Is this Iran’s ‘Chernobyl moment’?
Iran’s admission that it mistakenly shot down a passenger plane sent protesters pouring into the streets over the weekend. Though…
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Enormous sinkhole swallows bus and passengers in China, killing at least 6 people
At least six people have died and 16 others have been injured after a massive sinkhole swallowed up a bus picking up passengers in northwestern…
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A 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking people to send him Valentine’s Day cards
A 104-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II is asking people to send him cards for Valentine’s Day. Maj. Bill White, a…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking people to send him Valentine’s Day cards
A 104-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II is asking people to send him cards for Valentine’s Day. Maj. Bill White, a…
Continue Reading Ban on cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants fails key California vote
A bill that would have banned cosmetic surgeries on intersex infants failed a key California vote Monday afternoon, effectively tabling the bill for…
Continue Reading Philippines warns of ‘explosive eruption’ after Taal Volcano spews ash near Manila
Philippine authorities have urged a “total evacuation” of nearly a million people near the capital Manila, after a volcano spewed ash up…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 14: Impeachment, Iran, 2020 race, Niger, teacher protest
Is the royal rift in the UK on the mend? The Queen has agreed on a “period of transition” for Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex…
Continue Reading US troops sheltered in Saddam-era bunkers during Iran missile attack
Akeem Ferguson was in a bunker when his team received the bone-chilling radio transmission: Six Iranian ballistic missiles were headed in their…
Continue Reading The former vice president of a pharmaceutical company was sentenced to 33 months for pushing unnecessary opioid prescriptions
The former vice president of Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company, was sentenced to almost three years for pushing doctors to prescribe…
Continue Reading We have 10 years to save Earth’s biodiversity as mass extinction caused by humans takes hold, UN warns
Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Moon says door not closed on talks with North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes North Korea remains open to dialogue with the United States, despite comments over the weekend from a top…
Continue Reading A hotel cook is facing nearly 4 years in prison for threatening to shoot up his workplace
A California man who threatened to shoot up the hotel he worked for is facing nearly four years in prison, prosecutors say. Rodolfo Montoya entered a…
Continue Reading The state prison that holds the death chamber in Arizona is closing
The Arizona prison that holds the state’s death chamber will be closed in a cost-cutting move. Gov. Doug Ducey announced the closure of a state…
Continue Reading College football honors reporters Edward Aschoff and Carley McCord during 2020 National Championship Game
As reporters gathered in the press box at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the College Football National Championship Game, there were two spaces…
Continue Reading Brother of missing Idaho siblings’ stepfather pleads for his cooperation in investigation
The brother of the stepfather of two missing Idaho children released a statement asking for him to “come forward and cooperate with…
Continue Reading Houston Astros fire the team’s manager and general manager after MLB cheating scheme investigation
Houston Astros owner and chairman Jim Crane on Monday fired the team’s manager and general manager after Major League Baseball found the Astros…
Continue Reading Colorado authorities say they found no criminal activity after an investigation into mysterious drone sightings
Colorado investigators say they found no incidents of criminal activity following an investigation into mysterious drone sightings over Colorado and…
Continue Reading Warren says Sanders told her a woman could not win in 2020: ‘I thought a woman could win; he disagreed’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday night said that 2020 rival Sen. Bernie Sanders told her during a private meeting in December 2018 that he did not…
Continue Reading New York’s attorney general is investigating whether the NYPD illegally targeted people of color for subway fare evasion
New York Attorney General Letitia James is launching an investigation into whether NYPD officers have illegally targeted people of color on the…
Continue Reading Every Catholic bishop in Texas is slamming Gov. Abbott’s decision to bar refugees
All 16 of Texas’ Catholic bishops have issued a joint statement slamming Gov. Greg Abbott, who is Catholic, for announcing the state will bar…
Continue Reading How to watch the College Football National Championship game and know what’s going on
Monday nights are good for only two things: Fearfully contemplating the rest of the workweek, and watching some do-or-die college football! The…
Continue Reading Cops pulled over a car after people spotted a girl with a ‘Help me’ sign, but it was just a joke
Concerned drivers called police in California this weekend after seeing a child hold up a sign with a plea for help. Passing motorists spotted the…
Continue Reading One child dead, one missing in Oregon after being swept out to sea with their father
One child is dead and another is missing after they were swept out to sea with their father in Oregon Saturday, police said. Jeremy Stiles, 47, of…
Continue Reading The oldest material on Earth has been found in a meteorite
Fifty years ago, a meteorite fell to Earth and landed in Australia, carrying with it a rare sample from interstellar space. A new analysis of the…
Continue Reading Taiwan has slipped through China’s fingers, but will Beijing ever admit it?
Speaking in 1995, a hundred years after Japan’s seizure of Taiwan, then Chinese President Jiang Zemin said it was the “sacred mission and…
Continue Reading What exactly is the Trump administration up to in Iran?
What exactly is the Trump administration up to in Iran? If its goal were to topple the Islamic Republic’s clerical and military leadership,…
Continue Reading Jersey City shooters had a bomb in their truck with the reach of five football fields, FBI says
New Jersey shooters David Anderson and Francine Graham had an improvised explosive device inside their U-Haul van that had the reach of five football…
Continue Reading Two Pittsburgh area teenagers took a video of a toddler vaping. Now police are investigating
Pennsylvania State Police said child endangerment charges are pending against two teenage girls after video posted on social media appeared to show…
Continue Reading Florida teachers are flooding the state capital to demand billions of dollars in school funding
For many Florida teachers, years of simmering frustration has boiled over. Monday, one day before lawmakers start a new legislative session,…
Continue Reading Reluctant hero in Texas church shooting receives medal of courage
Regardless of whether Jack Wilson considers himself a hero, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday it’s inarguable the church security chief saved…
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