Arkansas town renames a bridge after Maleah Davis
A bridge in Hempstead County, Arkansas, was renamed Saturday to honor a slain 4-year-old girl. The Red Lake Bridge will now be known as the Maleah…
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49ers face Seahawks in NFC West, and other things to watch for this NFL Sunday
Last Sunday the NFL saw top teams like the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots stumble in their quest for a divisional crown. With losses…
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A Texas substitute teacher was fired and arrested for allegedly assaulting a student
A former substitute teacher faces an assault charge after she allegedly beat a student at a Texas high school on Friday, the Hays County…
Continue Reading Atatiana Jefferson’s father dies weeks after his daughter was killed by a police officer
Marquis A. Jefferson, the father of Atatiana Jefferson, died Saturday at age 59. Marquis Jefferson suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a…
Continue Reading Original ‘Marlboro Man’ Robert ‘Bob’ Norris has died
The rancher and philanthropist best known for playing the original “Marlboro Man” has died after a life spent not smoking. Robert…
Continue Reading Atlanta student found dead had filed a police report on unwanted touching days before she vanished, authorities say
A Clark Atlanta University student who was found dead in a park had filed a police report describing unwanted kissing and touching days before she…
Continue Reading Gordon Hayward is injured again. This time it’s a fractured hand
Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics, who started the season playing all-star quality basketball again, left Saturday’s game against the San…
Continue Reading Italy makes alarms for baby car seats mandatory
Italian law now requires vehicles to have a safety device that alerts drivers if a child has been left behind in the rear seat or a car seat. The law…
Continue Reading The NASA women who inspired ‘Hidden Figures’ will get Congressional gold medals
Four African American women known as the “Hidden Figures” who worked at NASA during the Space Race are being awarded Congressional Gold…
Continue Reading He was one of the first prisoners released under Trump’s criminal justice reform law. Now he’s accused of murder.
Joel Francisco was 14 years into a life sentence for selling crack cocaine when he got his second chance. A landmark piece of criminal justice reform…
Continue Reading East German kids were ‘taught to lie.’ Then the system came crashing down overnight
The morning after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in November 1989, nine-year-old Thomas Töpfer was one of the few East German kids who turned up…
Continue Reading ‘Good Times’ is the next retro sitcom to get the live treatment on ABC
ABC is bringing back its popular “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” variety special for the holidays, this time including episodes from…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg, teen climate activist, is getting a huge mural in downtown San Francisco
The Bay Area has many murals, with images of everyone from Robin Williams to Nipsey Hussle gracing its buildings. Now, there’s a new name to…
Continue Reading Woman found after being abducted, raped and ‘left to die’ in desert, police say
A man and his daughter abducted and raped a Las Vegas woman, taking her to California and holding her about a week before she was “left to…
Continue Reading Hindus allowed to build on disputed holy site, India’s Supreme Court rules
India’s Supreme Court on Saturday granted Hindus permission to build a temple at the centuries-old Ayodhya holy site, ending one of the…
Continue Reading Google Doodle celebrates basketball’s legendary Edmonton Grads
Google scored a winner on Saturday when it celebrated the Edmonton Grads in a doodle to honor the Canadian basketball legends. The Grads, also known…
Continue Reading Flight diverted after man grabs passenger ‘by the crotch,’ criminal complaint says
An American Airlines flight was diverted to Oklahoma after a man grabbed a passenger seated next to him “by the crotch,” according to a…
Continue Reading Germany marks 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
European leaders gathered in Berlin on Saturday to mark 30 years since the fall of the wall that divided East and West Berlin, where German…
Continue Reading A Buffalo Wild Wings general manager died after being exposed to toxic fumes from cleaning agents
The general manager of a Buffalo Wild Wings in the Boston area died after two cleaning agents combined to create toxic fumes in the…
Continue Reading A World War II veteran finally gets a Silver Star, decades after dying in the Battle of the Bulge
Staff Sgt. Edmund “Eddie” Sternot of the 101st Airborne Division rushed his machine gunners to move in front of a surprise German…
Continue Reading Florida school deputy fired after video shows him grabbing a girl by the head
A school resource deputy in Florida has been fired after he was caught on video pulling a girl’s head back as he took her into custody,…
Continue Reading Half a million people evacuated as cyclone approaches Bangladesh and eastern India
About 500,000 people have been evacuated from Bangladesh’s coastal region, as the nation waits for Cyclone Bulbul to hit on Saturday evening…
Continue Reading Two sisters raise thousands to buy 108 Thanksgiving meals and turkeys for families in need
From cherry pies to turkeys and mashed potatoes, two sisters are on a mission to make sure families in need have the Thanksgiving dinners they…
Continue Reading A man has been arrested in last month’s disappearance of Aniah Blanchard
A man wanted in connection with the disappearance of Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard has been arrested in Florida and agreed to be…
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A Yale grad and ex-banker ended up homeless in Los Angeles. Then a fellow alum made an unexpected offer
Even with an economics degree from Yale and job experience on Wall Street and in Hollywood, the future for Shawn Pleasants looked increasingly glum.…
Continue Reading Her boyfriend admitted child abuse but didn’t go to prison. She spent 15 years in prison for not reporting him
MCLOUD, Oklahoma — Tondalao Hall was arrested after her boyfriend left her baby girl with broken ribs. She didn’t hurt the child but…
Continue Reading Police, guided by suspect, find body of missing Clark Atlanta University student
Alexis Crawford, the 21-year-old Clark Atlanta University student who went missing from her off-campus apartment more than a week ago, was found dead…
Continue Reading When a Waffle House was short on staff, customers jumped behind the counter to help out
Late last Saturday night, Ethan Crispo had just left a friend’s birthday party in Birmingham, Alabama, and walked into a Waffle House around…
Continue Reading Three New York middle schoolers charged in connection to a foiled attack on their school
Three middle schoolers were charged in connection with a “potential assault” on their school in the Greater Rochester area Thursday,…
Continue Reading 17 people were busted in a child pornography sting in Florida. 2 of them were Disney employees
Two Disney employees were arrested in a child pornography sting orchestrated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. They were among 17…
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