Somebody paid a record $114,000 for a rare Super Mario Bros. video game
An anonymous buyer bid a record $114,000 for a rare, unopened copy of the classic video game Super Mario Bros. The game cartridge was originally…
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A critically endangered gorilla is about to be a mom, and she’s using a doll for practice
A New Orleans zoo is preparing for a special new addition: a baby gorilla. One of the Audubon Zoo’s critically endangered western lowland…
Continue Reading Atlanta’s WNBA team supports Black Lives Matter after pushback from co-owner, a US senator
The players of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream jointly signed a statement supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, which they assert is a…
Continue Reading Implosion levels the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Detroit Pistons’ former home
The Palace of Auburn Hills, site of some of the Detroit Pistons’ greatest moments, was demolished on Saturday to make way for a new…
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Black Lives Matter’s surprising target: Los Angeles County’s first Black district attorney
Holding homemade signs, a crowd has gathered in downtown L.A. nearly every Wednesday for two and a half years, screaming a familiar chant.…
Continue Reading Shooting in upstate New York leaves 6 injured
Six people were hurt in an overnight shooting in Rochester, New York, police said in a statement Saturday. The injuries were not life threatening.…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Eagles ‘penalize’ DeSean Jackson for anti-Semitic statement
The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Friday that the team has “penalized” wide receiver DeSean Jackson for conduct detrimental to the…
Continue Reading Customer leaves restaurant staff $1,000 tip to thank them for working through the pandemic
The staff at a New Jersey restaurant that has been struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic were moved to tears after a regular customer left them a…
Continue Reading Singapore’s ruling party won another general election, but its support fell to a near record low
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) maintained its unbroken grip on power in Friday’s general election, even as its…
Continue Reading These California doctors flew to New York to fight Covid-19. Here’s what they learned.
Back in April, Dr. Hartwell Lin heard stories of how surges of coronavirus patients were overwhelming New York City hospitals. He felt largely…
Continue Reading Florida man and his sons charged with selling toxic chemical as a coronavirus cure to thousands
Three months after President Donald Trump suggested ingesting disinfectants as a treatment for coronavirus, a Florida man and his three sons are…
Continue Reading Vikas Dubey, accused of killing eight police officers, dies in India shootout while trying to flee custody
A man accused of killing eight police officers in India was shot dead Friday while allegedly trying to flee custody after his arrest, authorities…
Continue Reading Schenectady, New York, bans police from using a knee to a person’s head or neck as a control hold, implements other policy changes after release of video showing arrest
Officials in Schenectady, New York, said city police are now banned from placing a knee on a person’s head or neck as a control hold, days…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say three LAPD officers falsified gang information
Three Los Angeles police officers face charges for allegedly falsely identifying people as gang members or associates, according to the Los Angeles…
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Army launches civilian review of Fort Hood following Vanessa Guillen’s killing
FORT HOOD, Texas — The US Army is assembling a panel of four civilian consultants to review the “command climate and culture” at…
Continue Reading Teachers union in nation’s second-largest school district wants schools to remain closed
A union representing teachers in Los Angeles, the second-largest school district in the country, says schools should remain closed. United Teachers…
Continue Reading Coroner releases Andres Guardado autopsy results despite sheriff’s request
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Friday confirmed that Andres Guardado, the teenager whose death on June 18 sparked outcry across Los…
Continue Reading Recovery of bodies begins next week at Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans
Crews in New Orleans are expected to begin Monday the recovery of the bodies of two workers who died nine months ago when the Hard Rock Hotel…
Continue Reading Black California man found hanging from a tree died of suicide, officials say
The death of a 24-year-old California man who was found hanging from a tree last month has been ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles County…
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NFL reveals protocols that ban autographs and jersey exchanges, but no changes in-game
The NFL has no issues with players battling in the trenches and tackling each other while playing a full-contact sport where it is impossible for…
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Kazakhstan denies Chinese government report that country has ‘unknown pneumonia’ outbreak more deadly than Covid-19
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Authorities in Kazakhstan have denied a report published by Chinese officials that the country is experiencing an outbreak…
Continue Reading Detroit will open schools this Monday
Detroit Public Schools are scheduled to open their doors Monday for the start of summer classes. It will be the first time schools will welcome back…
Continue Reading Dozens of Mississippi lawmakers have coronavirus after weeks of refusing to wear masks
If you’ve been in contact with your state lawmaker in Mississippi, you may want to get a coronavirus test. About one in six state lawmakers…
Continue Reading A memorial to firefighters killed in 9/11 was vandalized in a New York village
A memorial dedicated to five firefighters who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks has been vandalized in a New York village. A flagpole at the…
Continue Reading States struggle with reopening of schools
The nation’s schools have been in an upheaval since the pandemic began. And now, amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, states are revisiting…
Continue Reading WHO chief blasts ‘lack of leadership’ and calls for global unity as coronavirus cases mount worldwide
The director-general of the World Health Organization has condemned a “lack of leadership” in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and made…
Continue Reading A woman soldier is joining the Green Berets — a first for the Army Special Forces unit
A woman soldier for the first time will join the Green Berets, one of the Army’s most elite units, after graduating this week from US Army…
Continue Reading New audio brings detail to conflicting accounts of Breonna Taylor’s killing
Newly-released audio from the internal investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death illustrates conflicting accounts of whether police identified…
Continue Reading Man cuts through fence to escape New Zealand Covid-19 quarantine and visit liquor store, official reveals
A man in his 50s absconded from a New Zealand coronavirus quarantine facility, cutting through a fence to visit a liquor store, officials revealed on…
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