Leonardo DiCaprio responds after Brazil’s President blames actor for Amazon forest fires
Brazil’s President blamed an unusual candidate this week as a cause of the Amazon forest fires: actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.…
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Four teens escaped from juvenile detention in Tennessee. Two of them are murder suspects, police say
Four teens escaped from a juvenile detention center in Nashville, Tennessee, and authorities say they are considered dangerous. The teens are 15, 16,…
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Nine people are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday in Chamberlain, South Dakota, authorities said. Among the nine dead are two…
Continue Reading Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi says he will resign
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi will resign after nearly two months of anti-government protests, according to a statement from his office.…
Continue Reading Steelers and Browns meet in first game since brawl
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns will face off for the first time since the helmet-swinging brawl that marred the end of their November…
Continue Reading The 49ers and Ravens face off in potential Super Bowl preview
A lot has changed since the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers faced off in the 2013 Super Bowl. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick…
Continue Reading 49ers’ Richard Sherman donates more than $7,000 to help eradicate a middle school’s lunch debt
Richard Sherman is known for his work on the football field, but the San Francisco 49ers’ cornerback is also doing important work off it.…
Continue Reading Mikhail Gorbachev warns Russia and US must avoid ‘hot war’
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may be remembered today as the man who presided over the collapse of an empire: The recent anniversary of the…
Continue Reading I was ‘fighting against my own government’ in drug war, Philippines President Duterte says
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that when he asked for six months to end the country’s drug problem in 2016, he didn’t…
Continue Reading NFL free agent Terrelle Pryor stabbed in his Pittsburgh apartment
Former NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor was hospitalized after being stabbed during a dispute in Pittsburgh, authorities said Saturday. Pryor, who…
Continue Reading More rain, snow and gusty winds to hit during weekend travel rush
Millions of holiday travelers will be met with rain, snow or a messy mix of both this weekend as a winter storm moves through the Midwest and into…
Continue Reading Alone, scared and in a strange country
Deisi Arreces-Huitz sat quietly in a tiny bus station in South Texas, holding a stack of tickets. Her bus wouldn’t come for hours, and she was…
Continue Reading Movie theater evacuates after a package of ‘highly contagious’ urine samples is delivered to wrong address
A Friday night at the movies ended abruptly when urine samples labeled “highly contagious” were delivered to the wrong address. A package…
Continue Reading This is what we know about London Bridge stabbing suspect Usman Khan
Years before Usman Khan was shot and killed by police after London Bridge stabbing, authorities said he planned to start a “terrorist military…
Continue Reading Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens seen wearing ‘Pittsburgh started it’ T-shirt
Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens was seen wearing a “Pittsburgh started it” T-shirt over the holiday weekend, just days…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in shooting at Syracuse mall
A 21-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a mall in Syracuse, New York, Friday that left one victim with non-life-threatening…
Continue Reading Hawaii man stalked Utah family for months by sending plumbers, locksmiths and hundreds of others to their home, feds say
A Hawaii man is accused of conducting an elaborate cyberstalking campaign against a Utah woman and her father by sending unwanted repairmen, food…
Continue Reading 2 of 3 children missing in Arizona flood are found dead, sheriff says
Two of three children who went missing after floodwater swept up their vehicle in central Arizona have been found dead, the Gila County…
Continue Reading ‘Secret and unaccountable’: Where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE
Angelina Godoy started digging for answers more than a year ago. The human rights researcher had heard that ICE agents occasionally swept up migrant…
Continue Reading An Indiana teen was killed by her backseat passenger while driving, police say
An Indiana teen was shot and killed by a backseat passenger with an AR-15 style rifle in her own car while she was driving, police said. Annalysa…
Continue Reading Why murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is back in the news
Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was a leading anti-corruption journalist from Malta, killed in a car bombing near her home in 2017. Her family say she…
Continue Reading The Coast Guard searched for a kite surfer for 16 hours. Then, the missing person called them on the phone
Two helicopters, two rescue boats and members of a local police force all jumped into action after a kite surfer was seen drifting out to sea on…
Continue Reading This country with a colonial history has a blackface problem
When the festive figure Sinterklaas rolled through the Dutch town of Apeldoorn in November, he was greeted by TV crews, cheering crowds, and an…
Continue Reading Guy who creates sculptures out of mashed potatoes recreated Tesla’s Cybertruck at his family’s Thanksgiving
Greg Milano studied art history and architecture. He has a law degree and works in real estate. But his most important resume line? He’s a…
Continue Reading 3 children are missing after flash flooding in Arizona
Three children are missing after floodwater swept up their vehicle Friday in central Arizona. A car was crossing Tonto Creek, about 60 miles west of…
Continue Reading China arrests two men for alleged involvement in Hong Kong protests
Two men have been arrested by Chinese authorities for their alleged involvement in the Hong Kong protests, according to Southern Daily, the newspaper…
Continue Reading Four men confess to gang rape of woman they later burned alive, Indian police say
Four men have confessed to the gang rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman whom they later set on fire, according to police in the Indian city of…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 1 injured after fall near Delicate Arch in Utah
Two people were killed and another was injured after they fell near Delicate Arch in Utah’s Arches National Park on Friday, authorities said.…
Continue Reading A Florida high school is the first in the world to provide synthetic frogs for students to dissect
For some students, dissecting animals in class can be the highlight of the semester. For others, however, it’s cruel and … maybe kind of…
Continue Reading Starbucks has fired employee who gave Oklahoma officer order with ‘PIG’ printed on the label, company says
The Starbucks employee who gave an Oklahoma police officer cups of coffee with the word “PIG” printed on the label has been fired, the…
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