Kwanzaa Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional…
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New York is shelling out $3.75 million to help build a hip-hop museum
New York awarded a $3.75 million state grant Thursday to help build The Universal Hip Hop Museum, an archive dedicated to the preservation and…
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NASCAR legend Junior Johnson dies at 88
Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, one of NASCAR’s earliest star drivers and a legendary figure in the auto racing garage, has died at…
Continue Reading A man broke into a Yeshiva University dormitory and set three fires, New York City official says
A 33-year-old man broke into a Yeshiva University dorm in New York City early Friday and used matches intended for a Hanukkah menorah to set three…
Continue Reading The world’s oldest known fossil forest has been discovered in a quarry in upper New York state
Evidence of the world’s oldest forest, dating back some 385 million years, has been discovered in an abandoned quarry in upstate New York,…
Continue Reading Dramatic video shows Syrian girl being rescued in middle of airstrike
A girl in a pink shirt grabs a rod of twisted metal protruding from the rubble. Her legs are trapped under a ceiling that collapsed during an…
Continue Reading Former Fort Worth officer indicted in Atatiana Jefferson’s shooting death
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas grand jury has indicted a former Fort Worth police officer who two months ago fired through the window of a home,…
Continue Reading 1 person killed in a shooting at North Carolina municipal building. The shooter is also dead
A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, city employee was killed Friday when one of his co-workers opened fire at a municipal building, officials said. The…
Continue Reading Wisconsin governor turns down pardon request from ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Brendan Dassey
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers this week denied a pardon request from Brendan Dassey, who was featured in the Netflix series “Making a…
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Sign ups for 2020 Obamacare coverage slide slightly
Lower premiums and more plan choices did not attract more Americans to sign up for Obamacare plans for 2020. Some 8.3 million people selected…
Continue Reading A single mother was killed in 1981. Her son’s youth football coach is now a suspect
Tim Slaten never lost hope that his mother’s killer would be caught. But the last person he suspected of committing the crime was his youth…
Continue Reading It’s NFL Sunday! Here’s how to catch all the game day action
‘Tis the season for some… FOOTBALL!!! Get your holiday football fix this Sunday with 12 heart-pounding match-ups, including Cowboys vs.…
Continue Reading Possible gas explosion levels 3 Philadelphia row houses; search for missing to start
People are feared dead after a possible gas explosion toppled three South Philadelphia row houses and significantly damaged two other buildings on…
Continue Reading It’s National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
On the third Friday in December, it’s exciting to say Today is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Tacky sweaters galore! It’s the holiday…
Continue Reading Resident at elderly apartment complex in Rhode Island shot three people before killing himself, police say
A 66-year-old man living at an apartment complex in Westerly, Rhode Island shot two employees — one fatally — and another resident before…
Continue Reading A Vermont town puts up speed signs that tell drivers if they are ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’
You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is watching you drive! A Vermont police department…
Continue Reading ‘Miracle berry’ and tragic orchid among 110 plant species identified this year
Scientists at the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens have released a list highlighting 10 of the most remarkable newly-described plants in 2019. In…
Continue Reading Exoplanets, black holes, human ancestors and new dinosaurs: The 2010s were stellar for space and science discoveries
As humans, we’re motivated by curiosity and a desire to know more. While our solar system is about 4.5 billion years old, modern humans have…
Continue Reading A group of black Tulane University medical students posed at a plantation to show how the past inspired their future
A picture is worth a thousand words and a group of black medical students at Tulane University are hoping their pictures speak volumes about how far…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 20: Dem debate, impeachment, weather, Russia, Ebola
Last year, President Trump vowed he’d never sign another sweeping spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Spoiler alert: Suddenly those…
Continue Reading New civil lawsuit alleges Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted a 16-year-old Polish model in 2002
A new civil lawsuit filed Thursday against Harvey Weinstein alleges the disgraced movie mogul sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in 2002. The…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor pulls state police from site of monthslong telescope construction protests at Mauna Kea
After more than five months of protests over construction of a giant telescope on land some native Hawaiians consider sacred, Hawaii Gov. David Ige…
Continue Reading India extends controls on protests after day of deadly violence
Protesters in India have vowed more civil action against a new citizenship law, even as the Indian government extends sweeping controls on protests…
Continue Reading From an extradition bill to a political crisis: A guide to the Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong has been rocked by pro-democracy, anti-government protests for more than six months now, with escalating violence and anger on all sides.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police say they froze $9 million meant for protesters
Hong Kong police say they have frozen about $9 million in funds raised by anti-government protesters, and arrested four members of a prominent…
Continue Reading Jersey City school board meeting to address member’s controversial social media post is canceled for ‘potential security risks’
A Jersey City school board meeting at which the board’s president intended to seek the resignation of a member who called Jewish people…
Continue Reading Man body slammed by a Chicago police officer says he could feel his heartbeat in his brain
When a Chicago police officer lifted him into the air and slammed him into a cement curb on Thanksgiving, Bernard Kersh told CNN affiliate WBBM that…
Continue Reading Students at UVA found a mural supporting black trans women defaced. The next day, they found it defaced again
A mural supporting black trans women near the University of Virginia was crossed out by a pro-gun message twice in two days, the university said. The…
Continue Reading Chinese government cuts US Democratic debate feed during Xinjiang discussion
The live feed of the sixth Democratic presidential debate was cut without warning in China Thursday night during a discussion on allegations of human…
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Slimmed-down Democratic field partakes in last debate of 2019 in L.A.
LOS ANGELES, California — The most diverse field of Democratic presidential candidates in history was boiled down to a debate stage…
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