China has overtaken US as world’s largest diplomatic power, think tank says
China has overtaken the United States as the country with the most diplomatic posts across the world, a stark indication of Beijing’s growing…
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A Massachusetts police department just became the first in the nation to test a robot dog named Spot
Using robots in dangerous police situations is common these days, but one police department has been quietly testing a special robot that looks like…
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It’s not only humans who are right-handed. Dolphins also have a dominant side
It’s not just humans that are left or right-handed. Animals also show a clear preference for what scientists call “lateralized…
Continue Reading A 911 call with a fake pizza order helped stop a possible attack. But what if you can’t speak to 911?
In some 911 calls, fake story lines and impromptu acting could avert tragedy. When an Ohio woman called 911 to say her mother’s boyfriend was…
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Migrant families have sent roughly 135 children across the U.S.-Mexico border alone, U.S. government says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Migrant families have sent approximately 135 children across the US-Mexico border alone after waiting in squalid and unsafe…
Continue Reading Syracuse announces improvements to security and student support after racist incidents plague campus
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud released a letter to the university community Monday detailing his plans to improve campus security and…
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At least 23 killed as 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Albania
At least 23 people have been killed, several more are missing and hundreds have been injured after an earthquake struck Albania on Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading 11-year-old boy was shot and killed at friend’s birthday party, police say
An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed during a party in Cleveland, Ohio last Saturday, according to police, who are investigating the fatal…
Continue Reading Father grabbed his 5 children and fled after US ‘betrayed’ his town
It was just a few weeks ago, on a sunny day in early October, when Ibrahim Hassan stood snapping photos of his children smiling with American…
Continue Reading Florida man wanted ISIS to bomb deans at colleges that suspended or expelled him, feds say
A man who had been suspended or expelled from two South Florida colleges asked an FBI informant he thought had ISIS connections to bomb the schools,…
Continue Reading Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has invited President Donald Trump or his counsel to participate in the panel’s first…
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Video shows woman raped in Chicago while security guards stand by, watch
CHICAGO, Illinois — A newly filed lawsuit contends a woman was raped in an alley behind a bar while two security guards are seen on video watching…
Continue Reading A wealthy businessman bought up Hitler memorabilia then handed it over to a Jewish group
A Swiss businessman who purchased a collection of Nazi memorabilia had a singular goal: to keep the items from landing in the “wrong…
Continue Reading Michigan woman records her boyfriend threatening her with gun moments before she was shot, prosecutor says
In her last moments alive, a Michigan woman recorded her boyfriend threatening her as he loaded the gun used to kill her, said Macomb County…
Continue Reading 13 French soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Mali
Thirteen French soldiers have died in an accident involving two helicopters during an operation against jihadists in Mali, French President Emmanuel…
Continue Reading A Wisconsin school district launched a ‘full investigation’ after a student wore blackface to a basketball game
A student who wore blackface during a girls’ basketball game in Wisconsin removed the makeup after other students intervened, school officials…
Continue Reading US sends investigators to UAE and Saudi to probe CNN weapons violations findings
The US State Department and Pentagon are sending teams to the UAE and Saudi Arabia to investigate CNN’s findings that American-made weaponry…
Continue Reading Grandfather cries as he recounts toddler falling to her death from a cruise ship
The man who was holding his young granddaughter when she slipped out of his grasp and fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship said he…
Continue Reading Catholic order moved pedophile priest to church property with summer camp after CNN investigation
A Catholic order placed a pedophile priest on church property where a summer camp for children was taking place after a year-long CNN investigation…
Continue Reading Ice fossils found in 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite reveal building blocks of our solar system
A 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite landed in Algeria in 1990, the remnant of a larger asteroid born during the dawn of our solar system. New analysis…
Continue Reading A deer found dead in a Thai national park had 15 pounds of plastic in its stomach
Thai conservation officials have found a dead deer with 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic garbage in its stomach. It’s the latest discovery to…
Continue Reading 137 women have been killed by their partners in France this year. Critics blame a ‘deeply sexist society’
Marie-Alice Dibon and Luciano Meridda’s relationship began with poetry. The pair met during a taxi ride through Paris in 2004. Dibon, then 38…
Continue Reading Plane makes emergency landing as pilot suffers fatal heart attack mid-flight
A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing in Russia after one of its pilots suffered a heart attack and later died. The Aeroflot flight,…
Continue Reading Countries are not doing enough to keep Earth’s temperature from rising to near-catastrophic levels, a UN report says
A new United Nations report paints a bleak picture: The commitments countries pledged to limit the climate crisis are nowhere near enough to stave…
Continue Reading Feral hogs in Texas attacked and killed a woman outside a home
A Texas woman was found dead after pre-dawn attack by a group of feral hogs outside a home, the Chambers County sheriff said. Christine Rollins, a…
Continue Reading Goo Hara, K-pop star of Kara fame, found dead
The South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara was found dead on Sunday, Gangnam District Police in Seoul told CNN. Police would not comment on a cause…
Continue Reading 3 Baltimore men freed from prison 36 years after they were wrongfully convicted of murder
Three Baltimore men who spent 36 years in prison were released Monday after authorities say they were falsely convicted of a 1983 murder. Alfred…
Continue Reading This German Shepherd who will look like a puppy forever is the best thing on Instagram
Meet Ranger. The loving, energetic and — according to his owners — “very talkative” German Shepherd who will look like a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 26: Impeachment, storms, 2020 Dems, mergers, Germany
Have you flown the superlative skies? An airline rating site has named the world’s most excellent airlines for 2020, and needless to say,…
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