Two dead in Texas after helicopters collide while herding deer
Two people are dead and one injured after a pair of helicopters collided while herding deer over a ranch in south Texas on Wednesday, according to…
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California utility company begins turning off power to customers in effort to prevent wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric began Wednesday to cut electricity to homes and businesses in more than a dozen areas as the California utility tries to…
Continue Reading 25,000 educators swarmed City Hall with their demands in day 5 of the Chicago teachers’ strike
Thousands of teachers flooded the streets of downtown Chicago to deliver a message to City Hall: They won’t stop striking until they get what…
Continue Reading Scientists taught rats to drive little rat-sized cars. It could advance human mental health treatment
Rats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops. That’s a feat on its own. But the real discovery in…
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are two contrasting faces in the college admissions scam
As Felicity Huffman‘s time behind bars nears its end, Lori Loughlin‘s fate for her alleged role in the college admissions scandal is yet…
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Trump claims ‘big success’ in Syria, calls Turkey cease-fire ‘permanent’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make “permanent” a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response,…
Continue Reading Author of parenting book sentenced to three weeks in prison for college admissions scam
A Los Angeles-based CEO and author who wrote a book about parenting was sentenced to three weeks in prison for agreeing to pay $50,000 to have a…
Continue Reading A man was charged with the murder of two Wisconsin brothers who visited his farm
A Missouri farmer has been accused of killing two brothers who vanished after they visited his farm during a work trip, authorities said. Garland…
Continue Reading Edward Snowden searched the CIA’s networks for proof that aliens exist. Here’s what he found
PSA for all the Area 51 stormers, chemtrail believers and climate change deniers: Edward Snowden has searched the depths of the US intelligence…
Continue Reading Why sea birds regurgitated thousands of rubber bands on an uninhabited British island
For several years, conservationists have been puzzled by thousands of brightly colored rubber bands showing up on an uninhabited island off the…
Continue Reading Pedestrian and cyclist deaths are rising even as overall traffic fatalities are on the decline
Although fatalities from traffic accidents in the US are going down, safety for pedestrians and cyclists is not keeping up. Highway deaths are…
Continue Reading ‘Lynching’ isn’t a euphemism for unwanted criticism. It’s a real act of violence
The tweet, as his supporters have always proclaimed, spoke for itself: “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a…
Continue Reading The remains of missing 3-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney have been identified
The remains of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney were identified Wednesday, more than a week after she was abducted from a birthday…
Continue Reading A New York studio is offering ‘Puppy Pilates’ to raise money for veterans who can’t afford to train a service dog
What’s more relaxing than a healthy dose of pilates … and puppies? A pilates studio in upstate New York is now offering “Puppy…
Continue Reading A California sheriff’s office loses a ‘hero’ after a deputy was killed responding to a theft
A California sheriff’s deputy responding to a report of marijuana theft was shot and killed Wednesday, authorities said. “Early this…
Continue Reading New Mexico school resource officer fired after bodycam shows use of force against 11-year-old student
FARMINGTON, New Mexico — A New Mexico middle school resource officer who was seen on body camera footage using force against an 11-year-old…
Continue Reading You may have heard about the Virginia town that went viral for banning anyone over 14 from trick or treating. Here’s the whole story
In Chesapeake, Virginia, trick or treating is all about Halloween fun: candy, costumes, and — if you’re over 14 — a spine-chilling…
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Amputee makes history at Ironman World Championships
SAN DIEGO, CA (KGTV) — A San Diego native made history at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, becoming the first above-the-knee double…
Continue Reading Tanzanian court upholds a law banning child marriage
Tanzania’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday upheld an earlier ruling banning parents from marrying off girls as young as 15. A high court…
Continue Reading What happens when exoplanets crash into each other?
More than 300 light-years from Earth, there’s a double star system where evidence exists that two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar…
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3 children were found living ankle-deep in trash in a house with 245 animals
Three young girls — all under the age of 10 — were found living in a house with 245 animals, police said. Among them were four dogs, 10…
Continue Reading Four flight attendants were arrested in Miami’s airport after bringing in thousands in cash, police say
Four American Airlines flight attendants were arrested at the Miami International Airport and charged with money laundering after bringing large…
Continue Reading A West Point cadet missing for 4 days has been found dead
A missing 20-year-old cadet was found dead Tuesday night at West Point, the military academy said in a news release. Cadet Kade Kurita from Gardena,…
Continue Reading Markeith Loyd avoids death penalty for killing his ex-girlfriend and her unborn child
The Florida man who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her unborn child, and who allegedly killed a police officer during the ensuing manhunt, was…
Continue Reading A collision of neutron stars created a fireworks element in space
Two years ago astronomers for the first time observed the collision of two neutron stars, which created gravitational waves and light and created…
Continue Reading Newly discovered strange ‘grinning’ crocodile-like creature lived 372 million years ago
The 372-million-year-old fossils of tetrapod — creatures that evolved from fish living in water to creatures that walked on land — have…
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Poll: Nearly a third of Jewish people avoid publicly wearing things that might identify them as Jewish
A survey released just days before the anniversary of the shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue that killed 11 people reveals that…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Chicago’s student athletes are missing out on playoff season as the teachers’ strike drags on
The nearly weeklong Chicago teachers’ strike has prevented hundreds of student athletes from competing in playoff state competitions. More…
Continue Reading Mossimo Giannulli said he had to ‘work the system’ to get daughter into USC, new indictment states
The federal indictment charging Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin with bribery does not include altogether new allegations of wrongdoing. But…
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