Artist scraps plans for Thunberg mural after boycott threats
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota artist said Wednesday he has scrapped his plans for a mural honoring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg…
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota artist said Wednesday he has scrapped his plans for a mural honoring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg…
Continue ReadingSince Columbine, active shooter drills have become an increasingly normalized practice in schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, for example,…
Continue ReadingDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher catcher Reese McGuire is facing an indecent exposure charge in Florida. Deputies were dispatched to…
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri father who lost three of his children in a traffic accident last July has filed a wrongful death…
Continue ReadingThe leader of Italy’s popular populist party, Senator Matteo Salvini, has lost his legal immunity from a criminal investigation and potential…
Continue ReadingMichigan, he’s coming home. Mel Tucker has been named Michigan State University’s new head football coach, the team announced this…
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania elementary school called the police after a kindergartner with Down syndrome made a finger gun at her teacher. Officials concluded…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A federal narcotics agent was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for his role in a decade-long drug conspiracy that…
Continue ReadingMaesaiah Thabane, the first lady of the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, always knew how to make an entrance. After weeks in hiding in South Africa,…
Continue ReadingThe moment was not lost on Giannis Antetokounmpo. The NBA’s reigning MVP, a Greek of Nigerian descent who is now starring in Milwaukee, was…
Continue ReadingThe NFL has reinstated Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett after his indefinite suspension for hitting an opposing quarterback in the head…
Continue ReadingAbout five to 10 million years ago, giant turtles that dwarfed humans roamed freshwater swamps in South America. Researchers have uncovered shells…
Continue ReadingOCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy has been charged with trying to kill his 5-year-old sister by stabbing her with a kitchen knife inside their…
Continue ReadingMost planets found by astronomers are “old” — they’re fully formed after millions of years pulling together elements around…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: hiring fewer smokers. The truck rental company it will stop hiring people who use…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS< Ohio — Two Ohio State football players were arrested early Wednesday on felony rape and kidnapping charges, authorities said.…
Continue ReadingA Netflix documentary series on the assassination of Malcolm X has raised enough questions that the case will be reinvestigated. The Manhattan…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — When the factory in China that makes Romy Taormina’s anti-nausea wristbands closed for the Lunar New Year in late January,…
Continue ReadingA Michigan man calls himself blessed after a steel beam came inches from hitting his chest. Johnnie Lowe was driving a 26-foot box truck to pick up…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve always dreamed of exploring space, here’s your chance. NASA wants to get to the South Pole of the moon by 2024 — and it…
Continue ReadingA former Russian prison service official died by suicide in a Moscow court on Wednesday after he was sentenced to three years in jail, Russian state…
Continue ReadingSome of the last mammoths on Earth suffered from mutated genes that reduced fertility, caused diabetes, affected their development and even kept them…
Continue ReadingOf course your baby is the most adorable child you will ever see. But are they cute enough to be the new Gerber baby? For the 10th year in a row, the…
Continue ReadingNBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were buried Friday at a Southern California cemetery following their deaths January 26…
Continue ReadingLast year, Pope Francis called for “bold proposals” to meet the spiritual needs of Catholics in the Amazon, a vast region with a scarcity…
Continue ReadingFlorida authorities were on the hunt for 3-year-old Madeline Mejia on Monday after her father told them she was abducted from their driveway by…
Continue ReadingBefore anyone can become a firefighter, they first must take an oath: a promise to put the lives of others before their own, even if it means making…
Continue ReadingMajor League Baseball is considering expanding the number of playoff teams and having a live playoff selection TV show in which teams select…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacists increased their propaganda efforts across the United States last year, with the highest number of incidents of propaganda…
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