China increases military drills as tensions with US heat up
China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities…
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Liberty University has announced an interim president after Jerry Falwell’s leave of absence
Liberty University has chosen an acting president to take the place of former President Jerry Falwell Jr., who was put on an “indefinite leave…
Continue Reading The earth was once home to ‘terror crocodiles’ nearly the size of city buses
A new study has shed more light on gigantic “terror crocodiles,” that once roamed the world and preyed on dinosaurs with teeth “the…
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Perseid meteor shower 2020: How and when to watch
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most popular meteor showers of the year, will face some competition from the moon this year during its peak.…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell ask to halt release of sealed documents in civil case after learning of ‘critical new information’
Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged accomplice of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, said in a court filing Monday that they’ve…
Continue Reading Their father’s death spurred them to create ‘Friday minute’ — 60 seconds each week to mourn those lost to Covid-19
Every Friday, Carolyn Freyer-Jones encourages her family and friends to participate in #thefridayminute to honor her father Hugh and others who have…
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Protesters gather outside Ferguson Police Department on anniversary of Michael Brown’s death
Protesters demonstrated outside the Ferguson Police Department on Sunday night to mark the 6th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown.…
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Trump mulls rule to block Americans returning from Mexico if they’re suspected of having virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump may allow border agents to stop Americans suspected of having coronavirus from returning to the U.S. from Mexico,…
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College football players and coaches push to save the 2020 season
As discussions about postponing the 2020 college football season continue, players and coaches are trying to save the season. Using the hashtag…
Continue Reading Police officer fires gun and wounds man after accidentally being hit by deputy’s Taser
Snippets of newly released body camera video show the moment a Nevada police officer unintentionally shot a man after that officer was hit with a…
Continue Reading The 7-year-old Georgia boy with Covid-19 who died drowned in a bathtub after a seizure, coroner says
New information has been released on the 7-year-old Georgia boy with Covid-19 who died. The boy drowned in a bathtub after having a seizure due to a…
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Trump escorted from briefing room by Secret Service after shooting outside White House
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was…
Continue Reading After decades of concealing his true self, this 90-year-old grandfather came out as gay during the pandemic
Stuck at home during the pandemic with not much to do, Kenneth Felts began to write a memoir, chronicling the past 90 years of his life. But as Felts…
Continue Reading She is the first American to get a new face twice
Seven years ago, Carmen Tarleton received a face transplant, a decision she made after her estranged husband attacked her in 2007 with a bottle of…
Continue Reading 60% of Sturgis residents were against a motorcycle rally that brings in thousands but the city approved it. Here’s why
Before deciding on whether to hold the 80th annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, the local city council turned to its residents to get…
Continue Reading Chicago police arrest more than 100 people after shootout and looting downtown
More than 100 people were arrested in Chicago after an overnight fit of violence that appears to have begun with police exchanging gunfire with a…
Continue Reading A doctor delivered a baby 25 years after delivering his mom in the same hospital
Dr. Bryan Cox has delivered more than 5,000 babies in the last 33 years — but one of them is extra special. On March 23, 1995, Cox delivered…
Continue Reading Homes explode in Baltimore, killing 1 and injuring 6 others
BALTIMORE, Maryland — One woman died and six people were hospitalized in serious condition after a major explosion in a residential area of…
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White House reportedly sought to add Trump to Mount Rushmore
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has slammed a report that a White House aide reached out to South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem to…
Continue Reading Kansas City police respond to 6 homicides over weekend
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — – Right now, Kansas City police have their hands full…
Continue Reading College football’s ‘Power 5’ leaders are discussing postponing season amid virus concerns
Leaders from college sports’ “Power Five” conferences discussed postponing the football season and other fall sports over the…
Continue Reading Illinois’ breakout star in a hazy economic landscape: recreational marijuana
It only took a few months for Illinois’ budding recreational marijuana industry to blossom — even during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last…
Continue Reading Assaulting a worker who’s enforcing masks is now a felony under a new Illinois law
Anyone who assaults an employee enforcing the use of masks can now be prosecuted as aggravated battery in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker passed a law…
Continue Reading A fence goes up in Chicago after the mayor scolded residents gathered at Montrose Beach
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t hold back when she spotted large crowds gathered at Montrose Beach. “It’s called a pandemic,…
Continue Reading Teen who shared photo of packed high school hallway says she’s receiving threats
A teen who shared a photo of a crowded hallway at her Georgia high school last week says she has been receiving threats after the image went viral.…
Continue Reading Top US health official meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in highest-level summit for decades
Alex Azar, the United States Health and Human Services secretary, met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Monday, the highest-level meeting between…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 10: Coronavirus, stimulus, Beirut, election 2020, Belarus
Oil demands are still suffering because of the pandemic, but on the bright side, that could force big names to invest more in clean energy…
Continue Reading How New Zealand went 100 days with no community coronavirus transmission
New Zealand has marked an enviable milestone — more than 100 days since its last coronavirus case was acquired locally from an unknown source.…
Continue Reading Monsoon rains trigger tea plantation landslide in India’s Kerala state, killing at least 43 people
At least 43 people, including three children, have died with dozens more feared buried after torrential rains triggered a landslide in the…
Continue Reading A baby is among 7 injured after car crashes into Mennonite horse and buggy
A 7-month-old baby and six other people were taken to the hospital with various injuries after a car struck a Mennonite horse and buggy in the Finger…
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