The Academy disqualifies ‘Lionheart’, Nigeria’s first-ever entry for best international film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Nigeria’s “Lionheart” as the nation’s contender for the…
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Here’s how you can help California’s wildfire victims
California’s wildfires forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled historically dire conditions. While…
Continue Reading Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II pleads guilty to sexual assault charges
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II pleaded guilty Monday to sexual assault charges in a deal that could result in up to 18 years in prison, instead…
Continue Reading A man could get a year in prison and a $50,000 fine for killing an endangered sawfish
A man in Florida could face up to a year in federal prison and a $50,000 fine after witnesses said they saw him kill an endangered smalltooth sawfish…
Continue Reading A Florida man says his pregnant wife saved his life in home invasion – with an AR-15
A Florida man said two armed men invaded his home and were beating him when his wife, eight months pregnant, saved the day by shooting one of the…
Continue Reading ‘People cannot be left to die’: India’s top court calls out authorities for not doing enough to stop pollution
India’s top court has criticized authorities for not doing enough to curb New Delhi’s dangerous levels of air pollution, calling it a…
Continue Reading Major hotels break promises on allowing feds to detain immigrants in their rooms
Some of the country’s largest hotel companies continued to house immigrant detainees even after they publicly condemned the federal…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 5: Climate crisis, Oklahoma, Impeachment, Greece, New Delhi
Even a little running cuts the risk of premature death, a new study shows. So, toss those sneaks into your bag before you head out this morning.…
Continue Reading A man rescued a caged dog that was floating in a freezing lake. Now he wants to adopt her
A small black and white pup is continuing her road to recovery after being rescued just in time from a freezing Illinois lake over the weekend. Dory…
Continue Reading An Arizona police chief reformed his department and called for investigations. This week he resigned
Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista, who led an embattled department that faced multiple investigations for their use of force, abruptly resigned from…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson just announced the birth of her first baby
First, let’s take a moment to marvel over the tiny, wide-eyed wonder that former US Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and her husband, Andrew East,…
Continue Reading FBI arrests alleged white supremacist accused of planning to bomb a Pueblo synagogue
A 27-year-old man who allegedly espoused white supremacist ideology online was arrested by the FBI and accused of plotting to bomb a synagogue in…
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A Maryland police department won’t display a handmade American flag with a blue line. The governor says it should
A Maryland police department is stuck in the middle of a heated debate between a local official and the state’s governor over a wooden American…
Continue Reading All the revelations of the past 24 hours in Washington, DC
No one could say life in Washington is boring. From his first hours in office, Donald Trump’s presidency has seemed like a brazen attempt to…
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A man stole an electric shopping cart from Walmart and drove it from one bar to another to avoid a DWI, police say
A Louisiana man was arrested after stealing an electric powered shopping cart from Walmart to avoid getting a DWI, police said. Brice Kendell…
Continue Reading Trump, Putin and Hungary’s Orban all share a disdain for Ukraine. That’s raising alarm bells
When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Budapest on Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had a gift already wrapped: Hours before…
Continue Reading Buffalo Wild Wings employees told a group to move because of a ‘racist’ regular, customers say
Employees at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Illinois asked a group of adults and children that included African Americans to move to other tables…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping demands end to violent protests in surprise meeting with Hong Kong leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s leadership and hard work during a surprise meeting in Shanghai…
Continue Reading California inmates escaped through a hole they cut in the ceiling, sheriff’s office says
The two inmates who escaped a Northern California jail Sunday cut a hole in the ceiling of their building, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue Reading What Voyager 2 has learned since entering interstellar space
On November 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft became the second human-made object to cross into interstellar space. Now, scientists have…
Continue Reading A new NYPD commissioner will lead the nation’s largest police force. Here is what he faces.
The new commissioner of the New York City Police Department will take over the leadership of a force facing a surge in officer suicides and rancor…
Continue Reading NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped an eerie image of the Mars horizon
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is still traversing the Red Planet on its own, searching for evidence of past life there. On the most recent leg of…
Continue Reading A woman might go to jail for forgetting to return library books
A woman failed to return two public library books on time and was faced with an arrest warrant. The Charlotte, Michigan resident checked out two…
Continue Reading Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas this month. A new witness claims he’s innocent
Less than a month before Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas, a former prison inmate claims someone else confessed to the murder that sent…
Continue Reading Philadelphia man charged with five murders between 2011 and 2017
A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged in five fatal shootings that occurred between 2011 and 2017, authorities said Monday. Michael…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history
Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates left prison Monday before their original sentences were over. And bipartisan lawmakers couldn’t be happier. In the…
Continue Reading New radar helps scientists see inside wildfires and fits on the back of a truck
Scientists studying California’s devastating wildfires are using a powerful new radar system that could help them better understand how they…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of people in California are downriver of a dam that ‘could fail’
Hundreds of thousands of people live downriver from a dam in California that recently had its risk characterization changed “from low to high…
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The Sante Fe High School massacre suspect isn’t fit to stand trial and will get psychiatric treatment, attorney says
The Texas teen accused of killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School last year will be declared not competent to stand trial, his defense attorney…
Continue Reading More than 100 vegetable products recalled for listeria concerns
The Mann Packaging Co. is voluntarily recalling more than 100 vegetable products sold in the United States and Canada for possible listeria…
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