Man who claimed to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen gets two years in prison
A man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft,…
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Man who claimed to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen gets two years in prison
A man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft,…
Continue Reading Some Trader Joe’s frozen Lightly Salted Edamame have been recalled due to listeria
Trader Joe’s shoppers, look out. Tesoros Trading Co. is recalling some of its frozen Trader Joe’s Lightly Salted Edamame products because…
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FDA panel recommends emergency approval of Moderna’s virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted on Thursday…
Continue Reading New York bans display of Confederate flag and other hate symbols on state grounds
The state of New York will no longer sell or display anything considered a “symbol of hate,” including the Confederate flag, according to…
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The Negro Leagues are now part of official MLB stats. But don’t expect major changes in the record books
Josh Gibson, one of the greatest sluggers in the history of the Negro Leagues, could become big league baseball’s single-season batting average…
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Mexican congress approves law limiting authority & immunity for U.S. DEA agents in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The lower house of Mexico’s congress overwhelmingly approved a law this week limiting foreign agents operating in the…
Continue Reading For the right amount of money, you can help blow up President Trump’s former casino
Atlantic City is offering critics of President Donald Trump the chance to celebrate his departure with a literal bang. Mayor Marty Small Sr.…
Continue Reading A small town in North Carolina is installing a cannon to get rid of vultures
A small town in North Carolina is planning to install a propane cannon on top of a high school in order to combat vultures that have been gathering…
Continue Reading Child sex trafficking: It’s probably not what you think it is
“You just have to dance, we can make a little money like that.” That’s what Shandel, then 13, said her boyfriend told her at a…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor: ‘One thing this vaccine will not solve or cure is selfishness’
As the state prepares to administer its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is urging all residents to be vigilant and…
Continue Reading Hubble watches massive storm on Neptune reverse course
A dark vortex-like storm on Neptune discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in September 2018 has reversed course to avoid an untimely demise on the…
Continue Reading NC governor pardons 5, including man wrongly imprisoned for 44 years
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted pardons Thursday to five men convicted of crimes they did not commit, including one freed this year after…
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Houston voter fraud vigilante suspect has Covid-19, his lawyer says
HOUSTON, Texas — A former Houston police captain charged with running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head over a voter fraud…
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EU top official: ‘Substantial progress on many issues’ made in post-Brexit talks, big differences remain to be bridged
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says “substantial progress on many issues” has been made in post-Brexit talks, yet big…
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Biden to name New Mexico’s Deb Haaland interior secretary, 1st Native American to serve in cabinet
WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary. That’s according to a person…
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U.S. cybersecurity agency: hack of federal agencies poses ‘grave threat’ to all levels of government, private sector
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. authorities are expressing increased alarm about an intrusion into computer systems around the globe that officials suspect…
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Dozens of states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google alleging monopoly on search market
DENVER, Colorado — A group of 38 states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal…
Continue Reading Ohio sheriff’s office secures $2.5M for body cameras after a deputy fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio has secured $2.5 million for body cameras nearly two weeks after a young man was fatally shot by…
Continue Reading President-elect Biden picks North Carolina regulator Michael Regan to lead Environmental Protection Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to…
Continue Reading NFL plans to honor health care workers by inviting some who’ve been vaccinated to Super Bowl LV
The NFL wants to honor health care workers by inviting some — who’ve had their Covid-19 vaccines — to Super Bowl LV. Frontline…
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Spirit Airlines plane skids off taxiway at BWI Airport
A Spirit Airlines plane skidded off the taxiway at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday morning after a powerful…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s mother urges Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise of police accountability
Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, wants to get the president-elect’s attention. Palmer penned an open letter to President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, study finds
Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their White peers over a 16-year period, according to a study…
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Powerful winter storm drops heavy snow on Northeastern U.S.
NEW YORK, NY — A powerful winter storm system delivered heavy snow across the Northeast, blanketing much of Pennsylvania, New York and New…
Continue Reading Parents charged after renting party bus for child’s birthday with 60 mask-less kids inside
Parents from Ohio face charges after they rented a party bus for their child’s 14th birthday and had 60 mask-less kids packed inside, Ohio…
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More bad jobs news: 885,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week
The US job market continues to suffer, and Thursday brought more bad news. Another 885,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last…
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Here are some of the amazing things that happened on Zoom this year
This year may not have turned out the way any of us had anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though trips were canceled, events…
Continue Reading Here are some of the amazing things that happened on Zoom this year
This year may not have turned out the way any of us had anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though trips were canceled, events…
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Putin says if Russia wanted to kill opposition leader Navalny, it would have ‘finished’ the job
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Thursday that opposition politician Alexey Navalny “is enjoying the support of the US special…
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