Star of Netflix series ‘Cheer’ indicted on new child pornography and sex charges
“Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been indicted on new federal charges that allege he enticed minors to engage in…
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Health care workers are being adopted by people who want to thank them for their sacrifices
Christine Danderand knows how hard nurses like her mother have been working during the coronavirus pandemic and wanted to do something to let them…
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Pitt joins Boston College in opting out of bowl game opportunity following pandemic-impacted season
The University of Pittsburgh on Friday became the second college football team in two days to opt out of an opportunity to play in a bowl game. Pitt…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old lost both her parents to COVID-19 hours apart
Tony and Lisa Vasquez were high school sweethearts. Last week, within hours of each other, the two died from Covid-19. Tony and Lisa both grew up in…
Continue Reading After 51 years, the Zodiac Killer’s cipher has been solved by amateur codebreakers
More than 50 years after the so-called Zodiac Killer first began terrorizing the streets of Northern California, a code-breaking team is believed to…
Continue Reading Thousands of people are protesting with farmers in India. This is why you should care
Farmers in India have reached a stalemate with the government over its proposed amendments to laws the farmers feel will ravage their livelihoods and…
Continue Reading Analysis: More Black people need to be part of Covid-19 vaccine trials. Here’s why I participated
From the outside, it looks like any other doctor’s office — patients waiting in chairs, nurses and doctors bustling in and out of exam…
Continue Reading The Mississippi home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument
The Mississippi home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument. The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in…
Continue Reading Officials find pilot’s body after an F-16 military plane crashed in Michigan
A pilot who died in a military plane crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been identified as Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk”…
Continue Reading Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species
Another big cat species tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard. It’s the sixth animal species confirmed to have been…
Continue Reading A Michigan judge rules companies don’t have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she’ll appeal
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she will appeal a Michigan Claims Court judge’s ruling that allows discrimination against a same-sex…
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White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine by end of Friday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House on Friday told the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to submit his resignation if the agency does…
Continue Reading Arrest made in death of nurse who was shot while driving to work in Nashville
A 21-year-old man is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Nashville nurse Caitlyn Kaufman, Nashville police said on Friday. Kaufman,…
Continue Reading Feds raid ‘ghost gun’ maker whose products they say are linked to ‘hundreds of crimes’
First, there was a home-invasion-style robbery in April 2019 that resulted in a triple homicide. Three months ago, a pair of sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading Attorney says Casey Goodson Jr. pointed a gun at the deputy who fatally shot him
An attorney for the Ohio deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. says the young Black man pointed a gun at his client — an allegation that…
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Congress passes funding bill to avert shutdown for now, give time for virus relief talks
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has passed a bill to fund the government for another week, giving lawmakers time to reach agreement on a new coronavirus…
Continue Reading Disney is making a movie about Keanon Lowe, the football coach who stopped a potential school shooting
Keanon Lowe prevented a potential tragedy last year when he disarmed — and then hugged — a young student who brought a gun to school.…
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U.S. Senate gives final approval to massive defense bill, risking veto showdown with Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to…
Continue Reading Scientists say they have come up with a potential way to make oxygen on Mars
In a high-stakes mission that could take five years to complete, NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars in the 2030s. Transporting enough oxygen and…
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Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to overturn Biden’s win
MADISON, Wisconsin — President Donald Trump has lost a Wisconsin lawsuit seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots and overturn his loss to…
Continue Reading Latino and Black Americans feel more hopeful and less angry about the state of country since the election, Pew survey finds
Some Black and Latino Americans are breathing a sigh of relief in the days since the election, according to a new study. As Covid-19 cases spiked and…
Continue Reading She got coronavirus, then lost her job. The pandemic makes her scared to look for another one
Maria never imagined she wouldn’t have a job. And she never imagined she’d be afraid to look for another one. But this year, so many…
Continue Reading Casey Goodson Jr’s mother says officers brought their ‘bias’ against her son and her family
Casey Goodson Jr and his family were treated as suspects and law enforcement in Columbus, Ohio, quickly assumed a shooting that left the 23-year-old…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, December 11
The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant…
Continue Reading GoFundMe’s biggest campaigns in history spotlight America’s most pressing issues: hunger, racism, and Covid-19
GoFundMe released its 2020 giving report, and it is spotlighting some of America’s biggest struggles: hunger, racism, and Covid-19. “Many…
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Brandon Bernard executed after Supreme Court denies request for a delay
Brandon Bernard was executed by the federal government on Thursday at the Federal Correctional Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the…
Continue Reading Hubble observes strange, distant exoplanet similar to ‘Planet Nine’ that may exist in our solar system
A massive exoplanet orbiting in a double star system 336 light-years away may be similar to the alleged “Planet Nine” that may exist on…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 11: Pandemic, transition, stimulus, Lebanon, Brandon Bernard
Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered…
Continue Reading It took 10 days for a Reno hospital to turn a parking garage into a wing for Covid patients. Now it has 700 beds
When Rosalia Martinez heard that a Reno, Nevada, hospital was turning their parking garage into a Covid-19 wing, she couldn’t help but laugh at…
Continue Reading EU leaders seal deal to cut the bloc’s net emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have reached a hard-fought deal to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of…
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