Polar bears crowd Russian village in search for food
Dozens of polar bears have crowded a village in Russia’s far east in search for food, forcing public events to be canceled and humans to…
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Christmas sweaters are adding to plastic pollution, environmental charity says
Most Christmas sweaters are made of plastic and are likely to contribute to plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, an environmental charity…
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Armed secret police storm high court to re-arrest Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore
Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore was dramatically re-arrested Friday just hours after being freed on bail, in a case that has raised…
Continue Reading Suspects in Indian gang-rape murder shot dead by police during night ‘reconstruction’
Four men held over a high-profile rape and murder case in India have been shot dead by police while they were in custody, an official confirmed…
Continue Reading Angela Merkel speaks of her ‘deep shame’ on her first visit to Auschwitz as Germany’s leader
Standing in front of Auschwitz survivors at a building in the Nazi death camp where prisoners were stripped naked, disinfected and made to wear…
Continue Reading Guatemalan boy who died in federal custody was on the floor for hours before anyone found him, video shows
A sick Guatemalan boy who died in government custody was lying on the floor for hours before someone found him dead, a video first obtained by…
Continue Reading A new Mulan live-action trailer is out and people seem excited. Except in Hong Kong
A new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of the movie “Mulan” is receiving positive reviews on social media, except in Hong…
Continue Reading What we now know (and still don’t) about life on Mars
For decades, space was the final frontier. But as space exploration advanced, scientists increasingly set their sights on a new frontier: Mars. The…
Continue Reading NYT: R. Kelly used bribes to marry Aaliyah when she was 15, charges allege
Entertainer R. Kelly has been indicted by a New York grand jury with one count of bribery, and the New York Times is reporting that the charge is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 6: Impeachment, Iran, immigration, France, migrants
Saudi Arabia has just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, raising a head-spinning $25.6 billion by selling shares of its huge state-owned oil…
Continue Reading West Virginia suspends several after corrections officer class appears to give Nazi salute in photo
A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph…
Continue Reading Why the College Football Playoff picture hinges on Georgia this weekend
The four-team field for the College Football Playoff will be revealed Sunday, and depending on this weekend’s conference championship games the…
Continue Reading Dozens of polar bears are ‘crowding’ a Russian village in search of food
Dozens of polar bears have “invaded” a village in Russia’s far north in search for food, prompting “bear patrols”…
Continue Reading German art activists apologize for displaying urn containing ‘Holocaust ashes’
A German activist group has apologized for displaying what was claimed to be the ashes of Holocaust victims in an urn outside the German parliament.…
Continue Reading Bushfire rips through treetops near Sydney as firefighters run for their lives
It’s like something out of a disaster movie — a towering inferno shooting upward through tall trees at breakneck speed, spewing flames…
Continue Reading National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemoration will continue as planned Saturday
The annual commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will continue as planned Saturday, three days after a US…
Continue Reading A 5-year-old boy’s entire kindergarten class showed up for his adoption hearing
A boy in Michigan showed up at the courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday for an adoption hearing with his foster parents, and he had a…
Continue Reading A clash between two giants, each carving their name in history
At the center of the US impeachment imbroglio is a clash between two giants, each carving their name in history. On one end of Pennsylvania Avenue is…
Continue Reading Tennessee murderer Lee Hall put to death by electric chair
Lee Hall, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend nearly three decades ago, was executed by the state of Tennessee on Thursday night, the Department…
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s girlfriend Joycelyn Savage says Patreon account denouncing him was fake
Joycelyn Savage, a girlfriend of R. Kelly, says that the online accounts in her name that attacked the singer are fake. “I am truly tired of…
Continue Reading Hijacked UPS truck led Florida police on a massive chase that ended in a fatal shootout
An armed robbery at a Florida jewelry store Thursday led to the hijacking of a UPS truck and a massive police chase that ended in a fatal shootout in…
Continue Reading A seasonal UPS employee confessed to stealing more than $1,000 worth of packages
A seasonal worker for UPS has been arrested following accusations of package theft. Emmanuel Lamont Reggin Jr. has been charged with third-degree…
Continue Reading New York City announces new cargo bike program to ease traffic congestion
UPS, Amazon and DHL will be allowed to make deliveries with cargo bikes in lower Manhattan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, in a move that’s…
Continue Reading A plumber returning home from work talked a man off the Brooklyn Bridge in a snowstorm
A New York plumber was on his way home from work in the middle of a snowstorm Monday afternoon when he saw someone standing on top of one of the…
Continue Reading Police are searching for 1-year-old after finding mother dead in an Ansonia, Connecticut, home
Police have identified the woman found dead in an Ansonia, Connecticut, home as the mother of a 1-year-old gild who remains missing. The woman, who…
Continue Reading AJ Freund was found in a shallow grave near Chicago. His mother just pleaded guilty to the boy’s murder
JoAnn Cunningham has pleaded guilty to the murder of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, months after his body was found in a shallow grave in suburban…
Continue Reading A US sailor opens fire at a Pearl Harbor shipyard days before the anniversary of historic attack
Multiple agencies are investigating Wednesday’s shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii, where authorities say a US sailor killed two…
Continue Reading A news helicopter was struck by a suspected drone over Los Angeles, causing substantial damage
A Los Angeles news helicopter made an emergency landing when an object struck its tail, and crew on board believe it was a drone. KABC’s Air7…
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Customs and Border Protection reverses course on mandatory facial recognition program
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday it no longer plans to move forward with a facial recognition program that…
Continue Reading They matched on a dating site and got married. He needed a kidney, and they matched again
It was a match made in heaven, or at least eharmony told them so. But Lisa and Dan Summers didn’t know how compatible they really were. Before…
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