12 children killed in ‘bloodiest of days’ in northwest Syria
Three separate attacks targeted busy marketplaces in northwest Syria, producing a brutal death toll Monday in the war-torn area, according to local…
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3 dead after a plane crashes during an emergency landing in San Antonio
An emergency landing went horribly wrong Sunday night as a plane crashed in San Antonio, leaving three dead, according to fire officials. One of the…
Continue Reading The Apostrophe Protection Society has been disbanded after announcing ‘ignorance and laziness’ have won
Welcome to the Wild West of possessive punctuation. After 18 years, the Apostrophe Protection Society has been disbanded by its founder and chairman,…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron’s openness toward Russia is testing the patience of NATO allies
Nobody likes to hear that an old friend is “brain dead,” so perhaps it’s not surprising that France’s allies seem to be going…
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Kammuri expected to bring heavy rains to Philippines
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines as Typhoon Kammuri hit Luzon, the country’s largest and most…
Continue Reading Bangladesh is deliberately blocking Rohingya refugee children from education, report says
Rohingya refugee children living in a sprawling network of camps in Bangladesh are being denied access to education in a deliberate effort by…
Continue Reading The most powerful destabilizing force facing NATO today
NATO is having an unhappy birthday. Champagne corks ought to be popping as leaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance meet outside…
Continue Reading Scientists used speakers to make dead coral reefs sound healthy. The fish came back
A team of scientists from the UK and Australia teamed up to use underwater loudspeakers to try and entice fish back to dead coral reefs and…
Continue Reading China bans US military visits to Hong Kong in response to Washington’s support for protesters
China will ban US warships and military aircraft from making stops in Hong Kong in the wake of Washington passing legislation supporting the…
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Shark knocks 7-year-old Florida boy off his surfboard
ORLANDO, Florida — Every surfer has wiped out. But how many can say a shark knocked them off their board? Chandler Moore, 7, of Orlando, and…
Continue Reading 4 teens escaped from Nashville detention center because of management company mistakes, officials say
Four teenagers were able to escape through the front door of a Nashville, Tennessee, juvenile detention center because of critical oversights by the…
Continue Reading Jane Fonda tells Anderson Cooper it ‘feels good’ to be arrested for civil disobedience
Actress and environmental activist Jane Fonda says “it feels good” to be arrested at the climate change demonstrations in Washington…
Continue Reading The highs and lows of Eddie Johnson’s time leading Chicago’s police
The abrupt end to Eddie Johnson’s time atop the Chicago Police Department caps what has been a tumultuous few years for the force. Johnson…
Continue Reading Heavy snow blankets New York City, Boston
About 40 million people are under some kind of winter weather alert as heavy snowfall covers the Northeast and a treacherous storm drenches much of…
Continue Reading 4 generations of a family killed on a hunting trip when their plane crashes in South Dakota
Nine people representing four generations of an Idaho Falls family were killed in a plane crash in South Dakota while traveling for a hunting trip,…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop for ‘intolerable’ actions and misleading the public
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired retiring Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson Monday, saying Johnson lied about an October incident in which he was…
Continue Reading NATO is showing its age as the alliance turns 70
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is far from being brittle, but the alliance seems much less elastic than it once was. When its leaders…
Continue Reading The plague probably didn’t wipe out the Roman Empire and half the world’s population, new study suggests
Plague is often depicted as shifting the course of human history, but scholars say an outbreak that has been blamed for the demise of the Roman…
Continue Reading Huge leaks are exposing Xinjiang’s re-education camps. But don’t expect Beijing to back down
The Chinese government’s carefully constructed narrative around its Xinjiang detention centers appears to have been shattered by hundreds of…
Continue Reading Browns fan goes on rant and jumps into Lake Erie after revenge loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers
The Cleveland Browns lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second matchup between the two teams this year. The loss was enough to send one dejected…
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GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter to plead guilty in case alleging misuse of campaign funds
SAN DIEGO, California — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) — who is accused of illegally dipping into campaign funds to pay for…
Continue Reading Why are fewer Christmas trees growing in the US? Blame the Great Recession
It’s an interesting time for the Christmas tree industry right now: There are fewer Christmas trees being grown than 10 to 15 years ago, yet…
Continue Reading New Orleans police searching for shooter who left 10 people injured
Police are still looking for a shooter who injured 10 people in New Orleans, and investigators believe the suspect is an out-of-towner who was…
Continue Reading Man slammed by Chicago police officer charged with aggravated battery
A man who was slammed by a Chicago police officer during a Thanksgiving day arrest was charged Sunday with aggravated battery of a police officer.…
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Decked with $15 million of jewels, this may be the world’s most expensive Christmas tree
Christmas is the season for giving, spending time with family, and relaxing after a busy year. For some, it is also a time of extravagance. This…
Continue Reading Shooting on the edge of New Orleans’ French Quarter leaves 10 injured
A shooter injured 10 people early Sunday on Canal Street, on the edge of New Orleans’ French Quarter, and a person has been detained though not…
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A college football player’s parents died before his Senior Day, so he walked onto the field with his 2 dogs
EAST LANSING, Michigan — It’s tradition in college football for seniors to emerge from the tunnel for the final game of their collegiate…
Continue Reading A Utah state trooper has a near-death experience for the second time in six months
A Utah state highway trooper narrowly avoided death this week, for the second time in six months. Trooper Riley Rugg was helping a driver Monday…
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Fans pelted more than 45,000 stuffed animals at a Pennsylvania hockey team — for charity, of course
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hershey Bears (@thehersheybears) on Dec 1, 2019 at 3:12pm PST HERSHEY, Pennsylvania — It was a good…
Continue Reading Dwyane Wade shut down internet haters who criticized his son’s nails and outfit
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union have been vocal about their thoughts on the importance of inclusivity before. And just like every time in the past,…
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