US Senate unanimously passes Hong Kong rights and democracy bill
The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would require an annual review of the special treatment Hong Kong receives under US…
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California prosecutor accused of using his own daughter as bait to catch suspected child molester
A prosecutor in Northern California was placed on leave after he allegedly used his daughter to lure a suspected child molester, the Santa Clara…
Continue Reading Ex-envoy says investigation link to Bidens is ‘unacceptable’
WASHINGTON, DC — Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker said Tuesday he failed to realize that an investigation into the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading UK Conservatives criticized for ‘misleading’ Twitter change
Twitter issued a warning after Britain’s Conservative Party came under fire for rebranding one of its official Twitter accounts…
Continue Reading Miami Dolphins cut running back after he’s accused of punching a woman who’s pregnant with his baby
The Miami Dolphins waived second-year running back Mark Walton after he was arrested Tuesday morning, with police accusing him of repeatedly punching…
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Christmas comes early for a camel, cow, and donkey found roaming together along a Kansas road
GODDARD, Kansas — In a scene straight out of Jesus’ manger, a camel, a cow and a donkey were found traveling together — not in…
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Ohio mother gets consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to killing young sons
An Ohio mother was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus seven years Tuesday after pleading guilty to smothering her three young sons to…
Continue Reading 147 Indiana school districts cancel classes as teachers protest at the state Capitol
Thousands of Indiana teachers are turning the state Capitol into a sea of red as they demand better pay and more funding for public schools. At least…
Continue Reading Students’ meals were thrown away over a lunch debt. People donated more than $22,000 to pay it off
Hundreds of people donated to pay off lunch debts at a Minnesota school after hearing that students’ hot meals were thrown away. About 40…
Continue Reading The Hmong community in Fresno is mourning after a mass shooting killed 4 of its men
A group of Hmong family and friends gathered Sunday night in a Fresno backyard to do a very American thing — watch football. Instead, they…
Continue Reading Man who sold ammunition to Las Vegas gunman pleads guilty to federal charges
An Arizona man who says he sold ammunition to the gunman in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges. Douglas…
Continue Reading 2 prison guards charged with conspiracy and filing false records on the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death
Two Bureau of Prisons guards were charged by a federal grand jury Tuesday with conspiracy and filing false records in connection with their actions…
Continue Reading A timeline of what Jeffrey Epstein and his prison guards did in his final hours
The federal indictment against two prison guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died provides a detailed breakdown of what was going on in the…
Continue Reading Houston Police Department honors fallen Sikh deputy by allowing officers to serve with their articles of faith
The Houston Police Department has a message for the community: their doors are open. The department formally announced at a news conference Monday…
Continue Reading Doctors said boy wouldn’t live past his second birthday. His town just threw a parade for his third
Brittany Stineman was told her son wouldn’t make it to see his second birthday. But little Nash turned 3, and they celebrated by throwing him a…
Continue Reading Syracuse students are camped out in a campus building to protest racist incidents
At Syracuse University’s wellness center, it’s hard to find a clear path these days to even take a step. Students often cover nearly…
Continue Reading A father put up flyers about his baby’s rare disorders. ‘Let the baby die,’ someone responded
When KC Ahlers read the words on the sign, he was stunned. “Stop asking for money. Let the baby die. It’s called Darwinism. Happy…
Continue Reading 25 people found hidden aboard ferry bound for UK
Twenty five people have been discovered on board a ferry travelling from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, a spokesman for the Rotterdam Police…
Continue Reading Syracuse University increases security after racist graffiti and a manifesto are spread on campus
Syracuse University has increased security amid an investigation into a document “purported to be a white supremacist manifesto” that was…
Continue Reading Koala-sniffing dogs are on a mission to save animals from Australia’s bushfires
Dogs who have been trained to find and save koalas in the wild are helping to rescue the animals in Australia’s devastating bushfires. Bear, a…
Continue Reading The ‘internet as we know it’ is off in Iran. Here’s why this shutdown is different
Iranians are still offline, three days after the government pulled the plug on the internet amid nationwide anti-government protests. Experts say the…
Continue Reading Sweden drops investigation into Julian Assange over rape allegation
Swedish authorities are ending their investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the country’s deputy…
Continue Reading China has saved hundreds of thousands of lives by reducing air pollution, study says
China’s raft of clean air policies saved hundreds of thousands of lives in 2017 alone, according to new research. Fine particle pollution…
Continue Reading Remains of one of two missing Wisconsin brothers possibly found in stock trailer in Nebraska
Authorities may have found remains of one of two Wisconsin farmers who disappeared last summer hidden in a dirt-filled stock trailer purchased by a…
Continue Reading Wildfire caused $500,000 in damage at Reagan Presidential Library
A California brush fire that burned in the hills near Simi Valley last month caused $500,000 in damage to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, a…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s protesters shut parliament by blocking lawmakers
Lebanon’s parliament has been postponed after demonstrators blocked roads and prevented politicians from arriving for a first session since…
Continue Reading Women can now shut down male-only debates in Germany’s Green Party
Germany’s Green Party has placed the power to debate directly into the hands of women. A new ruling, adopted at the party’s conference in…
Continue Reading Neptune’s moons perform a strange orbit dance around each other
Two of Neptune’s innermost moons perform a strange dance to avoid each other that is weird and completely unique compared to all known orbits,…
Continue Reading American and Australian hostages freed in Taliban prisoner swap
The Taliban has released two Western professors who had been held hostage for the past three years in exchange for three high-ranking militants, in a…
Continue Reading A prison fight involving Jayme Closs’ kidnapper was caught on video surveillance
Video of a prison fight involving Jake Patterson, the Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs after killing her parents, has been released by the New…
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