NJ woman faces up to 10 years in prison in texting while driving fatality
A New Jersey woman has been convicted of second degree vehicular homicide in one of the first cases in the state to rely on texting while driving to…
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Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony is back in school and walking, family says
The 5-year-old boy thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota has improved so much he’s walking…
Continue Reading Navy vet found in his suburban Dallas apartment had been dead 3 years
Ronald Wayne White’s body was found during a routine check of apartments where tenants did not appear to be using water, according to police in…
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Baltimore Museum of Art will only buy women’s art in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art unveiled plans that it will only buy art by women next year. Right now, only four percent of the museum’s…
Continue Reading There have been at least 5 hate incidents reported on college campuses this week
A series of racist and anti-Semitic incidents have rattled college campuses nationwide as educators struggle to stop them from spreading. This week…
Continue Reading Over $350,000 of jewelry was stolen from Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti’s Atlanta home
Rappers Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti were robbed last week, with more than $350,000 worth of jewelry taken from their Atlanta home in under 10…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Zoo welcomes baby giraffe less than a week after its father died
The circle of life revealed itself Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo. A giraffe entered the world just six days after its father, Kimba, died. The calf…
Continue Reading Cartoonist Gahan Wilson, ‘the Wizard of Weird,’ dies at 89
Cartoonist Gahan Wilson, whose magazine illustrations earned him the nicknames “the Michelangelo of the Macabre” and “the Wizard of…
Continue Reading A ‘no-brainer Nobel Prize’: Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature
Physics centers essentially on four forces that control our known, visible universe, governing everything from the production of heat in the sun to…
Continue Reading Sacramento elementary school violated free speech by censoring Black Lives Matter posters, ACLU says
An elementary school art lesson meant to encourage students to explore activism resulted in a First Amendment violation when the teacher censored…
Continue Reading Celtics’ star Kemba Walker injured in scary head-on collision
Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker has been released from a hospital after suffering concussion-like symptoms from a frightening head-on collision with…
Continue Reading A man was arrested for allegedly smuggling illegal drugs in rotten goat intestines
An Alaska man was arrested for allegedly smuggling heroin and methamphetamine hidden in rotten goat intestines at the Anchorage airport. Cenen…
Continue Reading Here’s where turkeys pardoned by the President will find a permanent place to nest
Don’t worry too much about the two national turkeys chosen for presidential pardons this year. Not only is their salvation secured, but…
Continue Reading Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker and inventor of the Nerf football, dies at 80
Fred Cox, a former kicker for the Minnesota Vikings and inventor of the Nerf football, has died at age 80. The Vikings announced his death on its…
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Pope Francis lands in Japan for the first papal visit in decades
Pope Francis has landed in Japan to begin a four-day tour of the country, the first papal visit to the land in nearly four decades. The Pontiff is…
Continue Reading A Minneapolis animal shelter is empty — just in time for the holidays
A Minneapolis animal shelter has adopted out all its pets in time for the holidays. The Minneapolis Animal Care and Control center held the…
Continue Reading 3 men shot while leaving a concert in Salt Lake City
A shooter fired at three men who were leaving a concert in Salt Lake City on Friday night, authorities said. The gunshots were fired from an older…
Continue Reading Gay man in Russia forced into hiding over YouTube interview
A gay Russian man is in hiding after Russian authorities opened a criminal case over a YouTube video in which he was interviewed by children, a case…
Continue Reading After months of unrest, Hong Kong is holding a de facto referendum on protests
More than 4 million Hong Kongers will vote for hundreds of district council seats Sunday in what is being framed as a referendum on the protests…
Continue Reading Former CIA officer gets 19 years in prison for selling secrets to China
A former CIA case officer was sentenced to 19 years in prison this week for conspiring to provide sensitive US information to the Chinese government.…
Continue Reading Beirut once billed itself as a glitzy capital. Now its economy faces a painful reckoning
If you’re visiting Beirut, your typical walking tour will span the tip of the peninsula to historic neighborhoods in the eastern quarter.…
Continue Reading 2 more suspects arrested in connection with California shooting that left 5 dead at Halloween party
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting at a northern California Halloween party that left five people dead. Domico Dones…
Continue Reading Yale women’s soccer coach no longer employed after allegations of misconduct at previous job
Yale University’s women’s head soccer coach has left the school after allegations of misconduct from a previous job were published in the…
Continue Reading Former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy, four others charged with illegal gun trafficking
Five men, including a former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department captain, were indicted on charges related to illegal gun trafficking and…
Continue Reading JFK was due to deliver these remarks 56 years ago today. He never made it to the speech
Exactly 56 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was scheduled to give a speech to the Democratic Party aimed at unifying the nation during a…
Continue Reading Roommate of slain Clark Atlanta University student withdrew from school after killing, police say
The roommate of a slain 21-year-old Clark Atlanta University student was denied bond Thursday after it was found she planned to leave the state.…
Continue Reading WSJ: USA Gymnastics hid the Larry Nassar investigation from Simone Biles
Simone Biles reacted Thursday to a Wall Street Journal report accusing USA Gymnastics of ignoring the possibility she had been sexually abused by…
Continue Reading 13-year-old arrested for allegedly threatening school shooting in Los Angeles
Authorities arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized an assault-style rifle in connection with a reported threat at a middle school, the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Alleged white supremacist indicted for planning to bomb a Colorado synagogue
A man accused of plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue has been indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and arson charges. Richard…
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Jerry Sandusky resentenced to same prison term
Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky was resentenced Friday to 30 to 60 years in prison, the same penalty that was previously overturned,…
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