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,…
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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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Convicted rapist mistakenly released from prison
Georgia authorities are trying to find a convicted rapist who was mistakenly released from a state prison, officials said. Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez,…
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S&P 500 hits all-time high
The S&P 500 set a new closing record on Monday, after falling just short of it late last week. Hopes for progress on the US-China trade front is…
Continue Reading LeBron James evacuates from his home because of the Los Angeles wildfires
LeBron James said in a tweet early Monday that he had to evacuate from his home because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. “Had to…
Continue Reading Nearly 75% of African Americans support reparations for slavery. Only 15% of white Americans do, a poll says
Slavery is a horrific, irremovable stain on US history. But Americans disagree on how to handle its legacy. While nearly 75% of black respondents in…
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Popeyes’ spicy chicken sandwich is officially coming back
When Popeyes abruptly sold out of its highly sought-after spicy chicken sandwich in August, hungry fans demanded to know when the viral phenomenon…
Continue Reading How a former history teacher led a far-right surge in eastern Germany
Just two weeks shy of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an election in the east German state of Thuringia has highlighted the deep…
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Partygoers thought they’d built a clever gender reveal device. It turned out to be a deadly pipe bomb
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Family members had hoped to build a contraption for a fun gender reveal party in Iowa, but they instead built an explosive…
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Want free barbecue for life? Help catch the burglars who stole from this restaurant
The burglars who broke into an Indiana barbecue restaurant better hope that their friends, loved ones and anyone they might have told about the crime…
Continue Reading Rescuers race to save toddler trapped in 88-foot well since Friday
Indian officials are racing against time to rescue a toddler who has been trapped in an 88-foot-deep well since Friday. Sujith Wilson, who is…
Continue Reading A woman died from an explosion at a gender reveal party
A woman has died after an explosion at a gender reveal party in Iowa, authorities say. The 56-year-old woman, unnamed by authorities, was pronounced…
Continue Reading Detectives found year-old remains in a Southern California area burned by the Tick Fire
As public works crews cleaned up a rural Southern California area after the Tick Fire, they noticed something strange sticking out from the ashes. It…
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Justice Department appeals order to turn over Mueller grand jury materials
WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to put on hold an order requiring the disclosure of grand jury…
Continue Reading A bus falls backward into a gaping sinkhole in Pittsburgh
Morning commuters in Pittsburgh got an eyeful Monday when a bus fell backward into a gaping sinkhole, leaving the front half hanging several feet…
Continue Reading Girl, 11, charged after elementary school teacher stabbed in Australia
An 11-year-old girl has been charged with wounding and knife possession after a teacher was stabbed at an elementary school in Australia Monday. The…
Continue Reading A baby woke up from a coma and smiled at his dad. Now his family is raising money to save his life
As 14-week-old baby Michael began to wake up from a five-day coma, he recognized his dad and smiled in the precious way that only babies can.…
Continue Reading Dallas police officer shoots his son after mistaking him for an intruder
A Texas police officer shot his adult son Saturday, thinking he was an intruder. Dispatchers received a call around 6 p.m. CDT from a man reporting a…
Continue Reading New fossil treasure trove shows what happened for a million years after the dinosaurs went extinct
When searching for dinosaur fossils, paleontologists know that there is a certain layer in the Earth where the fossils disappear. That layer marks…
Continue Reading An NYPD officer is out of a coma after getting hit in the head during a deadly confrontation at Brooklyn nail salon
A New York Police Department officer who was placed in a medically induced coma this weekend after he was hit in the head with a metal chair is now…
Continue Reading Baghdadi is gone, but ISIS isn’t dead yet — and could be poised for a resurgence
The head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead. The man who led the state that called itself Islamic — first capturing Raqqa in Syria and then…
Continue Reading California’s getting scorched again. Here’s how these fires compare to previous years
Wildfires are nothing new to California. In fact, they’re a natural part of the state’s landscape, officials say. So the state continues…
Continue Reading With Baghdadi gone, a political battle is just beginning
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President…
Continue Reading Gunfire erupts at vigil for two killed at off-campus college homecoming party in Greenville, Texas, police say
The candlelight vigil for two people killed at an off-campus homecoming party near Greenville, Texas, was interrupted by gunfire Sunday, police said.…
Continue Reading The terrified Kashmir families who call one of the world’s most militarized zones home
Brightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Shops and walls are…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes in upstate New York
A small plane crashed Sunday in LeRoy, New York, a city about 30 miles southwest of Rochester, officials said. All four people who were in the…
Continue Reading California governor declares statewide emergency as Kincade Fire grows to 50,000 acres
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as wind-whipped wildfires in the north and south of the state gobbled up land,…
Continue Reading California racetrack Santa Anita Park euthanizes second horse of the weekend, the 36th since December
A horse that was racing at California’s Santa Anita Park had to be euthanized on Sunday — the second horse to be put down at the track…
Continue Reading Protesters in Lebanon formed a human chain across the entire country
Protesters across Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain that connected the country’s north and south, a symbolic display of…
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