A history of the plague in China, from ancient times to Mao — and now
First, they felt pain all over their body. Next, a lump — sometimes as small as pea, other times as big as an apple — protruded from…
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NFL disciplines 33 players in Steelers-Browns brawl, source says
The NFL has disciplined 33 players involved in the November 14 brawl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, according to a source…
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Airline founder accused of bank fraud and laundering money to shop for jets, a Rolls Royce and Prada
The founder of a major airline in Nigeria has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for allegedly moving more than $20 million from…
Continue Reading The Harvard-Yale football game was delayed after students and alumni stormed the field to protest climate change
The Harvard-Yale football game was delayed Saturday after more than a hundred students and alumni flooded the field to protest against the…
Continue Reading Ohio State’s Chase Young returns after 2-game suspension and breaks team’s single season sacks record
Ohio State University star defensive end Chase Young broke the school’s single season sacks record in his return Saturday after a two-game…
Continue Reading Second suspect arrested in disappearance of Alabama teenager Aniah Blanchard
A second suspect was arrested Friday in connection with the disappearance of Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard. Members of the Auburn, Alabama,…
Continue Reading People can’t stop sharing Baby Yoda memes (and we don’t want them to)
Two words: Baby Yoda. You don’t need to be a Star Wars fan to know about the cutest character to probably ever grace our collective TV screens.…
Continue Reading At least 3 people dead after Amtrak train crashes into vehicle
An Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Saturday afternoon, killing at least three people, authorities said. “It…
Continue Reading Injured Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says being back with the team ‘uplifts my spirit’
Alabama fans greeted quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with cheers on Saturday, just one week after his season-ending hip injury. Fans erupted with a roar…
Continue Reading At least 29 dead in Kenyan landslide, President says
At least 29 people were killed in Kenya as heavy rains triggered a landslide, President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement Saturday. The landslide…
Continue Reading NJ woman faces up to 10 years in prison in texting while driving fatality
A New Jersey woman has been convicted of second degree vehicular homicide in one of the first cases in the state to rely on texting while driving to…
Continue Reading Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony is back in school and walking, family says
The 5-year-old boy thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota has improved so much he’s walking…
Continue Reading Navy vet found in his suburban Dallas apartment had been dead 3 years
Ronald Wayne White’s body was found during a routine check of apartments where tenants did not appear to be using water, according to police in…
Continue Reading Baltimore Museum of Art will only buy women’s art in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art unveiled plans that it will only buy art by women next year. Right now, only four percent of the museum’s…
Continue Reading There have been at least 5 hate incidents reported on college campuses this week
A series of racist and anti-Semitic incidents have rattled college campuses nationwide as educators struggle to stop them from spreading. This week…
Continue Reading Over $350,000 of jewelry was stolen from Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti’s Atlanta home
Rappers Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti were robbed last week, with more than $350,000 worth of jewelry taken from their Atlanta home in under 10…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Zoo welcomes baby giraffe less than a week after its father died
The circle of life revealed itself Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo. A giraffe entered the world just six days after its father, Kimba, died. The calf…
Continue Reading Cartoonist Gahan Wilson, ‘the Wizard of Weird,’ dies at 89
Cartoonist Gahan Wilson, whose magazine illustrations earned him the nicknames “the Michelangelo of the Macabre” and “the Wizard of…
Continue Reading A ‘no-brainer Nobel Prize’: Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature
Physics centers essentially on four forces that control our known, visible universe, governing everything from the production of heat in the sun to…
Continue Reading Sacramento elementary school violated free speech by censoring Black Lives Matter posters, ACLU says
An elementary school art lesson meant to encourage students to explore activism resulted in a First Amendment violation when the teacher censored…
Continue Reading Celtics’ star Kemba Walker injured in scary head-on collision
Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker has been released from a hospital after suffering concussion-like symptoms from a frightening head-on collision with…
Continue Reading A man was arrested for allegedly smuggling illegal drugs in rotten goat intestines
An Alaska man was arrested for allegedly smuggling heroin and methamphetamine hidden in rotten goat intestines at the Anchorage airport. Cenen…
Continue Reading Here’s where turkeys pardoned by the President will find a permanent place to nest
Don’t worry too much about the two national turkeys chosen for presidential pardons this year. Not only is their salvation secured, but…
Continue Reading Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker and inventor of the Nerf football, dies at 80
Fred Cox, a former kicker for the Minnesota Vikings and inventor of the Nerf football, has died at age 80. The Vikings announced his death on its…
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Pope Francis lands in Japan for the first papal visit in decades
Pope Francis has landed in Japan to begin a four-day tour of the country, the first papal visit to the land in nearly four decades. The Pontiff is…
Continue Reading A Minneapolis animal shelter is empty — just in time for the holidays
A Minneapolis animal shelter has adopted out all its pets in time for the holidays. The Minneapolis Animal Care and Control center held the…
Continue Reading 3 men shot while leaving a concert in Salt Lake City
A shooter fired at three men who were leaving a concert in Salt Lake City on Friday night, authorities said. The gunshots were fired from an older…
Continue Reading Gay man in Russia forced into hiding over YouTube interview
A gay Russian man is in hiding after Russian authorities opened a criminal case over a YouTube video in which he was interviewed by children, a case…
Continue Reading After months of unrest, Hong Kong is holding a de facto referendum on protests
More than 4 million Hong Kongers will vote for hundreds of district council seats Sunday in what is being framed as a referendum on the protests…
Continue Reading Former CIA officer gets 19 years in prison for selling secrets to China
A former CIA case officer was sentenced to 19 years in prison this week for conspiring to provide sensitive US information to the Chinese government.…
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