Closing arguments begin Monday in trial of man charged with killing two Boston doctors
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing two doctors in their Boston penthouse in May 2017. Jury…
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Former radioactive site collapses into Detroit River, raising drinking water safety concerns
A site on the Detroit River that was used to produce radioactive materials during World War II collapsed last week, raising concerns about whether…
Continue Reading A South Carolina deputy accidentally shot a shoplifting suspect’s mother
A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy is under investigation after she unintentionally shot the mother of a shoplifting suspect while attempting to…
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Man in $400,000 GoFundMe scam case pleads guilty and agrees to 5-year sentence
A man who was the instigator behind a false feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 as part of a GoFundMe scam plead guilty Friday in New…
Continue Reading A storm brought some of the largest waves ever recorded off the California coast last week. One was 75-feet tall
The bomb cyclone that pounded the West Coast last week brought with it some of the tallest waves ever recorded off the California coast. A monstrous…
Continue Reading These are some of the deadliest military base shootings in the last three decades
Just two days after a US sailor shot two civilians and injured another at a Pearl Harbor Naval shipyard in Hawaii, another gunman opened fire inside…
Continue Reading A dentist was filmed riding a hoverboard while extracting a patient’s tooth
As Veronica Wilhelm lay sedated in a dental chair, her dentist was filmed riding a hoverboard while he extracted her tooth. Wilhelm says she…
Continue Reading Over 200,000 sign petition demanding NFL remove Michael Vick as honorary Pro Bowl captain
Michael Vick is going back to the NFL Pro Bowl, this time as one of four NFL Legends Pro Bowl Captains. But if some fans have their way, the…
Continue Reading Just 1 of the 3 living Pearl Harbor survivors will be able to attend a ceremony marking the attack’s 78th anniversary
Saturday marks the 78th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, and one of the three remaining survivors of the USS Arizona will attend the annual…
Continue Reading KFC is selling a chicken-scented fire log to warm your drumsticks this holiday season
Ahhhh yes, the chill of winter has descended upon us once again. And that means the time has come to slip on your fluffiest socks, snuggle up next to…
Continue Reading Tufts University to remove Sackler name from buildings and programs
Tufts University said Thursday that it will remove the Sackler name from facilities and programs “starting immediately.” The Sackler name…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg criticizes world leaders’ climate actions as they meet at COP25 to discuss the crisis
Teen activist Greta Thunberg on Friday again criticized world leaders gathered for the COP25 conference in Madrid for not doing enough to stop the…
Continue Reading Chris Smith became a single dad when his girlfriend died. The Browns cut him this week
Cutting an NFL player is rarely an easy decision. But this one was harder than most, when the Cleveland Browns waived defensive end Chris Smith this…
Continue Reading Man accused of killing Boston doctors told police he had affair with one and killed the other in self-defense
The man accused of killing two doctors in their Boston penthouse told police he was having an affair with one and killed the other in self-defense,…
Continue Reading An 83-year-old great-grandpa’s Christmas song finally made it on the radio. Next up? World domination.
Ho ho ho, He he he, Coming down the chim-uh-knee This little Christmas ditty might not sound familiar yet, but 83-year-old Johnny Gondesen sure hopes…
Continue Reading Muhammad makes list of top 10 baby names in the US for the first time
For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the parenting website…
Continue Reading Polar bears crowd Russian village in search for food
Dozens of polar bears have crowded a village in Russia’s far east in search for food, forcing public events to be canceled and humans to…
Continue Reading Christmas sweaters are adding to plastic pollution, environmental charity says
Most Christmas sweaters are made of plastic and are likely to contribute to plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, an environmental charity…
Continue Reading Armed secret police storm high court to re-arrest Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore
Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore was dramatically re-arrested Friday just hours after being freed on bail, in a case that has raised…
Continue Reading Suspects in Indian gang-rape murder shot dead by police during night ‘reconstruction’
Four men held over a high-profile rape and murder case in India have been shot dead by police while they were in custody, an official confirmed…
Continue Reading Angela Merkel speaks of her ‘deep shame’ on her first visit to Auschwitz as Germany’s leader
Standing in front of Auschwitz survivors at a building in the Nazi death camp where prisoners were stripped naked, disinfected and made to wear…
Continue Reading Guatemalan boy who died in federal custody was on the floor for hours before anyone found him, video shows
A sick Guatemalan boy who died in government custody was lying on the floor for hours before someone found him dead, a video first obtained by…
Continue Reading A new Mulan live-action trailer is out and people seem excited. Except in Hong Kong
A new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of the movie “Mulan” is receiving positive reviews on social media, except in Hong…
Continue Reading What we now know (and still don’t) about life on Mars
For decades, space was the final frontier. But as space exploration advanced, scientists increasingly set their sights on a new frontier: Mars. The…
Continue Reading NYT: R. Kelly used bribes to marry Aaliyah when she was 15, charges allege
Entertainer R. Kelly has been indicted by a New York grand jury with one count of bribery, and the New York Times is reporting that the charge is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 6: Impeachment, Iran, immigration, France, migrants
Saudi Arabia has just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, raising a head-spinning $25.6 billion by selling shares of its huge state-owned oil…
Continue Reading West Virginia suspends several after corrections officer class appears to give Nazi salute in photo
A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph…
Continue Reading Why the College Football Playoff picture hinges on Georgia this weekend
The four-team field for the College Football Playoff will be revealed Sunday, and depending on this weekend’s conference championship games the…
Continue Reading Dozens of polar bears are ‘crowding’ a Russian village in search of food
Dozens of polar bears have “invaded” a village in Russia’s far north in search for food, prompting “bear patrols”…
Continue Reading German art activists apologize for displaying urn containing ‘Holocaust ashes’
A German activist group has apologized for displaying what was claimed to be the ashes of Holocaust victims in an urn outside the German parliament.…
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