The Big 12 – including Texas – plans to play college football in the fall
IRVING, Texas — A day after the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences decided not to play college football this fall, the Big 12 conference on…
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A rare giant shark now sits in an ice block at the Smithsonian, allowing researchers to hopefully unravel clues about its evolution
Researchers are hoping to unravel the mystery around one of the rarest sharks in the sea — the megamouth. As it’s nickname suggests the…
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Super Bowl champ among latest wave of athletes accusing Michigan Wolverines’ doctor of abuse
A two-time Super Bowl champion and a former world-class wrestler came forward on Wednesday alleging that they were sexually abused by a University of…
Continue Reading Regular bricks can be transformed into energy storage devices
Whether humans were erecting Neolithic dwellings, ranch-style homes or modern McMansions, bricks have been a favorite of builders for thousands of…
Continue Reading NHL playoff game takes 5 overtimes to complete, making it one of the longest in league history
That was one for the (ice) ages. The 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to an exciting start Tuesday as the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay…
Continue Reading She’s a great grandma to 88 and she just turned 100. This is how they celebrated
When you live to see your 100th birthday, even the coronavirus can’t stop the party. Julia Lee Kelley, celebrated turning the big 100 with a…
Continue Reading DA in Rayshard Brooks case ousted in runoff after 23 years in office
Paul Howard, who handled the Ray Lewis murder case, Atlanta school cheating scandal and the police killing of Rayshard Brooks during his lengthy…
Continue Reading A woman is stunned when her new driver’s license came back with a picture of an empty chair
Driver’s license photos are the worst, but one Tennessee woman is laughing after a clerical error left her with a picture of an empty chair.…
Continue Reading FBI agents executed a federal search warrant at YouTube celebrity Jake Paul’s home
A law enforcement official confirms to CNN that FBI agents executed a federal search warrant at the Calabasas, California, home of YouTube celebrity…
Continue Reading The FDA is recalling some potatoes, lemons, limes and oranges due to potential listeria contamination
First it was onions and now, it’s lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes. The FDA has announced a voluntary recall by Freshouse II LLC due to…
Continue Reading Astronomers find galaxy similar to Milky Way more than 12 billion light-years away
Our Milky Way galaxy has a bit of a look-alike in an unlikely place: the early universe. Astronomers used ALMA, or the Atacama Large…
Continue Reading A man has been shot at a Shreveport hospital, and police say they’re looking for a suspect
Police say they’re trying to find someone who shot a man in the leg early Wednesday at a hospital in the Louisiana city of Shreveport — a…
Continue Reading The ship that leaked oil into pristine Mauritian waters could break in two. That would be an environmental catastrophe
A stricken ship off the coast of Mauritius which has already leaked about 1,000 metric tons of oil into a pristine Indian Ocean lagoon could be about…
Continue Reading Why people are split on using ‘Latinx’
Depending on which corners of the internet you inhabit, you might have come across the term “Latinx.” “Latinx” has emerged as…
Continue Reading Peaceful Portland protesters will not be prosecuted to avoid ‘irreparable harm,’ DA announces
Portland prosecutors will not “leverage the full force of the criminal justice system” on protesters who gathered peacefully in the wake…
Continue Reading As tensions rise in Asia Pacific, South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier … complete with US-made fighter jets
South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire fighter jets to operate on it, the country’s Defense…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 12: 2020 election, coronavirus, UK, police, football
Should you cancel your winter plans? Fewer people are planning to travel, but there are still destinations looking forward to a bump — and road…
Continue Reading Americans’ confidence in police falls to its lowest level in nearly three decades, new Gallup poll shows
Americans’ confidence in police has hit a new low — aided in large part by a growing gap between Black and White people about how much…
Continue Reading 40 Confederate symbols have been removed since the death of George Floyd, SPLC says
At least 40 Confederate symbols have been removed from across the US since George Floyd‘s death in May, according to the Southern Poverty Law…
Continue Reading Colorado attorney general investigating whether Aurora police’s ‘patterns and practices’ are unconstitutional
Colorado’s attorney general has announced an investigation into whether the “patterns and practices” at the Aurora Police…
Continue Reading Widower installs wax statue of late wife in dream home she tragically never got to see
An Indian widower has installed a life-sized wax statue of his late wife in the dream house they were building together before she died. Businessman…
Continue Reading An ‘admitted leader of the KKK’ is sentenced to 6 years in prison for driving his truck through Black Lives Matter protesters
A Glen Allen, Virginia, man has been convicted of six misdemeanor charges and sentenced to six years in prison for driving his car through a group of…
Continue Reading Key West Police arrested an 8-year-old at school. His wrists were too small for the handcuffs
Police officers at a Florida elementary school arrested an 8-year-old boy who had allegedly hit a teacher — only to realize the boy’s…
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Trini Lopez, singer mentored by Sinatra & actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ dies from Covid-19
PALM SPRINGS, California — Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in…
Continue Reading The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences won’t play football this fall
The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences each voted Tuesday to postpone college football and all other fall sports seasons as a result of the ongoing…
Continue Reading Former Victoria’s Secret mogul agreed to written deposition in Epstein accuser suit
Les Wexner, the former head of the parent company that owns Victoria’s Secret, has agreed to answer written deposition questions in a lawsuit…
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Joe Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Vice President Joe Biden named his former campaign trail rival, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his running mate on…
Continue Reading New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally transmitted case in 102 days
New Zealand’s most populous city has gone back under lockdown after new locally transmitted coronavirus cases broke the 102-day streak the…
Continue Reading Philadelphia homicides second-highest in the country in 2020, police say
Philadelphia ranks second in the nation in the number of homicides so far this year, just behind Chicago, according to statistics presented by…
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