Doctor reacts to death of migrant teen: This shouldn’t happen in US
A doctor arrested for protesting border patrol’s refusal to vaccinate migrants for the flu says, “a healthy 16-year-old should not be…
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Dad pleads for help finding missing Texas mom and newborn daughter
Police in Austin, Texas, are looking for a woman and her newborn baby who have been missing since last Thursday, and the baby’s father is…
Continue Reading A natural gas blowout in Ohio released more methane than many countries do in an entire year
In February 2018, a blowout at a natural gas well in rural Ohio forced nearby residents to evacuate, but the incident received little national…
Continue Reading The women at the center of viral video say India will not be divided
Aysha Renna didn’t think she would ever find herself confronting baton-wielding police officers to protect a fellow Muslim student from a…
Continue Reading Falling debris kills Manhattan architect as she was walking on a sidewalk
A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed by falling debris on a midtown Manhattan street Tuesday morning, according to New York police spokesman…
Continue Reading Legendary Iowa football coach Hayden Fry has died at 90
Hayden Fry, who helped the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football program return to national prominence in his 20 seasons as head coach, died Tuesday…
Continue Reading Pro-impeachment protests span the country ahead of historic vote
Hours before the House votes on whether to impeach President Donald Trump, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Times Square Tuesday night chanting…
Continue Reading ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ actor Brian Tarantina died from effects of multiple drugs, medical examiner says
Brian Tarantina — who recently played Jackie in Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — died of “acute…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 18: Impeachment, India, Vatican, Iraq, Australia
Have you checked your investments lately? A wave of optimism has swept Wall Street in the last few months, and now experts are feeling bullish about…
Continue Reading 11 indicted in drug smuggling bust involving UPS employees
Eleven people have been indicted in a drug trafficking ring involving four UPS employees, according to a news release from Arizona Attorney General…
Continue Reading PG&E submits $1.68 billion settlement agreement to California regulators for 2017 and 2018 wildfires
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has submitted a $1.68 billion settlement agreement to California regulators related to fires started by its…
Continue Reading China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier officially enters service
China has officially commissioned its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, a significant step forward in Chinese President Xi…
Continue Reading Ex-NHL player Akim Aliu accepted Colorado Eagles apology for staffer’s blackface and asked that he ‘not lose his job’
Former National Hockey League player Akim Aliu has accepted an apology from the Colorado Eagles and from a staffer who, about nine years ago, posed…
Continue Reading Siblings who vanished from their Jacksonville, Florida yard are found safe
Two young siblings who were missing in Jacksonville, Florida, have been found safe, city and law enforcement officials said. Braxton Williams, 6, and…
Continue Reading 2 wedding crashers are accused of killing a groom outside his own reception
Two brothers have been charged with murder for allegedly killing a groom outside his own wedding reception, according to police in Chino, California.…
Continue Reading Misty Copeland called out a Russian theater for blackface. Some people are defending the theater
After legendary ballerina Misty Copeland called out the Bolshoi Theatre for its use of blackface in performances, the theatre told Russian state-run…
Continue Reading 13-year-old suspect in death of Tessa Majors remains in custody after testimony about knife
The 13-year-old boy arrested in the deadly stabbing of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors allegedly picked up a knife when one of his friends…
Continue Reading Josh Gordon of the Seattle Seahawks has been suspended again
For the fifth time since 2013, wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended for some form of substance abuse. An NFL spokesperson made the…
Continue Reading Suspect indicted in fatal stabbing at Maryland Popeyes after argument
A Maryland grand jury has indicted a man in a fatal stabbing of a customer outside a Popeyes restaurant last month. Ricoh McClaine, 30, of…
Continue Reading Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason
Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal…
Continue Reading Ex-North Carolina school resource officer who slammed 11-year-old is facing misdemeanors, but boy’s grandfather says this isn’t over
A former North Carolina school resource officer seen on video body slamming an 11-year-old boy will face misdemeanor assault and child abuse charges,…
Continue Reading The storm system that unleashed deadly tornadoes in the South maintains its wind threat and delivers snow to the eastern US
A storm system that spawned a series of deadly tornadoes in the Deep South threatens more damaging winds Tuesday across that region while disrupting…
Continue Reading This 5-year-old paid off the lunch balances for 123 students by selling cocoa and cookies
A 5-year-old student at an elementary school in Vista, California, collected enough money to pay off the negative lunch balances of 123 students at…
Continue Reading Nachtwacht? Mulchatna? 112 exoplanets and stars get new names from countries around the Earth
Mulchatna. Cruinlagh. Bran. Remember these names — they may one day trip off the tongue as easily as Mercury, Venus and Mars. The International…
Continue Reading Heisman winner’s speech leads to over $370,000 in donations for families in poverty
As he accepted the coveted Heisman trophy, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow addressed the children in his hometown of Athens, Ohio, where thousands of…
Continue Reading Texas State student’s lawsuit says fraternity members attacked him, causing brain injury
A Texas State University fraternity has been suspended and two men face charges after members of the fraternity allegedly attacked another student.…
Continue Reading An investigation has revealed what may be 2 mass grave sites from the 1921 Tulsa race riots
A decades-long effort to recover mass burial plots from the 1921 Tulsa race riot has been spurred forward after an investigation found that two sites…
Continue Reading Stone Age chewing gum holds clues to the life of a young girl who lived 5,700 years ago
Lola, a young girl who lived in Denmark 5,700 years ago, had blue eyes, dark skin and dark hair. Her last meal included hazelnuts and mallard duck…
Continue Reading US proposes new rules to increase organ transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is overhauling parts of the nation’s transplant system to make sure organs from the dead no longer go…
Continue Reading Pope lifts secrecy rules for sex abuse cases
Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules for cases of sexual abuse, effectively allowing the Catholic church to share documents and…
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