Mountaineer Viridiana Álvarez Chávez of Mexico snags Guinness World Records title
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico — Viridiana Álvarez Chávez was 28 when she first started exercising. She was 36 when she broke the Guinness World…
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Parents and teachers worried pandemic pods will widen education gap
For hundreds of thousands of students in the US, the first day of school means more hours in front of a device, but for some, it means meeting…
Continue Reading Newly released videos show Fotis Dulos disposing of evidence the day his estranged wife disappeared, attorney says
Videos released Monday show Fotis Dulos disposing of evidence the day his estranged wife disappeared, an attorney for Dulos’ ex-girlfriend…
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Jacob Blake’s family hopes he can recover and have a ‘great quality of life,’ his uncle says
Justin Blake says watching the video of his nephew getting shot several times in the back by Wisconsin police “literally took my breath…
Continue Reading There’s a movement to get more schools to teach Black history and it’s being led by teens
Before a fateful trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Alana Mitchell said she didn’t feel like…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un’s sister may have taken over a key North Korean post, South Korean officials say
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong is effectively running one of the most important political bodies in North Korea, officials in Seoul believe,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 25: RNC, Kenosha protests, Covid-19, Falwell Jr., India
Marco is petering out, but Tropical Storm Laura is churning into a major hurricane as it heads toward the US Gulf Coast. Here’s what you need…
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GOP convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings on 1st night
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Two of the Republican Party’s rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of President Donald…
Continue Reading Liberty University says Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to resign as president but then withdrew his resignation
Embattled evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to resign as Liberty University’s president Monday but withdrew his resignation when…
Continue Reading Dozens feared trapped in building collapse in India’s Maharashtra state
Up to 60 people are believed to be trapped and some 18 injured following a building collapse in India’s western Maharashtra state. The figures…
Continue Reading Virgin Islands attorney general will subpoena billionaire investor in Jeffrey Epstein civil case
US Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George has filed subpoenas to serve Leon Black and his private equity firm Apollo Global Management,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin police shoot a Black man as his children watch from a vehicle, attorney says
Two Wisconsin police officers were on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered…
Continue Reading Today is Kobe Bryant Day. Here’s how people are remembering the Lakers legend
Kobe Bryant’s legacy is being celebrated on a day two cities have named after the late Lakers superstar. Both Los Angeles (in 2016) and Orange…
Continue Reading A woman linked to the Coronavirus outbreak at a wedding reception in Maine has died
One of the dozens of individuals who tested positive for Covid-19 after a wedding reception in Maine has died, according to hospital officials. The…
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Scott Peterson’s death sentence overturned by California Supreme Court
California’s Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death sentence handed down to Scott Peterson for the 2002 deaths of his wife Laci and unborn…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t know I was in this world’ — the pandemic falls on an East Texas family like a tornado
The Rougely family never believed the coronavirus was a hoax, but in the early days of the pandemic it was hard to imagine the virus could reach them…
Continue Reading California fires torch more land than 5 New York Cities. Now bad weather could ignite more blazes
Firefighters working 24-hour shifts will get no reprieve from California’s wildfires Monday as dangerous weather conditions could spark new…
Continue Reading The Earth’s core is younger than previously believed, according to new research
A billion years may not sound young, but researchers estimating the age of the Earth’s core say it could be between 1 and 1.3 billion years old…
Continue Reading Many New Yorkers may be leaving. But reports of the city’s demise are greatly exaggerated
Lori Cheek obsessed about the coronavirus pandemic until one February day, when she packed a couple bags and, after 25 years, left New York City to…
Continue Reading Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into a river to save 3 young girls
The body of an off-duty Detroit firefighter who helped rescue swimmers in distress was recovered over the weekend by Detroit police and fire divers,…
Continue Reading New Mexico city to pay $6.5 million to the family of a man who died in police custody
A New Mexico city has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement deal with the family of a Mexican-American man who died in police custody in…
Continue Reading California faces an inmate firefighter shortage because the state released them early due to the pandemic
California first responders are wrestling massive wildfires plaguing the state but an integral part of their team is missing in action because of the…
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Researchers confirm 1st case of man contracting Covid-19 twice
A 33-year-old man living in Hong Kong had Covid-19 twice this year, according to preliminary research out of China. The pre-print…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain died after a police encounter almost one year ago. Here’s what happened since
On the night of August 24, 2019, Elijah McClain was walking home from a convenience store with an iced tea when he was confronted by three Aurora,…
Continue Reading Invisible rogue planets without stars? NASA’s new space telescope could find hundreds of them
NASA is on the hunt for rogue planets. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s upcoming observatory expected to launch in the mid-2020s,…
Continue Reading It’s not just you. There’s a widespread Zoom outage
Zoom, the videoconferencing app that’s become a go-to for many stuck at home during the pandemic, is down in some parts of the world. In the…
Continue Reading China says it’s been vaccinating doctors and border workers since July
China has been using an experimental coronavirus vaccine on people who work in “high risk” professions since July, including front line…
Continue Reading Police clash with protesters in Lafayette, Louisiana after police fatally shoot 31-year-old Black man
Protesters and police clashed in Lafayette, Louisiana a day after police fatally shot Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man, outside a…
Continue Reading Louisiana officials are investigating the police shooting of a 31-year-old Black man
Louisiana State Police are investigating the death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man who was fatally shot Friday night during an…
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