mississippi inmates file a lawsuit claiming people are dying because the state “has…
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Jetliner dumps fuel onto Southern California school playground; 60 students & staff injured
CUDAHY, California — Jet fuel dumped by an aircraft returning to Los Angeles International Airport fell onto an elementary school playground…
Continue Reading Meet the xenobot: world’s first living, self-healing robots created from frog stem cells
Scientists have created the world’s first living, self-healing robots using stem cells from frogs. Named xenobots after the African clawed frog…
Continue Reading Boston Police officer sent threatening note, fake speeding ticket after road rage incident, according to court documents
A Boston police officer who allegedly sent a threatening note and fake speeding ticket to a driver he said cut him off was arraigned Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Virginia man charged in alleged swatting ring targeting African Americans and Jewish people
The Justice Department has charged a Virginia man with conspiracy to make threats over “swatting” calls he made as part of an online…
Continue Reading A student was too poor to buy enough food. Her death has raised poverty concerns in China
A college student who experienced malnutrition because she was too poor to afford adequate food has died in southwestern China, sparking concerns…
Continue Reading Antonio Gates announced his retirement from the NFL
Tight end Antonio Gates, 39, announced his retirement from the NFL today. Born on June 18, 1980, Gates was a former college basketball star who never…
Continue Reading Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is implicated in two cheating scandals. He and the team are parting ways
Alex Cora, the manager who led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title in 2018 but has been a key figure in Major League Baseball’s…
Continue Reading Questions over testimony of US witness in Nazi guard’s trial
The testimony of a Florida man in one of Germany’s last Nazi trials has been called into question after German media raised doubts about his…
Continue Reading Astros won’t give back their World Series trophy, but scandal will always shroud 2017 season
The Houston Astros won’t be handing the 2017 Commissioner’s Trophy back to Rob Manfred. And the Dodgers won’t be claiming a title…
Continue Reading Kentucky miners are blocking a coal train asking for back pay. They claim they haven’t been paid for nearly a month
Miners in eastern Kentucky are blocking a train loaded with coal from moving, saying the company they work for hasn’t paid them since…
Continue Reading Pharmaceutical distributor embroiled in criminal charges ceases opioid sales
A New York-based wholesale pharmaceutical distributor has announced it will no longer distribute opioid medications, almost nine months after two of…
Continue Reading Newly-opened Sikh temple property is vandalized with swastikas and graffiti
The day after a Sikh temple in California held its official grand opening, someone spray-painted a swastika and the words “white power”…
Continue Reading Mom whose baby died after she left him in a tub for some ‘me time’ is charged with murder
An 11-month-old baby in Tennessee died after his mother left him in a bathtub with his sister Wednesday, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said.…
Continue Reading A car carrying 3 teens landed upside down in an icy pond. A guy who can’t swim jumped in to save them
Terry Ingraham went out in the bitter Nebraska cold Saturday to try to catch some shots of eagles, but his camera malfunctioned. Sitting in his…
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House Judiciary Committee to investigate policy that ships asylum seekers to Mexico
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee plans to investigate the Department of Homeland Security’s migrant protection protocols (MPP),…
Continue Reading NY governor visits Puerto Rico, authorizes deployment of 115 National Guard to island as temblors continue
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo authorized the deployment of 115 National Guard members to Puerto Rico and arrived on the island for a visit Tuesday as…
Continue Reading Body camera captures the moment an officer is hit by a train while searching for burglars
A Georgia police officer was hit by a train while searching for burglars — and survived. Officer Andy Anderson’s body camera captured the…
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Trump considers diverting billions more in Pentagon funds to build border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration is considering diverting around $7.2 billion in additional Pentagon funding for border wall…
Continue Reading Sam Springsteen — Bruce’s son — is now a firefighter in New Jersey
The mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, swore in 15 new firefighters on Tuesday and one of them was Bruce Springsteen’s son. Sam…
Continue Reading WNBA labor deal would mean more money, posher flights and special provisions for mothers
WNBA players have reached a potential agreement that could mean tidy raises for many ballers, as well as initiatives designed to promote and support…
Continue Reading Airline employee obtained a passenger’s phone number, then harassed her via text, lawsuit alleges
The texts came from an unfamiliar number. But the man on the other end of the conversation gave the impression that he knew her and could see her.…
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Mexico can’t sell presidential jet, tries odd sales pitches
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has made selling off the luxurious presidential jet a centerpiece of his…
Continue Reading Europe puts Iran on notice as it grasps for a diplomatic solution
Europe is taking the lead in forcing Iran towards a diplomatic de-escalation, and it is doing so using President Donald Trump’s tactics. Trump…
Continue Reading Iran announces arrests over plane crash as Rouhani warns those responsible will be punished
Several people have been arrested in Iran over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that those…
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Boy in Mexico school shooting used grandfather’s guns
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — An 11-year-old boy who killed his teacher and himself and wounded six others in a northern Mexico school shooting used his…
Continue Reading Connecticut school reinstates mascot critics call racist
Less than a year after voting to remove the name of a school mascot that some Native Americans found racist, the school board of a small Connecticut…
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