President Jimmy Carter actually will be teaching Sunday school this weekend
Turns out, Jimmy Carter will be teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia, this weekend. Maranatha Baptist Church, where the former President has…
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Former pharmacist sentenced to 12 years for secretly recording people in workplace bathrooms
Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — A former Portland pharmacist who recorded more than…
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Strongest tropical cyclone in 12 years barrels across Arabian Sea
A rare tropical cyclone barreling across the Arabian Sea has reached the intensity of a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest storm recorded…
Continue Reading A spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi’s underwear for DNA test, Kurds say
A spy for Kurdish forces in Syria stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underwear in order to obtain a DNA sample of the ISIS leader and help lead the…
Continue Reading The NBA has been around for more than 70 years. It’s only now getting its 6th female referee
Men have been shooting hoops in the NBA, the nation’s premier professional basketball league, for a while. Since 1946, to be exact. But in that…
Continue Reading Russian soldier kills 8 colleagues in mass shooting at Siberian military base
Eight Russian service members were killed in a shooting at a military base in Siberia on Friday, Russia’s top law enforcement agency said in a…
Continue Reading 5 ways to celebrate National Cat Day
Cats. When they’re not scratching up furniture (or your skin), they’re napping, purring, snuggling balls of joy. They’ll probably…
Continue Reading Airbnb hosts are offering free housing to thousands of California wildfire evacuees
California is in a state of emergency as wildfires rage through communities, leaving thousands displaced from their homes and searching for a safe…
Continue Reading ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Here are 6 things you need to know
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive and highly secretive leader of ISIS, died during a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday…
Continue Reading Four questions to ask about the Baghdadi raid
Blame the fog of war, the Pentagon’s secrecy or the President whose tall tales often can’t be trusted, but Washington is still puzzling…
Continue Reading Your guide to Halloween trick-or-treating etiquette
The ghosts and firemen, princesses and zombies are off to trick-or-treat and super eager to collect as much candy as possible. How can you ensure…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 29: California wildfires, impeachment inquiry, Brexit
Let’s start with a bit of good news: A woman who was missing for days in a California National Park was found alive and safe after she spelled…
Continue Reading Sujith Wilson: Indian toddler trapped in well dies
A two-year-old boy trapped 26 meters (88 feet) down a well since last Friday, sparking a major rescue attempt that captivated India, has died. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong banned from running in local election
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists has been barred from running in upcoming district council elections, as…
Continue Reading A teenager stole an endangered lemur from a zoo. Now he’s been sentenced to federal prison
A 19-year-old man was sentenced to three months in federal prison for breaking into a California zoo and stealing an endangered Lemur. Aquinas Kasbar…
Continue Reading All modern humans originated in northern Botswana, study says
Africa has long been regarded as the cradle of humankind, but scientists seeking a more specific location have narrowed in on northern Botswana as…
Continue Reading A new California wildfire burns in LA as many face days without power
Spurred by historic winds, several wildfires burned in California on Monday, causing evacuations and power outages in parts of the state. As the…
Continue Reading California opens investigation into companies shutting off power during wildfires
California’s Public Utilities Commission announced Monday it is launching a formal investigation into investor-owned utilities shutting off…
Continue Reading Police charge man in shooting at off-campus college homecoming party in Greenville, Texas
The manhunt has ended for a gunman who opened fire at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, police said. Brandon Gonzales, 23, was…
Continue Reading It’s an asteroid! No, it’s the new smallest dwarf planet in our solar system
A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet — which could make it the smallest in the solar system — after new research…
Continue Reading Stuck in an airport for almost two weeks, Iranian beauty queen says she will be killed if she is deported
An Iranian beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home…
Continue Reading Lebanon ‘days’ away from economic collapse if no political solution to protests found, says central bank governor
Lebanon is on the verge of economic collapse unless an “immediate solution” can be found to end days of nationwide protests that have…
Continue Reading 84-year-old man arrested after two seriously hurt in French mosque attack
An 84-year-old man has been arrested after shots were fired near a mosque in southwestern France, officials said. Pyrenees-Atlantique Police said a…
Continue Reading Two Southwest pilots live streamed video from a plane’s bathroom to the cockpit, flight attendants’ lawsuit alleges
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant says two pilots live streamed video from a hidden camera in a commercial airliner’s lavatory to an iPad…
Continue Reading A jury awarded $20 million to a police officer who said he was told to tone down his ‘gayness’
A jury has awarded nearly $20 million to a police officer in Missouri who alleged that his department discriminated against him over his sexual…
Continue Reading Wildfire definitions: The fire-related terms you’ve always wondered about, explained
With several wildfires raging in California, there’s no shortage of headlines and TV footage of the disaster that’s unfolding. But…
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Trump shares image of hero dog injured in Baghdadi raid
WASHINGTON, DC — There are good dogs — and then there are hero dogs who chase down the world’s top terrorist to his fatal demise.…
Continue Reading Retired doctor, 67, gives birth in China after getting ‘pregnant naturally’
A 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China — potentially making her the country’s oldest new mother. The woman, surnamed Tian,…
Continue Reading Chicago schools reach a tentative deal with a union. But teachers are still on strike
First, the good news: Chicago Public Schools has reached an initial deal with a union it’s been sparring with for weeks. Now, the bad news:…
Continue Reading ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek calls autistic man and his mother, a lung disease survivor
A New York mother arranged an unforgettable gift to her autistic son, a die-hard “Jeopardy!” fan — a phone call with host Alex…
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