A civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a South Carolina councilman who posted a photo of himself dressed in traditional Arab and…
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It took just one week into the fall semester for multiple Covid-19 clusters to emerge at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill —…
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, from the way we work and learn to the way we travel, shop and socialize — even to the way…
Continue Reading Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time. Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward…
Continue Reading Some call it the Rolls Royce of chalk, the Steinway of writing utensils. Some say it’s unbreakable, others say it leaves no dust behind. And it…
Continue Reading A New York couple that has been battling the state government in court for the right to hold a wedding with 175 guests — more people than…
Continue Reading Jack Sherman, a guitarist who played on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album, has died at 64, the band announced on Instagram. “He was…
Continue Reading On an August afternoon in 1991, a federal judge in California sent an unmistakable message in the “war on drugs” when he sentenced four…
Continue Reading Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never…
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A Taco Bell employee in Tennessee is being hailed a hero for saving a man’s life after he passed out in the drive-thru. Sonja Nixon Frazier,…
Continue Reading Songbirds, they’re just like us. Researchers have found that when song sparrows chirp loudly outside your window in the wee hours of the…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News on Friday that as president, he would…
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Rangers are making history with three landmark promotions announced this week. After nearly 200 years, the Texas…
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Just over a week after announcing that the Kentucky Derby would allow fans in the stands to witness the 146th edition, organizers have changed their…
Continue Reading Almost every firefighting resource in California is battling the hundreds of blazes the include two of the largest wildfires in the state’s…
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday in the Port of…
Continue Reading Actress Lori Loughlin was sentenced Friday to two months in federal prison for her role in the college admissions scandal, a fate she and her…
Continue Reading Every Wednesday night, Danielle Hecker is part of a bike club that rides the streets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But lately, the group of about 20 people…
Continue Reading The Smithsonian National Zoo has grown by four paws with the birth of a giant panda cub. The zoo suspected mom Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) may be…
Continue Reading A series of lightning-sparked wildfires has devastated California’s oldest state park. Big Basin Redwoods State Park endured extensive damage…
Continue Reading Members of the New York Mets are quarantining in two different cities after the team reported two Covid-19 cases this week. The reports of the cases…
Continue Reading A former California police officer who became known as the notorious Golden State Killer said he was “truly sorry” before he was…
Continue Reading The University of Notre Dame announced Tuesday it would move to virtual learning, a temporary, two-week shift meant to contain the spread of…
Continue Reading Three dozen Purdue University students were suspended this week for attending an off-campus party, violating the school’s social distancing…
Continue Reading The windows of a mosque in downtown Toronto were smashed earlier this week, in what a national association says is the sixth act of vandalism in…
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It took 50 years, but an Australian man’s lucky lottery numbers finally came through to win him $1 million. The Brisbane man, who chose to…
Continue Reading New York University is apologizing and giving gift cards to students after they complained about the poor quality of meals while quarantining in…
Continue Reading Major wildfires are burning in California and other Western states. More than 20 major fires are burning in the Golden State, fueled by high…
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SACRAMENTO, California — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday hew was “truly sorry” before he…
Continue Reading As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on the restaurant industry by forcing closures that could be permanent shutdowns for so many, the James Beard…
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