Abraham Lincoln’s lock of hair sells for more than $81,000 at auction
A lock of President Abraham Lincoln’s hair and a telegram smeared with his blood sold for more than $81,000 at auction. The historic items sold…
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Thousands of veterans’ records, personal information exposed in VA data breach
WASHINGTON, DC — The personal information of some 46,000 veterans nationwide was compromised in a breach that targeted private financial data as…
Continue Reading NBA star apologizes after throwing up gang signs in video
John Wall is apologizing for throwing up gang signs. An All-Star guard for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, Wall was attending a New York City…
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Officials say Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA cheated on emissions tests, will pay $1.5B settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) – Automakers Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California…
Continue Reading Best moments from CNN and Sesame Street’s ‘Back to School’ coronavirus town hall
CNN partnered with Sesame Street to host a town hall for families about navigating the back-to-school season during a deadly pandemic. “The…
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How a mysterious man fooled a Harvard scholar into believing the ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ was real
In 2012 Karen King, a prestigious scholar at Harvard Divinity School, announced the academic discovery of a lifetime: a scrap of papyrus, purportedly…
Continue Reading A gas found on Earth that signifies life has been detected in the clouds on Venus
A gas on Earth has also been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. The “entirely surprising” discovery of phosphine could hint at unknown…
Continue Reading This is what could happen if the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US
If the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US, experts warn that the consequences will be serious, widespread and long-lasting. The census is…
Continue Reading Israeli court hands 3 life sentences to Jewish extremist for 2015 arson attack that killed Palestinian toddler, parents
JERUSALEM (AP) – An Israeli court has handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a 2015 arson attack that killed a…
Continue Reading Berlin hospital: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has improved, he can briefly leave bed
BERLIN (AP) – Doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say his condition has improved, and he is off a ventilator and able to…
Continue Reading Oregon city ‘looks as though a bomb went off’ as fires continue to scorch the West Coast
Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon — located about 120 miles southeast of Portland —…
Continue Reading 7 people hospitalized after car crash on Golden Gate Bridge possibly exposes them to fentanyl
Seven people were hospitalized after a car crash Sunday on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco may have exposed them to the deadly drug fentanyl.…
Continue Reading Back-to-back weekend parties at park near NYU raise coronavirus concerns
New York officials are working to curb large gatherings in Washington Square Park after parties two weekends in a row raised concern over coronavirus…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 14: Coronavirus, election, wildfires, Japan, TikTok
Look out: Tropical Storm Sally is crawling through the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches New Orleans…
Continue Reading German government: Labs in France, Sweden confirm that Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned with Novichok
BERLIN (AP) – The Berlin hospital treating poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says his condition has improved further and he is…
Continue Reading The unlikely rise of Yoshihide Suga, the son of a farmer who is expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister
If Shinzo Abe was perhaps born to be Japan’s Prime Minister, the path to political stardom for his potential successor was hardly guaranteed.…
Continue Reading Yoshihide Suga elected as new ruling party leader, virtually securing him parliament vote as Japan’s new prime minister
TOKYO (AP) – Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as…
Continue Reading It’s been six months since Breonna Taylor died and activists aren’t letting the world forget
Breonna Taylor was gunned down in her Louisville, Kentucky, home exactly six months ago Sunday. Since then, no charges have been brought against any…
Continue Reading 2 injured after Seattle pier partially collapses, sending workers into the water
Several people were rescued from Elliott Bay in Seattle after Pier 58 collapsed, according to tweets from the city’s police and fire…
Continue Reading 2 Los Angeles County deputies are out of surgery after ambush shooting in Compton
The two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies who were shot and critically injured Saturday night are out of surgery, according to a…
Continue Reading Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 should not be held in China, human rights groups say in letter to IOC
More than 160 human rights groups around the world have signed a letter calling for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reverse its decision…
Continue Reading Here’s how NFL Sunday games highlighted racial inequality in the US
The first NFL Sunday of the season kicked off with players and teams acknowledging the racial strife that has engulfed the United States in recent…
Continue Reading New York City Marathon’s first winner retraces race course 50 years later
Fifty years after winning the inaugural New York City Marathon in 1970, 80-year-old Gary Muhrcke retraced one lap around the course where he ran to…
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TikTok owner chooses Oracle over Microsoft in proposed sale forced by Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider,”…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s deputy in Georgia fired after video shows him repeatedly striking man
A sheriff’s deputy in the Atlanta area was fired for excessive use of force on Sunday after a social media video showed the deputy repeatedly…
Continue Reading 11 people shot in 4 different incidents in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Eleven people were shot in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a string of violent incidents Saturday night and into the early hours Sunday, according to…
Continue Reading It’s the first NFL Sunday since the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you should know
It’s the first NFL Sunday of the season, which typically signals the start of tailgating, fantasy football trash talk and Scott Hanson of…
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ABC News poll finds deep skepticism of Trump’s virus response endures
WASHINGTON, DC — Most Americans are skeptical of President Donald Trump’s performance on the coronavirus pandemic — disapproving of his response,…
Continue Reading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces new countrywide lockdown starting Friday amid surge in virus cases.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel will reinstate a strict countrywide lockdown this week amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases. Prime Minister…
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