Hong Kong court rejects legal challenge for same-sex marriage
A Hong Kong court has ruled against redefining the meaning of marriage that would have allowed same-sex unions and civil partnerships in the city.…
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Muslim families weren’t allowed to board NYC ferry after being labeled a ‘security issue,’ complaint says
Three Muslim families were not allowed to board a New York City ferry after they were told they posed a “security issue,” according to a…
Continue Reading ‘Ceasefire’ or ‘pause’? Four things to know about the US-Turkey deal in Syria
The US and Turkey announced a five-day break in fighting in Northern Syria today. Referred to as a “ceasefire” by the US and as a…
Continue Reading What’s it like to live on the International Space Station?
When it comes to business travel, astronauts take the cake. The six space scientists and engineers who live and work in the International Space…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 18: Syria, impeachment, Brexit, GM, storms
Go ahead, pass Go, collect $200. Monopoly has leaped off the board and is now a fully immersive, real-world attraction. Here’s what else you…
Continue Reading Japan to pardon 550,000 criminals to mark new emperor’s enthronement
More than half a million petty criminals will be pardoned in Japan next week to mark the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito, the government announced…
Continue Reading More than 5,000 inmates die at this prison every year
One in five detainees at the Philippines’ national penitentiary die every year, officials at the prison hospital have revealed. About 5,200…
Continue Reading A New York EMT had a stroke on the job and a colleague who tried to help had an aortic aneurysm
An emergency medical technician raced to assist a colleague who had a stroke on the job, but he fell unconscious before he could help.…
Continue Reading Dreamworks’ ‘Abominable’ pulled from movie theaters in Vietnam over South China Sea map
Vietnam’s largest cinema chain has pulled a new Dreamworks animated movie from theaters because it features a map asserting Chinese ownership…
Continue Reading Man deported three years ago allegedly reentered the US and now stands accused of killing his girlfriend
A man who was deported to the Dominican Republic in 2016 after several criminal convictions was arrested this week and charged with fatally stabbing…
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Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles
The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…
Continue Reading Prison workers under investigation for allegedly mocking transgender inmates in private Facebook groups
More than a dozen correctional employees in Illinois are under investigation after they were accused of mocking transgender inmates in private…
Continue Reading Police investigate several assaults on men in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina
Eleven men, including several members of the military, have been assaulted near downtown bars in Wilmington, North Carolina, over the course of…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested because of a lost SD memory card charged with killing another woman
A grand jury in Alaska returned an additional murder indictment Thursday against a man already charged with the murder and sexual assault of another…
Continue Reading New York City Council votes to close notorious Rikers Island jail
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to close Rikers Island jail Thursday and open four new borough-based facilities instead. “Today…
Continue Reading Scientists just discovered ‘stormquakes’ — but don’t worry, you’re not in danger
Hurricanes and earthquakes are bad enough on their own. Now imagine them combined. That’s kind of what a stormquake is, a phenomenon just…
Continue Reading New Orleans officials are about to blow up the cranes at the collapsed Hard Rock hotel. Here’s why
The City of New Orleans plans to bring down two cranes at the construction site of the Hard Rock Hotel that collapsed over the weekend, killing at…
Continue Reading Former students of New York School for the Deaf allege abuse by dorm supervisor, new lawsuit says
A dozen women are alleging that a former dorm supervisor at the New York School for the Deaf sexually abused them while they were students, a new…
Continue Reading Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
It’s like a defendant on trial getting to sit on the jury too. Venezuela has become the latest accused human rights abuser to win a seat on the…
Continue Reading Chicago teachers’ strike continues, leaving about 300,000 kids in limbo
Moselean Parker’s 25 years of simmering frustration have boiled over. “I don’t have any reading books in my room! I don’t…
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In Texas, Trump tours Louis Vuitton workshop ahead of rally
President Donald Trump toured a new Louis Vuitton leather workshop in Texas on Thursday before headlining a campaign rally in Dallas. Trump began his…
Continue Reading A Utah state trooper recalls the moment he rescues a man from an oncoming train
Utah State Trooper Ruben Correa headed to a call of a car on the train tracks, but when he got to the scene a man was still in that car — and a…
Continue Reading She lost her son in a shooting. Now her homeowners association wants her to move his remembrance flag
A mother who lost her son to a workplace shooting several months ago is now battling with her homeowners association over her right to fly flags in…
Continue Reading He’s doing the ‘dirty work’ to keep plastic out of the ocean
Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn’t had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn’t spent this time writing briefs or preparing for…
Continue Reading Latin AMAs 2019: You may know Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee, but here are more nominees you should listen to
The Latin American Music Awards (AMAs) feel and sound like the best house party you’ve ever attended. The one-night celebration of the best…
Continue Reading InSight mission is digging into Mars again
NASA’s stationary InSight lander is slowly but surely getting to know Mars on a deeper level. Since landing on Mars in November 2018, InSight…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the Fort Worth police shooting
A concerned neighbor called police at 2:23 a.m. to check on the woman across the street because her front door was open. At 2:30 a.m., she would be…
Continue Reading The Fort Worth officer who shot Atatiana Jefferson wasn’t actually asked to do a wellness check
When Atatiana Jefferson‘s neighbor called police, he says he expected them to go check to see if she was OK. But the officer who shot her in…
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Chicago teachers’ strike leaves parents, students in lurch
Chicago teachers went on strike Thursday, marching on picket lines in defense of their union’s “social justice” agenda after…
Continue Reading Parkland shooter’s death penalty trial set to begin in January
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s death penalty trial is set to begin in January 2020, according to a court order issued Thursday by…
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