How ‘African Giant’ Burna Boy became a roaring success
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has topped off a stellar music year with a Grammy nomination and cemented his place as this year’s…
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Donkey population decimated by Chinese medicine demand
Donkey populations are under serious threat due to the demand for their hides, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine, according to a new…
Continue Reading How a Catholic order dedicated to protecting children failed them
A pedophile priest was sent to work for an aid organization helping vulnerable families in an African country, even though his Catholic order knew he…
Continue Reading Caritas ‘outraged’ by child abuse scandal uncovered by CNN
Caritas Internationalis, a network of Catholic charitable organizations, urged its regional branches on Thursday to vet their staff and volunteers.…
Continue Reading This underwater rover could explore ocean worlds in our solar system
Astronomers have uncovered increasing evidence that some bodies in our solar system, like Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon…
Continue Reading Kenya’s ‘World’s Best Teacher’ gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor
In a small overcrowded classroom in Pwani village, rural Kenya, Peter Tabichi teaches his students science. Born in Kiisi, 37-year-old Tabichi is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 21: Impeachment, 2020 Dems, Israel, UAW, China
The nominations for this year’s Grammy Awards were announced yesterday. Debate, complain or gloat accordingly. Here’s what else you need…
Continue Reading Sondland’s spectacular example of throwing your colleagues under the bus
This story was originally published in the November 21 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
Continue Reading An Illinois teen posted a photo of a black student on Craigslist with the caption ‘slave for sale,’ police say
An Illinois student is facing a hate crime charge after he placed a photo of a black classmate on Craigslist with the caption “slave for…
Continue Reading BTS won’t get an exemption from military service authorities confirm
K-pop megastars BTS will have to serve their compulsory military service, after South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced that it would not be…
Continue Reading A Colorado school district has closed more than 40 schools after a highly contagious virus outbreak
A school district in Colorado has closed more than 40 schools for two days after a virus outbreak rapidly spread through the student population,…
Continue Reading Dance teacher and reality TV participant pleads guilty to statutory rape and exposing a teenager to HIV
A Tennessee dance teacher who appeared on a reality show has pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of a teenager and exposing him to the HIV virus,…
Continue Reading The original Gerber baby is not so little anymore. She’s now a 93-year-old mystery novelist
The original Gerber baby with sparkling eyes and a cherubic face is all grown up — with a full head of white hair and the same contagious…
Continue Reading Beijing vents fury at Washington over Hong Kong Human Rights Act
Chinese officials and state media have reacted with fury to the almost-unanimous passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act by the US…
Continue Reading Deputy constable fired after black shoppers say he profiled them at Indianapolis mall
An off-duty Indiana deputy constable has been fired, police say, after he was shown on video hassling two African American shoppers for their…
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Recap: 2020 Democratic candidates debate in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia —  Ten presidential candidates took the stage Wednesday night at the fifth Democratic debate in Atlanta. Here’s a look back at…
Continue Reading Micah Tennant, a 10-year-old who was shot at a high school football game in New Jersey, has died
Hours after 10-year-old Micah Tennant died from gunshot injuries he suffered at a New Jersey high school football game last week, both teams locked…
Continue Reading A teacher is raising a former student with Down syndrome after his mom died of cancer
A Massachusetts teacher and her family are making sure that one of her former students has a loving home after his mom died from breast cancer. Jake…
Continue Reading Drugs were found in the home of a Washington Redskins player after woman’s apparent overdose, search warrant says
She arrived at a suburban Washington, DC, hospital around 1:30 a.m. Thursday unconscious and unresponsive. Julia E. Crabbe was suffering from an…
Continue Reading Suspect in disappearance of Alabama college student ordered to submit DNA sample
An Alabama judge on Wednesday ordered a suspect in the disappearance of 19-year-old college student Aniah Blanchard to submit a DNA sample to…
Continue Reading Former British consulate worker says he was tortured in China over UK’s role in Hong Kong protests
A former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged that he was tortured in China and interrogated by secret police about the…
Continue Reading Former LSU student gets 5 years for the hazing death of a fraternity pledge
A former Louisiana State University student was sentenced to five years in prison in the 2017 hazing death of 18-year-old fraternity pledge Maxwell…
Continue Reading A volunteer worker who aided migrants in Arizona was acquitted of harboring charges
A federal jury found humanitarian aid worker Scott Warren not guilty of “harboring illegal immigrants” near the US-Mexico border. The…
Continue Reading Florida billboards demand the US government stop detaining migrant children
About 10 miles away from Disney World in Orlando, visitors making their way to the theme park can see a billboard containing a jarring message:…
Continue Reading Search for missing Wyoming boy with autism shifts to recovery effort
Ten days ago, Joey Peterson wandered out of his parents’ rural Wyoming house wearing a sweatshirt and pajama pants. It wasn’t nearly…
Continue Reading Person walking to synagogue stabbed in New York’s Rockland County
An Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue was stabbed several times early Wednesday in an area northwest of New York City, officials said. Ramapo…
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Trump heads to Texas after reading handwritten note denying Ukraine quid pro quo
WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before leaving for Texas to tour an Austin plant that produces Apple’s Mac Pro…
Continue Reading Why one group is paying $2.1 million to free about 200 detained immigrants
An advocacy group says it’s paying $2.1 million so ICE will release some 200 detained immigrants in 20 states. The Texas-based nonprofit known…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guards point the blame at the system
Attorneys for the two prison guards charged Tuesday in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s death have sought to shift blame from their clients to…
Continue Reading Attack on Syrian camp for displaced people kills sixteen
At least 16 civilians were killed when rockets struck an internally displaced persons camp, in the village of Qah in Syria’s Idlib province on…
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