Florida billboards demand the US government stop detaining migrant children
About 10 miles away from Disney World in Orlando, visitors making their way to the theme park can see a billboard containing a jarring message:…
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Search for missing Wyoming boy with autism shifts to recovery effort
Ten days ago, Joey Peterson wandered out of his parents’ rural Wyoming house wearing a sweatshirt and pajama pants. It wasn’t nearly…
Continue Reading Person walking to synagogue stabbed in New York’s Rockland County
An Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue was stabbed several times early Wednesday in an area northwest of New York City, officials said. Ramapo…
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Trump heads to Texas after reading handwritten note denying Ukraine quid pro quo
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before leaving for Texas to tour an Austin plant that produces Apple’s Mac Pro…
Continue Reading Why one group is paying $2.1 million to free about 200 detained immigrants
An advocacy group says it’s paying $2.1 million so ICE will release some 200 detained immigrants in 20 states. The Texas-based nonprofit known…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guards point the blame at the system
Attorneys for the two prison guards charged Tuesday in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s death have sought to shift blame from their clients to…
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Attack on Syrian camp for displaced people kills sixteen
At least 16 civilians were killed when rockets struck an internally displaced persons camp, in the village of Qah in Syria’s Idlib province on…
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Husband and wife in Texas are officially the oldest living couple in the world
AUSTIN, Texas — With a combined age of 211 years, one couple in Texas has been named the oldest living couple in the world, according to…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez hit with more charges in alleged sex assault case
Felipe Vázquez, the Pittsburgh Pirates closer facing allegations of statutory sexual assault and other crimes, was hit with 21 additional charges…
Continue Reading Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar in Rohingya genocide case
Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi will personally defend her government from allegations of genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya…
Continue Reading A priest condemned suicide while speaking at a teen’s funeral. Now a grieving mother is suing him
When loved ones gathered for the funeral of Maison Hullibarger, they were supposed to hear uplifting messages and fond memories of the teen. Instead,…
Continue Reading 7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will take his last lap in 2020
NASCAR is losing a 7-time champion and sport favorite after the 2020 season. In a video released on his official Twitter account, Jimmie Johnson has…
Continue Reading 16-year-old arrested for using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO, California — A 16-year-old who allegedly used a remote-controlled car to attempt to smuggle methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico…
Continue Reading Brooks Koepka says a knee injury will keep him from playing in the Presidents Cup
Team USA will be without the world’s number one ranked golfer at the Presidents Cup due to a knee injury. Brooks Koepka announced he…
Continue Reading Iran has claimed ‘victory’ after protests. So why is the internet still off?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed victory over the ongoing unrest in the country, state media reported Wednesday, six days after…
Continue Reading California’s largest utility has started shutting off power again to thousands of customers
California’s largest utility started intentionally shutting off power to customers Wednesday to prevent its equipment from setting off fires.…
Continue Reading Pregnant woman killed by dogs while walking in French forest during hunt
A pregnant woman was killed by dogs in a forest in France as a hunt took place nearby, investigators have said. The body of the 29-year-old woman,…
Continue Reading Simone Biles takes offense at banner with Larry Nassar joke hung during Michigan-Michigan State game
Simone Biles took offense to a banner seen in Ann Arbor during the University of Michigan’s football game with rival Michigan State over the…
Continue Reading Snakes had back legs for 70 million years before losing them, new fossil shows
Snake evolution has intrigued scientists for years because they knew that these complex vertebrates once had limbs and adapted over time to live…
Continue Reading Vanishing ice puts Mongolia’s reindeer herders at risk
Vanishing ice patches are jeopardizing the livelihoods of reindeer herders in Mongolia, new research has found, revealing the toll the climate crisis…
Continue Reading Police release reconstructed images of a young girl’s face 2 months after her body was found
A young girl’s body was found near a softball field in rural Delaware in September. Now, police are hoping reconstructed images of her face…
Continue Reading Israel moves closer to third elections after Gantz fails to form government
A third Israeli election within 12 months now appears more likely after former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz also failed to form a government. Gantz…
Continue Reading Homeless dad approaches police officers at bus depot and gets more than he asked for
It’s not an uncommon sight: a man down on his luck asking for help at a city bus depot. People might avoid him or give him some spare change.…
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Cat missing for 5 years found 1,200 miles away in New Mexico, reunited with owner
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A black cat disappeared from Portland for five years, winding up 1,200 miles away. Only he knows the whole story of his…
Continue Reading Universe’s strongest explosions captured by ground telescopes for first time
Some of the strongest explosions that occur in the universe are gamma-ray bursts. They’re quick, incredibly powerful and happen about once a…
Continue Reading America’s many toxic waste sites are in areas at risk of worsening natural disasters
Most of the nation’s most dangerous toxic waste sites, which threaten human health and the environment, are under a threat of their own:…
Continue Reading A new ‘Sesame Street’ show in Arabic aims to help refugee children
Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee have joined forces to help Syrian refugee children through educational learning programs,…
Continue Reading The northern lights will be visible in parts of the US Wednesday night
Thanks to a minor geomagnetic storm, the northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States and across Canada on Wednesday night.…
Continue Reading An inmate ran an online scam from prison and made $1 million, authorities say
A man serving 24 years in a Nigerian maximum security prison used a network of accomplices to conduct an international scam that brought in $1…
Continue Reading The house where Hitler was born is set to become a police station
The house in which Adolf Hitler was born is set to be turned into a police station in a bid to stop it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis, the…
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