Google Doodle celebrates Halloween with some fuzzy, furry tricks
Happy Halloween! In celebration of all things sweet and spooky, Google showed off some of its own sneaky tricks. Today’s Google Doodle is an…
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UFC fighter asks for help finding teen stepdaughter who vanished in Alabama
A mixed martial artist is asking for the public’s help finding his teen stepdaughter after Auburn, Alabama, police said her vehicle was…
Continue Reading A principal in Florida said he couldn’t confirm the Holocaust was a ‘factual’ event. The school district just fired him
A former high school principal in Boca Raton, Florida, was fired on Wednesday as a result of emails he sent to a student’s parent in April 2018…
Continue Reading India downgrades Kashmir’s status and takes greater control over contested region
India has officially split the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, a move that gives the government in New Delhi greater…
Continue Reading Bartender wins $50,000 after getting a lottery ticket for a tip
A bartender in Missouri got a massive tip when a customer left her a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000. It would sound like an unusual item to…
Continue Reading North Korea fired 2 unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” into the waters between South Korea and Japan on Thursday afternoon, the South Korean…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for October 31: Fires, N. Korea, impeachment, car makers, Facebook
It looks like the scariest thing about this Halloween may be the weather. Rain will blanket big parts of the country, possibly forcing some…
Continue Reading Convicted rapist mistakenly released from prison has been captured more than 600 miles away
A convicted rapist who was released in error from a Georgia prison last week has been captured more than 600 miles away, the Georgia Department of…
Continue Reading Missouri says health director didn’t track Planned Parenthood patients’ periods. But officials did have a spreadsheet
The Missouri state health department on Wednesday acknowledged that a spreadsheet was generated after officials looked at statewide abortion data.…
Continue Reading Alleged fraudster with ties to DiCaprio and Paris Hilton settles with US for $700M
The alleged mastermind of a multibillion dollar corruption scandal that rocked Malaysia has struck a $700 million deal with the US government to end…
Continue Reading Thai King fires palace bedroom guards for ‘violent conduct’ and adultery
Thailand’s King has fired four more palace officials, the latest in a series of high profile public dismissals that include his own royal…
Continue Reading Their mom was killed in the El Paso massacre. Now they’re suing the suspected gunman and 8chan
The family of a woman killed at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, is trying to stop the hatred against the Hispanic community by suing 8chan and the…
Continue Reading How Trump’s defenders are fighting the impeachment inquiry — Meanwhile in America
There is a genuine argument to be had over whether President Donald Trump’s apparent search for political favors in Ukraine is sufficiently…
Continue Reading Can California’s wildfires teach America a lesson? — Meanwhile in America
As wildfires race across thousands of acres of tinder-dry brush in California, the conversation is once again turning to climate change and how to…
Continue Reading WWE plans to hold the first women’s wrestling match in Saudi Arabia
World Wrestling Entertainment announced Wednesday that it plans to hold the first women’s wrestling match in Saudi Arabia. WWE stars Lacey…
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Students called a suicide hotline listed on their ID cards. It was sex hotline instead.
LANCASTER, California — Emily Lavelle and her friends were bored after school one day and decided to call the suicide prevention hotline,…
Continue Reading YouTube star MrBeast wants to plant 20 million trees. Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and more are helping him do it.
YouTube star MrBeast wanted to do something big to celebrate reaching 20 million subscribers, so his fans challenged him to plant 20 million trees.…
Continue Reading A concerned citizen called in a suspicious package at a NY train station. It turned out to be a new system to help call in suspicious packages
A concerned citizen in New York made a call to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority after seeing several unattended packages at the Metro-North…
Continue Reading A plane crashes into an Atlanta area apartment complex, killing two
Two people died Wednesday when a small plane crashed into an apartment building off Interstate 85 in an Atlanta suburb, officials said. The aircraft,…
Continue Reading Jack-o’-lantern Nebula grimaces on the edge of the Milky Way
The newest image from the Spitzer Space Telescope looks like a cosmic pumpkin carved up just in time for Halloween. Researchers have dubbed this…
Continue Reading The Chicago Teachers Union has scheduled a vote on whether to suspend the strike
The Chicago Teachers Union believes it has reached a tentative agreement, and says it is prepared to vote on it Wednesday night if Mayor Lori…
Continue Reading With rain in the forecast, some towns consider the unthinkable: rescheduling Halloween
It’s a recipe for a Halloween disaster. By now, you may have seen the forecast, and you know the weather isn’t looking too ideal for…
Continue Reading Former surfing executive sentenced to 2 months in prison for college admissions scam
A former World Surf League executive was sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison for paying $250,000 in bribes to get his son into the University…
Continue Reading A judge has postponed the insanity trial of a man who admitted killing five employees at the Capital Gazette
A judge on Wednesday postponed the second phase of the trial for Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos at his defense’s request, according to a…
Continue Reading Pumpkin, the most popular raccoon on Instagram, has died
Pumpkin, perhaps the first raccoon-fluencer to grace social media, died earlier this month, her owner confirmed to CNN. She was almost 5. She was a…
Continue Reading R. Kelly was a no-show at a federal court hearing because of a toenail infection
R. Kelly did not appear Wednesday at a federal court hearing in Chicago because he had a toenail infection, his attorney Steven Greenberg said. The…
Continue Reading Twitter will stop accepting political ads, CEO Jack Dorsey announces
Twitter will stop accepting political ads, the company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced Wednesday. “We’ve made the decision to stop…
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Latino artist wins prestigious portrait competition for depiction of a migrant woman
The video begins with the sound of a guitar strumming and a voice singing in Spanish. The main character is sketched quickly, beginning with her…
Continue Reading Spooky ‘face’ spotted in space by Hubble
Although it looks a bit like an eerie, floating face suspended in space, the optical illusion spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is really the…
Continue Reading Snow strands 800 travelers overnight at Denver International Airport
Workers at Denver International Airport handed out blankets and toiletries to about 800 passengers who were stuck there overnight because of a…
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