A Texas father died while hanging up Christmas lights
A Texas father died after falling from a rooftop while stringing Christmas lights. Felipe Gallegos, 39, operated a window cleaning business with his…
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What we know about the defendant accused of slaying Boston doctors
Bampumim Teixeira briefly worked as a concierge at the building where he is accused of killing two well-known doctors in their Boston penthouse,…
Continue Reading A city is debating whether to demolish a piece of Whitey Bulger’s grisly history
A piece of Whitey Bulger’s grisly history could be demolished in Boston, but the city has 10 days to decide. A home in South Boston that looks…
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NASA’s mission to touch the sun is unraveling our star’s mysteries
Although the sun sits at the center of our solar system, mystery has surrounded the star and its behavior. In August 2018, NASA launched the Parker…
Continue Reading For a year, Catholics have pleaded for this bishop to resign. He finally did
For more than a year, thousands of Catholics in Buffalo pleaded, protested and prayed for Bishop Richard Malone to resign. They circulated petitions,…
Continue Reading A team of nine is delivering 16,000 Christmas trees to military families
The holiday season can be difficult for military families. Traditions may be broken. Loved ones may deployed far away, and what is usually a festive…
Continue Reading They were married for 68 years and they died just one day apart
He had said he couldn’t imagine life without her. As life would have it, he won’t have to. A husband and wife in St. Peter, a town about…
Continue Reading Instead of being home for the holidays, Canadian firefighters head to Australia to battle wildfires
As deadly bushfires continue to burn across Australia, a delegation of Canadian wildfire experts has embarked on a month-long trip to aid in the…
Continue Reading 25 Baltimore corrections officers indicted for allegedly leading a ‘criminal enterprise’ and using excessive force
More than two dozen Baltimore corrections officers have been indicted on charges related to using excessive force toward and intimidating detainees,…
Continue Reading New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ has cast a black Marie for the first time
For the first time, New York City Ballet has cast a black Marie in its annual production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,”…
Continue Reading What this giant evaporating planet tells us about Earth’s future
Stars live violent lives, and the planets around them don’t always survive their brutal phases. But for the first time, astronomers have found…
Continue Reading Student and school resource officer injured in second high school shooting in Wisconsin this week
A Wisconsin school resource officer on Tuesday shot and wounded a student who stabbed him during an altercation, police said. It was the second…
Continue Reading Stanford says admissions scam mastermind tried to recruit 7 coaches
William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind of the college admissions scam, approached seven Stanford coaches about potential recruits between…
Continue Reading A massive waterfall formed on Greenland’s ice sheet. Here’s why it matters
What may have been the world’s tallest waterfall briefly formed on Greenland’s ice sheet last year, draining a meltwater lake of 5…
Continue Reading The man suspected of stabbing two Boston doctors to death scribbled a message on their wall, police testify
The suspect accused of killing two Boston doctors inside their penthouse wrote haunting messages on the walls of the crime scene, according to new…
Continue Reading Germany expels two Russian diplomats over murder of ex-Chechen fighter in Berlin
Germany moved to expel two Russian diplomats on Wednesday, after prosecutors said they had grounds to believe there was Russian state involvement in…
Continue Reading A polar bear was spray-painted with graffiti. Experts fear it won’t survive
Thick, black graffiti sprayed onto a Russian polar bear’s coat poses an extra threat to an animal already in danger, experts say. Video shared…
Continue Reading 23 dead, 130 injured in Sudan factory fire
At least 23 people died and more than 130 were injured in Sudan after a fire triggered an explosion at a factory in northern Khartoum on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading A challenge from China could be just the thing to pull NATO together
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is looking more disorganized than ever, but a major Pacific rival could help push them back together. Speaking…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 4: Impeachment, NATO, Kamala Harris, COP25, North Korea
Spotify has revealed its most-streamed artists of the decade. Go ahead. Guess who No. 1 is. I’ll put the answer in the “And…
Continue Reading 2 of the 4 teens who escaped from a Nashville detention center have been found
Two teenagers who broke out of a Nashville juvenile detention center were recaptured Tuesday, police said. Decorrius Wright, 16, and Calvin Howse,…
Continue Reading Several products from Trader Joe’s are being recalled over possible listeria contamination
Trader Joe’s announced a voluntary recall on Monday of a number of its products that may have been contaminated with listeria. So far there are…
Continue Reading A mother in Kentucky was arrested for selling her baby for $2,000, police say
A mother in Kentucky has been accused of selling her baby for $2,000, police said. Police contacted Maria Domingo-Perez, 31, after officials at…
Continue Reading The new trend at NATO could mean trouble for Trump
Donald Trump is doing what he does best: Transforming a serious trip into a rolling pageant of can’t believe-your-eyes, made-for-TV moments.…
Continue Reading A Pennsylvania mother said her children, age 8 and 4, killed themselves. Now she’s charged with murder
When first responders arrived at Lisa Snyder’s home in Pennsylvania on September 23, they found a horrific scene. Snyder’s 8-year-old son…
Continue Reading Chicago nightclub faces second lawsuit over alleged sexual assault
A second woman has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago nightclub, El Hefe, alleging she was sexually assaulted after being slipped a drug while…
Continue Reading A winning lottery ticket for $14.6 million just went unclaimed
Someone won a $14.6 million lottery jackpot in Arizona. That would be really exciting — if they had claimed it. Tickets expire after 180 days.…
Continue Reading A shocking gang-rape and murder of a woman is raising familiar tough questions for India
They found her charred body near a highway underpass, early Wednesday morning, on the outskirts of one of India’s biggest cities. The victim,…
Continue Reading Colorado high school evacuated after school safety app reveals bomb threat
A school in Colorado was evacuated Tuesday after authorities learned of a bomb threat through the Safe2Tell app. After the Columbine shooting in…
Continue Reading Chicago’s former top cop Eddie Johnson says he is leaving the job with his ‘integrity intact’
Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson denies he intentionally lied to Mayor Lori Lightfoot after he was found sleeping behind the wheel…
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