Tropical Storm Isaias riding Florida’s east coast before strengthening to hurricane
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Florida began to feel the effects Sunday of a powerful storm inching in the state’s direction, with forecasters…
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Pelosi blames Trump for expired $600 unemployment boost, deadlock on virus relief
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the 30 million unemployed Americans who lost their $600 federal unemployment boost should…
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Japan finally announced a fee for plastic bags. Will that stop its obsession with plastic?
Single bananas. Hard boiled eggs. Chocolate chip cookies. In convenience stores across Japan these items all have something in common: they are…
Continue Reading A surfer was bit by a shark in Florida’s Volusia County, marking its fourth attack this year
A surfer was bit by a shark while swimming in Florida on Friday. The 22-year-old was in the waters in New Smyrna Beach around 5 p.m. when she was bit…
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SpaceX crew returns to Earth from historic mission
PENSACOLA, Florida — SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley — slowly maneuvered to Earth…
Continue Reading How ‘good White people’ derail racial progress
It was a scene that seemed like it came from another era. Angry White parents gripping picket signs. People making death threats and a piece of hate…
Continue Reading You can now buy merch from the infamous Fyre Fest fraud
The US Marshals are auctioning off a collection of hats, shirts, wristbands and other merchandise from the infamous Fyre Festival fraud. The 126…
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A south Georgia prison was put on lockdown after 2 staff and 3 inmates were injured
A south Georgia prison was put on lockdown early Sunday morning after two staff members and three inmates were injured in a “disturbance caused…
Continue Reading Over 7,000 people evacuated due to the Apple Fire in Southern California
An out-of-control wildfire burning in Cherry Valley, California, east of Los Angeles, has grown to over 20,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to…
Continue Reading Buzz the polar bear dies at age 24 at Minnesota’s Como Park Zoo
A Minnesota zoo is mourning the loss of its beloved polar bear. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul announced Saturday that its longtime…
Continue Reading A Dunkin’ employee was arrested after a police officer found spit in his coffee
A Dunkin’ employee was arrested Friday after an Illinois State Trooper discovered mucus in his drink. The trooper, based in Chicago, bought a…
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Tired of living in fear, some Latinos in El Paso & across the nation are buying guns to feel more safe
EL PASO, Texas — After overhearing constant racist and anti-immigrant comments made by his neighbors, Tony Martinez said he knew he needed to…
Continue Reading Hundreds of demonstrators march in Portland on 66th night of protests
Hundreds of people gathered and marched on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, marking the 66th night of Black Lives Matter protests in the city, according…
Continue Reading Attacks against Latinos in the U.S. didn’t stop after El Paso’s shooting
EL PASO, Texas — As Natalia Miranda lay on the ground, she didn’t know how she got there. Her body was severely swollen and her clothes…
Continue Reading See the ‘space butterfly’ astronomers captured from thousands of light years away
Thousands of light years away, there’s a “space butterfly” colored with brilliant blues and clouds of purple and red. It’s an…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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