The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump’s strike may have undone it all
Even before any retaliation from Iran against the US for its killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, the backlash from the Trump…
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Latest sexual abuse suit against the Boy Scouts of America could open the door to many more
Charles Kessinger was 10 in 1994 when he set out on his first camping trip with the Boy Scouts of America as a newly minted scout in West Virginia.…
Continue Reading Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy
Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time — and it’s in a spiral galaxy…
Continue Reading Astronomers detect gravitational waves created by massive neutron star collision
For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a…
Continue Reading Iran drives another stake into the heart of the nuclear deal
The nuclear deal painstakingly negotiated by the international community with Iran has become the first victim of the crisis provoked by the killing…
Continue Reading Princeton University is hanging a series of portraits that honor its blue-collar campus workers
Portraits on university campuses usually portray school founders, presidents and donors. But at Princeton University, portraits of blue-collar campus…
Continue Reading Iranians mourn slain general
Tehran’s streets were packed with black-clad mourners Monday as a sea of people turned out to pay their respects to Qasem Soleimani, the…
Continue Reading Growing doubts on legality of US strike that killed Iranian general
In the hours and days after Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike, his demise was described in various terms: President Donald Trump said…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico rocked by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, with more tremors expected
A damaging earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, with plenty of aftershocks expected. The magnitude 5.8 tremor happened at 5:32 a.m. ET, the US…
Continue Reading Texas court rules hospital must keep infant on life support while family wages court fight and seeks doctors to treat her
A Fort Worth, Texas, hospital must keep an infant with a rare heart defect alive while an appeals court decides the girl’s fate, her mother…
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American family attacked in Mexico; child killed just south of Texas
CIUDAD MIER, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continued searching Monday for the gunmen responsible for an attack on a sparsely traveled stretch of…
Continue Reading Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft
Alabama’s star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, has declared himself for the 2020 NFL Draft. Tagovailoa announced his decision at a press…
Continue Reading Soldiers Memorial vandalized with anti-war graffiti
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — Police in St. Louis are investigating vandalism at the Soldiers Memorial, which was spray-painted with anti-war graffiti…
Continue Reading Iraq has voted to expel US troops. Whether they’ll actually be kicked out is far from clear
When Iraq’s parliament voted to expel American troops from the country Sunday, it was an apparent bid by the government to extract the country…
Continue Reading Iran’s response to the US may happen slowly and that’s more concerning
As the dust settles, part of Iran’s response to the killing of its top general by the United States seems to be pushing President Donald Trump…
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John Bolton says he will testify in Senate impeachment trial of Trump if subpoenaed
WASHINGTON, DC — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he is willing to testify — if he is subpoenaed — in…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s trial begins and the #MeToo movement returns to its origin
Using a walker and the aid of his team of attorneys, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein arrived in court Monday for the start of his sexual…
Continue Reading New way of detecting oxygen on exoplanets could help find life
The search for oxygen on other planets outside of our solar system, called exoplanets, is thought to be an aid in the search for life outside of…
Continue Reading The ‘2020 Tip Challenge’ spreads thanks to Donnie Wahlberg and a server in small-town Michigan
It all started with a server in small-town Michigan. Then a New Kid on the Block took the challenge national. Now, people across the country are…
Continue Reading Three generations of ancient Amazon women warriors found in Russian tomb
For the first time, researchers have uncovered the remains of four Amazons with different ages in the same tomb, according to a release by…
Continue Reading Two Indiana women and a baby were killed when a semi crashed into 8 vehicles, police say
Two women and a baby were killed in Indiana on Sunday when a semitractor-trailer smashed into eight vehicles, police said. Matthew Lewis Small, the…
Continue Reading A Kenyan pastor fatally stabbed his wife in church and then killed himself on the pulpit, police say
A Kenyan pastor stabbed his wife during a church service and then slit his throat in a murder-suicide witnessed by the shocked congregation, local…
Continue Reading Rapper Ludacris embraces African identity with new Gabon citizenship
Grammy award-winning rapper, Ludacris is kicking off the new year with dual citizenship. Ludacris (real name Christopher Brian Bridges) in an…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 6: Iran, Boeing, impeachment, Australia fires, Kenya attack
Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault trial starts Monday. Here’s what to expect
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein heads to court Monday to face sex assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. The trial…
Continue Reading Iran’s military threat: The US can’t protect everything all the time
Iran’s vow to strike the US military in retaliation for the killing of its top general presents the Pentagon with a massive force protection…
Continue Reading Trump’s threatened attack on Iranian cultural sites could be a war crime if carried out
After an al-Qaeda affiliated group destroyed ancient religious monuments in Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012, the International Criminal Court took on a…
Continue Reading 66 people now killed by flooding in Jakarta, and more rain appears to be on the way
The death toll from flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has risen to 66, authorities say, with two people still missing after the…
Continue Reading A toddler was shot and killed in his Dallas home. He would have been 2 later this month
A toddler was shot in his Dallas home through the window as he slept early Sunday morning, Dallas Police Chief Reneé Hall said during a press…
Continue Reading A pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike kills 5 people and injures about 60 others
A pileup involving three tractor-trailers, a tour bus and a passenger car killed five people Sunday and injured at least 60 others in western…
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