Bus driver accused of drinking beer while driving students to school
A school bus driver in Illinois has been arrested after, police say, she was caught on video drinking beer while picking up elementary school…
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A man had seizures after eating hot pot. Turns out he had tapeworms in his brain
A 46-year-old construction worker in China suffering from seizures turned out to have tapeworms in his brain — suspected to be the result of…
Continue Reading A man strangled a Chicago student after she wouldn’t talk to him, prosecutors say
A man accused of killing a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago strangled her because he was angry she wouldn’t talk to him,…
Continue Reading The Putin 2020 calendars appear to portray a kinder, gentler Kremlin leader
In Russia, the release of calendars featuring photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin has become an annual ritual. In past years, it’s been…
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Alabama Supreme Court says the city of Birmingham broke the law when it covered a Confederate monument with plywood
As cities and states grapple with the future of Confederate monuments, the Alabama Supreme Court has weighed in on one: Putting plywood around its…
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Trump says he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Mexican cartels will “absolutely” be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, a…
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This 100-year-old World War II veteran is meeting with governors from every state
When a World War II veteran turned 99, he had one regret. He had an opportunity earlier in life to meet some of the last living Civil War veterans,…
Continue Reading What one group of refugee girls is thankful for this Thanksgiving
Along a short hallway on the upper floor of Decatur Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a blue banner stretches across the wall, packed with scrawled…
Continue Reading Nelson Mandela Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1918 Death…
Continue Reading Stephen Hawking Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading Remains positively identified as Aniah Blanchard, upgraded charges expected, authorities say
The remains found in the woods in Alabama have been positively identified as Aniah Blanchard, a college student who disappeared last month,…
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An obituary for the Thanksgiving turkey
Your Thanksgiving turkey, the prince of poultry, the darling of dinner tables and the centerpiece of your holiday spread, has died (obviously). It…
Continue Reading U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso orders departure of children of embassy employees
The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital said it had ordered the departure of family members of embassy employees under the age of 21 from…
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Patreon closes page purportedly belonging to R. Kelly’s girlfriend because of ‘potential impersonation’
The crowdfunding membership platform Patreon said it has closed the page purportedly belonging to R. Kelly’s girlfriend, Joycelyn Savage,…
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Lovestruck pig pursues TV reporter live on air
What should have been a normal day at work took a turn for the surreal for one TV journalist, when he was relentlessly pursued by a pig — live…
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Marine deserter accused of murder is caught at the Virginia home where the victim was killed, authorities say
A Marine deserter accused of killing his mother’s boyfriend was captured Wednesday morning in his mother’s Virginia home — the very…
Continue Reading Spy who ‘foiled Nazi plot’ to kill Allied leaders in 1943 dies aged 93
An Armenian-born spy whom the Kremlin says helped to thwart a Nazi plot to assassinate Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin in…
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Chicago campus on edge after teen student found strangled in parking garage
The University of Illinois at Chicago campus was on edge Monday after 19-year-old kinesiology student Ruth George was found strangled to death in a…
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Gary Rhodes, British celebrity chef, dead at 59
British celebrity chef Gary Rhodes has died aged 59, his family says. In a statement reported by the PA Media news agency, the family said:…
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The force is strong with these Star Wars-inspired Instant Pots
While everyone waits for Baby Yoda merch to drop from “The Mandalorian,” you can get your Star Wars fix ahead of the release of…
Continue Reading The black hole that helps baby stars grow instead of destroying them
Black holes are known as destructive forces in the universe, shredding stars and using immense gravity to pull in gas, dust and light. But…
Continue Reading A 104-year-old woman shot her first buck after getting her hunting license on opening day
Granny, get your gun. Florence Teeters, a 104-year-old Wisconsin woman, got her first hunting license this week then and nabbed a deer on her first…
Continue Reading Poor conditions in hospitals is causing ‘silent genocide’, Zimbabwe medics on strike say
Senior doctors in Zimbabwe’s public hospitals have downed tools in protest against deteriorating working conditions and the firing of over 435…
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A chemical plant blast has injured 3 and caused extensive damage to a Texas city as fire continues to burn
An explosion rocked a chemical plant early Wednesday in Texas, causing extensive damage across the small city of Port Neches and leaving at least…
Continue Reading Russian dairy farmers gave cows VR goggles with hopes they would be happier and make better milk
Virtual reality isn’t just for video games anymore. The technology is changing industries that many people had never thought it would, such as,…
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A Florida dog put a car into reverse and drove it in circles for nearly an hour
Anne Sabol’s cul-de-sac in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is fairly quiet. Well, it was, until a dog hopped in its owner’s running car, kicked…
Continue Reading Global storms on Mars shoot dust towers up into the air
Last year, a dust storm encircled Mars for months, ending NASA’s Opportunity mission when sunlight couldn’t reach the solar-powered…
Continue Reading Chicago police have seized about 1 gun every 47 minutes in the past year
Chicago police officers have seized more than 10,000 guns this year, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. That’s about one gun…
Continue Reading Donald Trump has one big blessing to count this Thanksgiving
This story was originally published in the November 27 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading 7 men sentenced to death for roles in Bangladesh’s deadliest terror attack
Seven men were sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Bangladesh after being found guilty of helping to organize the country’s deadliest…
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