Beijing vents fury at Washington over Hong Kong Human Rights Act
Chinese officials and state media have reacted with fury to the almost-unanimous passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act by the US…
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Deputy constable fired after black shoppers say he profiled them at Indianapolis mall
An off-duty Indiana deputy constable has been fired, police say, after he was shown on video hassling two African American shoppers for their…
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Recap: 2020 Democratic candidates debate in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia —  Ten presidential candidates took the stage Wednesday night at the fifth Democratic debate in Atlanta. Here’s a look back at…
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Micah Tennant, a 10-year-old who was shot at a high school football game in New Jersey, has died
Hours after 10-year-old Micah Tennant died from gunshot injuries he suffered at a New Jersey high school football game last week, both teams locked…
Continue Reading A teacher is raising a former student with Down syndrome after his mom died of cancer
A Massachusetts teacher and her family are making sure that one of her former students has a loving home after his mom died from breast cancer. Jake…
Continue Reading Drugs were found in the home of a Washington Redskins player after woman’s apparent overdose, search warrant says
She arrived at a suburban Washington, DC, hospital around 1:30 a.m. Thursday unconscious and unresponsive. Julia E. Crabbe was suffering from an…
Continue Reading Suspect in disappearance of Alabama college student ordered to submit DNA sample
An Alabama judge on Wednesday ordered a suspect in the disappearance of 19-year-old college student Aniah Blanchard to submit a DNA sample to…
Continue Reading Former British consulate worker says he was tortured in China over UK’s role in Hong Kong protests
A former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged that he was tortured in China and interrogated by secret police about the…
Continue Reading Former LSU student gets 5 years for the hazing death of a fraternity pledge
A former Louisiana State University student was sentenced to five years in prison in the 2017 hazing death of 18-year-old fraternity pledge Maxwell…
Continue Reading A volunteer worker who aided migrants in Arizona was acquitted of harboring charges
A federal jury found humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren not guilty of “harboring illegal immigrants” near the US-Mexico border. The…
Continue Reading Florida billboards demand the US government stop detaining migrant children
About 10 miles away from Disney World in Orlando, visitors making their way to the theme park can see a billboard containing a jarring message:…
Continue Reading Search for missing Wyoming boy with autism shifts to recovery effort
Ten days ago, Joey Peterson wandered out of his parents’ rural Wyoming house wearing a sweatshirt and pajama pants. It wasn’t nearly…
Continue Reading Person walking to synagogue stabbed in New York’s Rockland County
An Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue was stabbed several times early Wednesday in an area northwest of New York City, officials said. Ramapo…
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Trump heads to Texas after reading handwritten note denying Ukraine quid pro quo
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before leaving for Texas to tour an Austin plant that produces Apple’s Mac Pro…
Continue Reading Why one group is paying $2.1 million to free about 200 detained immigrants
An advocacy group says it’s paying $2.1 million so ICE will release some 200 detained immigrants in 20 states. The Texas-based nonprofit known…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guards point the blame at the system
Attorneys for the two prison guards charged Tuesday in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s death have sought to shift blame from their clients to…
Continue Reading Attack on Syrian camp for displaced people kills sixteen
At least 16 civilians were killed when rockets struck an internally displaced persons camp, in the village of Qah in Syria’s Idlib province on…
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Husband and wife in Texas are officially the oldest living couple in the world
AUSTIN, Texas — With a combined age of 211 years, one couple in Texas has been named the oldest living couple in the world, according to…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez hit with more charges in alleged sex assault case
Felipe Vázquez, the Pittsburgh Pirates closer facing allegations of statutory sexual assault and other crimes, was hit with 21 additional charges…
Continue Reading Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar in Rohingya genocide case
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will personally defend her government from allegations of genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya…
Continue Reading A priest condemned suicide while speaking at a teen’s funeral. Now a grieving mother is suing him
When loved ones gathered for the funeral of Maison Hullibarger, they were supposed to hear uplifting messages and fond memories of the teen. Instead,…
Continue Reading 7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will take his last lap in 2020
NASCAR is losing a 7-time champion and sport favorite after the 2020 season. In a video released on his official Twitter account, Jimmie Johnson has…
Continue Reading 16-year-old arrested for using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO, California — A 16-year-old who allegedly used a remote-controlled car to attempt to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue Reading Brooks Koepka says a knee injury will keep him from playing in the Presidents Cup
Team USA will be without the world’s number one ranked golfer at the Presidents Cup due to a knee injury. Brooks Koepka announced he…
Continue Reading Iran has claimed ‘victory’ after protests. So why is the internet still off?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed victory over the ongoing unrest in the country, state media reported Wednesday, six days after…
Continue Reading California’s largest utility has started shutting off power again to thousands of customers
California’s largest utility started intentionally shutting off power to customers Wednesday to prevent its equipment from setting off fires.…
Continue Reading Pregnant woman killed by dogs while walking in French forest during hunt
A pregnant woman was killed by dogs in a forest in France as a hunt took place nearby, investigators have said. The body of the 29-year-old woman,…
Continue Reading Simone Biles takes offense at banner with Larry Nassar joke hung during Michigan-Michigan State game
Simone Biles took offense to a banner seen in Ann Arbor during the University of Michigan’s football game with rival Michigan State over the…
Continue Reading Snakes had back legs for 70 million years before losing them, new fossil shows
Snake evolution has intrigued scientists for years because they knew that these complex vertebrates once had limbs and adapted over time to live…
Continue Reading Vanishing ice puts Mongolia’s reindeer herders at risk
Vanishing ice patches are jeopardizing the livelihoods of reindeer herders in Mongolia, new research has found, revealing the toll the climate crisis…
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