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Arizona company CEO fired after calling driver racial slur
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The CEO and founder of an organic fertilizer company says he was fired after he was caught on camera using a racial slur…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Wisconsin coach resigns after allegedly using a racial epithet around student-athletes
Erik Helland, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s longtime strength and conditioning coach for the men’s basketball team, has resigned…
Continue ReadingA Florida trooper stopped to help a motorist with a broken-down car. The man killed him
A veteran Florida trooper was fatally shot on Interstate 95 after pulling over to assist a disabled vehicle, police said. A passing off-duty police…
Continue ReadingA teenager was shot and killed while rapping on Facebook Live
A teenager was shot and killed while on Facebook Live, near his home in New York on Tuesday and now police are looking for whoever is responsible.…
Continue ReadingWorld champion boxer Gervonta Davis charged with assaulting former girlfriend at basketball game
World champion boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis is facing a domestic violence charge after authorities in Florida said he assaulted a former…
Continue ReadingPlaneloads of Americans flee growing coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan as 12th case is reported in the US
Planeloads of Americans fleeing the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak in China are arriving at military bases across the United States this week on…
Continue ReadingA school played ‘The Lion King’ at a fundraising event. Now it has to pay a third of what it raised
When an elementary school in Berkeley, California, hosted a “parent’s night out” fundraiser, they didn’t think playing the…
Continue ReadingNew Yorkers no longer have to pay a broker’s fee when renting an apartment
New York state banned landlords from forcing renters to pay hefty broker’s fees in a legal decision that could upend real estate in…
Continue ReadingThere’s a painful Black History Month lesson in Trump’s acquittal
Diane Nash was talking about President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial one evening when she began experiencing sickening flashbacks. As a…
Continue ReadingVoyager 2 has resumed operations after shutting off its instruments to save power, NASA says
Voyager 2 was only expected to last for five years, but it’s still operating 42 years after launch. Yet Saturday, January 25, the probe did…
Continue ReadingTrump seeks to delay woman’s suit after request for his DNA
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers want to put the brakes on a lawsuit filed by an advice columnist who has accused him of…
Continue ReadingChinese doctor who sounded Wuhan virus alarm is critically ill, hospital says, after state media reported he had died
The Chinese doctor who sounded early warnings about the Wuhan coronavirus is in a critical condition, according to the hospital treating him and…
Continue ReadingProsecution rests in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after 6 accusers testify
The prosecution has rested in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial after six women provided graphic testimony about unwanted sexual…
Continue ReadingAustralia is getting some desperately needed rain. A downpour knocked back a third of New South Wales fires in a day
Firefighters battling Australia’s devastating wildfires are getting some help from the weather in New South Wales. Heavy rains have knocked…
Continue ReadingFinland will give each parent 7 months of leave after a child’s birth
Finland is switching up its parental leave laws, and this time, the government says they’re putting children at the center. Finland’s new…
Continue ReadingCalifornia may stop school fitness tests over fears they lead to bullying and body-shaming
Push-ups, curl-ups and the dreaded one-mile run are a staple of childhood in US schools. But California may put a stop to the tests. California…
Continue ReadingWestern Carolina building evacuated after ‘hazardous materials incident,’ university says
Western Carolina University’s health and human services building was evacuated and placed on lockdown Thursday after a “hazardous…
Continue ReadingAtlanta college names building for baseball icon Hank Aaron
ATLANTA (AP) — Dozens of students dressed in blue excitedly welcomed Hank Aaron to their Atlanta college campus Wednesday as the school named a…
Continue ReadingThree Palestinians killed, 12 Israeli soldiers hurt in 24 hours of violence
Three Palestinians were killed in clashes in the West Bank and 12 Israeli soldiers were injured in a ramming attack in Jerusalem as tensions rise…
Continue ReadingFactory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
AKRON, Iowa (AP) — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures…
Continue ReadingFactory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
AKRON, Iowa (AP) — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures…
Continue ReadingA judge overturned the convictions of four volunteers who left food and water for migrants in the desert
After four aid volunteers entered an Arizona wildlife refuge in 2017 and left jugs of water and cans of beans for undocumented migrants to find, the…
Continue ReadingWuhan coronavirus deaths spike again as outbreak shows no signs of slowing
The death toll and number of people infected by the Wuhan coronavirus continues to grow, with no signs of slowing despite severe quarantine and…
Continue ReadingTokyo 2020 Olympics hit by coronavirus jitters
The deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could impact Japan’s preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer, a senior organizer has warned.…
Continue ReadingUS honeymooners are stuck on coronavirus cruise ship — and they don’t know when they’ll get to leave
When American newlyweds Milena Basso and Gaetano Cerullo set out for their honeymoon, it should have been the trip of a lifetime. But as the Wuhan…
Continue ReadingAngela Merkel lambasts her party’s cooperation with far-right AfD
Germany faced a political crisis Thursday after centrist parties breached a decades-old taboo and teamed up with the far-right Alternative for…
Continue ReadingThis is what it was like to flee China on a charter plane bound for the US
When a taxi driver showed up to pick up Priscilla Dickey and her 8-year-old daughter from their home in Wuhan, China, the epicenter the outbreak of…
Continue ReadingFormer prison employee who helped murderers escape upstate New York prison has been released
The former prison employee who helped two convicted murderers escape an upstate New York prison in 2015, sparking a weeks-long manhunt, was released…
Continue ReadingNew York man wrongfully convicted of killing his parents is sworn in as lawyer
Martin Tankleff was admitted to the New York State bar Wednesday in the same appellate court where his wrongful conviction in the 1988 killing of his…
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