‘Firenados’ are wreaking havoc across Australia
Cyclonic fire-tornadoes, also known as “firenados,” are tearing across parts of southern Australia, adding to the apocalyptic scenes…
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Philadelphia mayor disqualifies Mummers group after two members wore blackface
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has disqualified a mummers group after at least two members wore blackface paint to the city’s annual Mummers…
Continue Reading Santa Anita Park has first horse death of the year
A 4-year-old horse named Golden Birthday was injured during a race at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday and became the first horse to die this year at…
Continue Reading Over 1,000 of T.S. Eliot’s letters to his lifelong companion are being opened for the first time
While T.S. Eliot may have measured out his life with coffee spoons, researchers and fans of the poet are hoping to measure his legacy through a newly…
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Suspect arrested in Las Vegas kidnapping captured on home surveillance camera, police say
A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Las Vegas kidnapping that was captured on home surveillance video, police said Thursday. The…
Continue Reading Austria coalition deal is balance of far-right and environmental policies
Austria’s conservative leader Sebastian Kurz has agreed to plans with his new Green partners to extend a headscarf ban in schools and introduce…
Continue Reading LeBron James praises former NBA commissioner David Stern for taking basketball global
LeBron James shared some emotional words on his Instagram page following the death of former NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday. “I will…
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Texas judge says hospital can remove baby from life support
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother…
Continue Reading ‘Captain America’ actress Mollie Fitzgerald charged with killing her mother
An actress who had a minor role in “Captain America: The First Avenger” has been charged in the stabbing death of her mother. Mollie…
Continue Reading Hanukkah stabbing victim’s family releases photo to show brutality of anti-Semitic attack
The children of the most seriously injured victim of the mass stabbing at an upstate New York Hanukkah celebration made an emotional appeal Thursday…
Continue Reading A man kidnapped a woman and shoved her into a van with a cage in Alabama, police say
A man was arrested after he kidnapped a woman at knifepoint in Alabama and shoved her into a white van that had chained doors, blanket coverings and…
Continue Reading Jakarta floods leave dozens dead and 60,000 displaced
Severe flooding in Jakarta that’s left swaths of the capital underwater has killed at least 30 people and forced tens of thousands to flee…
Continue Reading Lamar Odom pawned his championship rings. Now they’re expected to be sold at auction for $100,000
Lamar Odom pawned his NBA championship rings and now they’re headed to auction where they can be yours for an estimated total of $100,000. The…
Continue Reading 20 things to look forward to in 2020
Welcome to the 2020! Other than being a numerically auspicious date that stands at the gateway of a fresh new decade, the year 2020 will probably be…
Continue Reading Bernie Sanders’ $34.5 million haul leads Democrats’ 4th quarter totals so far
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised more than $34.5 million for his White House bid during the final three months of 2019 — a sign of his…
Continue Reading An employee at Chicken Express was sent home for refusing to take off her hijab
An employee of a Chicken Express restaurant in Texas says she faced religious discrimination when a manager sent her home for refusing to take off…
Continue Reading Trump campaign raises $46 million amid impeachment battle in the last quarter of 2019
Amid escalating foreign policy crises and a looming Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is entering 2020 with a sizable campaign war…
Continue Reading Photo of Detroit firefighters posing in front of burning house will be investigated, commissioner says
Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said there will be an investigation into a photo of fire crews posing in front of a burning house. “There…
Continue Reading A 4.0 magnitude earthquake lightly shakes the Los Angeles area
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake lightly shook the Los Angeles area early Thursday, striking in the ocean off coastal Southern California. The quake began…
Continue Reading Police say a doorbell camera caught a man confessing to killing his pregnant sister
A Texas man is accused of killing his pregnant sister, and police say a doorbell camera captured his confession to the crime. The Travis County…
Continue Reading Nearly two dozen llamas are missing from an exotic animal farm in California
About two dozen llamas are missing from an exotic animal farm in Southern California, and investigators believe it’s a break-in. The incident…
Continue Reading He was mocked for proposing in KFC, but the internet found them and gave them their dream wedding
South African couple, Hector Mkansi and Nonhlanhla Soldaat had their dream wedding December 31, right in time for new year, after a video of their…
Continue Reading National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Tesla crash that killed 2 people
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a crash involving a Tesla in California that left two people dead. A speeding…
Continue Reading Coast Guard suspends search for 5 missing crew members after Alaskan crab boat sinks
The Coast Guard in Alaska suspended its search Wednesday evening for five missing crew members who were on a crab fishing vessel that sank off Sutwik…
Continue Reading Yankees legend Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect World Series game, dead at 90
Don Larsen, the pitcher responsible for the only perfect game in World Series history, died Wednesday at the age of 90, according to his…
Continue Reading Drones flying in rural Colorado and Nebraska have residents freaking out. No one knows who’s behind them
Mysterious drones have been flying over Colorado and Nebraska in recent weeks and authorities can’t figure out who’s behind the aircraft.…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu seeks immunity from prosecution in corruption cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases in which he faces indictment on charges…
Continue Reading Pope Francis apologizes for slapping woman’s hand on New Year’s Eve
Pope Francis has apologized for slapping a woman’s hand to free himself from her grip while greeting children and pilgrims in St. Peter’s…
Continue Reading ICE detainee dies in custody at a New Mexico hospital
A 40-year-old native of Angola has died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in New Mexico, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. The…
Continue Reading Tumbleweeds blocked a Washington state highway, trapping people in their cars
This is probably not the way motorists in Washington state wanted to spend their New Year’s Eve. Several people got trapped in their cars…
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