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California firefighters brace for raging flames and a burgeoning pandemic
With temperatures soaring and winds gusting, California firefighters may soon face their first significant battle against wildland blazes, but they…
Continue Reading Rosa Parks’s handwritten letter about Martin Luther King Jr. goes up for sale
A letter that Rosa Parks wrote in remembrance of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly a decade after his death is up for sale. The letter is available…
Continue Reading Coronavirus reunites long-lost sisters who haven’t seen each other in over 50 years
Two Nebraska sisters who were separated 53 years ago are now reunited thanks to the coronavirus. Doris Crippen, 73, said she had come down with what…
Continue Reading A ride-share driver fatally shot a man at the Austin BLM rally ‘to protect his own life,’ lawyer says
A lawyer says his client shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin, Texas, last Saturday because the man began to raise an assault…
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Regis Philbin laid to rest at his alma mater, University of Notre Dame
After years of support to the university, Regis Philbin was laid to rest this week at his alma mater the University of Notre Dame, a final tribute to…
Continue Reading The long road to returning first-ever samples from Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, the mission will spend the next two years exploring one of the oldest and…
Continue Reading Matt Dumba is first NHL player to kneel during US National Anthem
Matt Dumba became the first National Hockey League player to kneel during the US National Anthem on Saturday. The Minnesota Wild defenseman knelt…
Continue Reading 9-year-old boy fatally shot on the last day of a deadly July in Chicago
A 9-year-old boy heading to his friend’s house was fatally shot in Chicago in the waning hours of July — a violent month in which police…
Continue Reading Connie Culp, the first person to receive a near-total face transplant in the US, has died
Connie Culp, the first person in the US to receive a near-total face transplant, has died, according to the Cleveland Clinic, where the procedure was…
Continue Reading Trader Joe’s, responding to demands to change its packaging, says the product labels aren’t racist
Amidst a reexamination of American culture that has seen numerous racial and ethnic stereotypes dismantled — like the infamous Aunt Jemima…
Continue Reading Thousands gather in Berlin to protest against Covid-19 restrictions
A large crowd of far-right groups gathered for a “sit-in” at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate on Saturday to protest against the…
Continue Reading Jimmy Butler forced to change nameless jersey prior to tip-off against Denver Nuggets
Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler has been very vocal about wearing a jersey with no name on the back. Butler says no name on his jersey signifies…
Continue Reading A lottery player went to 40 stores and finally scored a $5 million winning scratch-off
After around 40 stores and four hours of searching, one North Carolina man finally struck gold. Kevin Clark, of Candler, North Carolina, played a…
Continue Reading Snakes alive! Florida removes (gulp) 5,000 pythons from the Everglades
Talk about your unwanted guests. Burmese pythons are not naturally found in Florida. But the nonnative pests reproduce — and kill other species…
Continue Reading Pregnant woman killed in Columbia, Maryland; baby in critical condition
A pregnant woman was fatally shot in her home on Friday night in Columbia, Maryland, the Howard County Police Department said in a statement. Rabiah…
Continue Reading NFL suspends Antonio Brown eight games for violating personal conduct policy
The NFL announced it has suspended free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown for the first eight games of the 2020 season without pay for multiple…
Continue Reading Midair collision kills 7 in Alaska, including state lawmaker
Two small planes collided in the air in Alaska on Friday, killing all seven people on both aircraft, including a state representative from the area,…
Continue Reading L.A. Zoo’s African lions Hubert and Kalisa were euthanized after age-related health problems
Hubert and Kalisa were best friends for life. The African lion duo spent many years together, never having cubs with each other but companions,…
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Harvey Updyke, who poisoned landmark oak trees at Auburn University, dies at 71
Harvey Updyke, the Alabama man who pleaded guilty in 2013 to poisoning Auburn University’s landmark oak trees, has died. His son, Bear Updyke,…
Continue Reading Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for six overseas democracy activists including US citizen, state media reports
Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six overseas-based democracy activists who are alleged to have breached the city’s newly…
Continue Reading Arkansas prosecutor declines to charge officers involved in suspect’s death
Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. The…
Continue Reading Rhode Island mistakenly issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse
Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse — instead of the state treasurer and…
Continue Reading LAPD releases video showing protester shot in head with ‘less-lethal’ round
A protester had his hands raised when Los Angeles police shot him in the head with a “less-lethal projectile” during a May demonstration,…
Continue Reading Jefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway
Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…
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Trump says he’ll act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from US on security fears
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app…
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U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’ in Texas
KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of…
Continue Reading All 50 states issue warnings about the mysterious packages of seeds
All 50 states have now issued warnings about mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds that people across the nation have received in the mail in…
Continue Reading Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed comprehensive police accountability legislation into law Friday afternoon. The law institutes a new statewide…
Continue Reading Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school
As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of…
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