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LOS ANGELES, California — It’s unclear whether he’s consulted with his friend Donald Trump, but rapper Kanye West has announced he’s ready to…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES, California — It’s unclear whether he’s consulted with his friend Donald Trump, but rapper Kanye West has announced he’s ready to…
Continue ReadingAt least two people were killed and eight others injured in an early Sunday shooting at a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub, police said. A…
Continue ReadingWhile much of the country celebrated Independence Day Saturday, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into…
Continue ReadingPenn State University announced 21-year-old student Juan Garcia died of respiratory failure from coronavirus complications last month. “We are…
Continue ReadingAfter more than three months of shutdowns, mandatory quarantines, self-imposed exile from society and working from home, nature-lovers looking for a…
Continue ReadingIn January, 18-year-old Peyton Manker embarked on her journey to make a prom dress entirely out of duct tape for a contest to win a scholarship.…
Continue ReadingUnlike dance battles and dangerous dares, here’s a “challenge” just about anyone can get behind. The Australia-based Plastic Free…
Continue ReadingCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico topped 30,000 Covid-19 deaths Saturday, overtaking France as the country with the fifth-highest death toll since the…
Continue ReadingNUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Mexican soldiers patrolling in the Texas border city of Nuevo Laredo came under fire from drug cartel gunmen, then killed 12…
Continue ReadingFormer Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four people killed when a small plane crashed in Utah on Friday, authorities said. The…
Continue ReadingA protest march on Saturday led to the temporary closure of all Brooklyn-bound lanes on New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge, officials say.…
Continue ReadingA case of a rare, brain-destroying amoeba has been confirmed in Florida. The Florida Department of Health announced the confirmed case of Naegleria…
Continue ReadingFor most people, the Fourth of July means cookouts, sunny afternoons by the pool, and evenings full of fireworks. But for dogs, the loud bangs can be…
Continue ReadingA woman hiking at the Grand Canyon National Park died after a fall, park officials said on Saturday. Maria A. Salgado Lopez, 59, of Scottsdale,…
Continue ReadingAs Americans celebrate an Independence Day like no other on Saturday, some are practicing their First Amendment rights by demonstrating about racism,…
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps has launched new features to help users safely get around during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 11 million people worldwide have…
Continue ReadingFor the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass‘ descendants read excerpts of his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of…
Continue ReadingAn 8-year-old boy shot to death at a suburban shopping mall in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday has been identified as Royta Giles Jr., school…
Continue ReadingHow do you compare a dog’s age to that of a person? A popular method says you should multiply the dog’s age by 7 to compute how old Fido…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK, NY — Sports fans are hungrier than ever for competition on TV, and the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest served it…
Continue ReadingUS and Mexican discourse regarding the shared border typically centers on efforts to keep Mexicans from traveling north. But this weekend, as Arizona…
Continue ReadingTwo women were seriously hurt early Saturday morning when a vehicle drove into a group of protesters in Seattle, authorities say. A suspect faces…
Continue ReadingA cyclist assisted Atlanta police in the capture of a murder suspect by loaning an officer his bike for the chase. On Tuesday, officers were…
Continue ReadingJanis Shinwari is celebrating his first Fourth of July as a US citizen. His journey to the US started on the battlefield in his native Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingSome things, we suppose, just need to be spelled out. Here’s one: Do not microwave your books to get rid of the coronavirus. That’s the…
Continue ReadingHospitals in at least two Texas counties are at full capacity heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with county judges urging residents to…
Continue ReadingTwo Oklahoma police officers were charged with second-degree murder this week in the Taser death of a 28-year-old man last year, authorities report.…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,400 Georgia healthcare workers have petitioned the state’s governor asking that he impose further restrictions to slow the spread…
Continue ReadingMOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, South Dakota — Kimberly Guilfoyle — the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. and a top fundraiser for the Trump…
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