Plans are on hold for a Philadelphia safe-injection site to combat overdoses
Plans to open a Philadelphia facility that would allow and supervise the injection of illegal drugs have been put on hold. On Thursday, the nonprofit…
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4 kids, from 3 to 4 years old, were taken to a hospital after a car crashed into a Pennsylvania day care center
Four children ages 3 and 4 were injured when a woman crashed her car through the window of a day care center, Pennsylvania authorities say. The black…
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Tensions escalate between Kremlin and Ankara after dozens of Turkish troops killed in Syria
Fatigue with Syria’s endless conflict can’t hide the enormity of this moment. It is highly unlikely that the Syrian regime had the will…
Continue Reading Earth has a new mini-moon — but it’s only temporary
It’s not the moon, but you can call it mini-moon. Earth has captured a tiny object and pulled it into orbit. The asteroid, known as 2020 CD3,…
Continue Reading Biggest explosion in the universe spotted by astronomers
A record-breaking explosion created by a black hole 390 million light-years away has been discovered by astronomers. “In some ways, this blast…
Continue Reading Nigeria says it is ready and more than capable of dealing with coronavirus
The head of Nigeria’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is more than capable of dealing with coronavirus as…
Continue Reading Did Iran give Trump a foreign policy victory, after all?
All hell didn’t break loose, after all. Before the new coronavirus epidemic gripped the globe — about a million supercharged news cycles…
Continue Reading Houston water main break causes major flooding, submerging cars and filling streets
A water main break Thursday sent water flowing nearly two miles away, submerging some freeways, streets and even cars in east Houston, Harris County…
Continue Reading French cinema faces moral reckoning as Roman Polanski’s new film up for 12 gongs at prestigious awards
French cinema is gearing up for a watershed moment on Friday when “An Officer and a Spy,” the latest movie from Roman Polanski, competes…
Continue Reading At least 33 Turkish soldiers killed in an air attack by Syrian regime, Turkish governor says
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 28: Coronavirus, Taliban, immigration, Syria, Michigan
Don’t turn your calendars over just yet! It’s a Leap Year, which means tomorrow is your once-every-four-years bonus day. Here’s…
Continue Reading Novel coronavirus sparks massive US stock market losses as cases spread worldwide
Stock markets in the US have posted some of their worst ever losses as the novel coronavirus sparked mass sell-offs. The Dow dropped 1,191 points on…
Continue Reading One of the victims of the Milwaukee shooting was supposed to meet a friend for a drink. He never showed up
Dale Hudson had planned to go out for an after-work drink at a bar near Milwaukee on Wednesday. His usual Miller High Life Light was waiting on ice…
Continue Reading A Florida woman is accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase for hours until he died
Sarah Boone called 911 and said her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, court records show. The Florida…
Continue Reading Teacher of the year suspended for showing students a picture of her fiancée wins $100,000 settlement
A Texas art teacher who was placed on administrative leave after talking about “her future wife” in class hopes her settlement with a…
Continue Reading A neo-fascist party hopes for big gains in Slovakia’s election
A neo-fascist party, whose leader is on trial for hate speech, has big hopes for the general election in Slovakia this weekend. If things go as some…
Continue Reading Foreign diplomats to be evacuated from North Korea as country steps up efforts to prevent virus outbreak
A plan is in the works to evacuate quarantined foreign diplomats from North Korea, a source inside the country has revealed, as concerns about the…
Continue Reading A missing Mennonite woman from New Mexico was found dead 250 miles away
A Mennonite woman who went missing from New Mexico last month was kidnapped and murdered, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said. The body…
Continue Reading Four students save lives with the help of Columbia University’s naloxone training program
A Columbia University student walking down a street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side saved a man from dying from an opioid overdose using…
Continue Reading A mother made her son do pushups in a store’s bathroom because he wouldn’t listen
Parents, have you ever asked your kiddo to do something or behave properly and they’ve ignored you? Yeah, you’re not alone. To combat…
Continue Reading China wants to get back to normal as its coronavirus case numbers ease. That could be dangerous
Everyone knows the feeling. It’s day six of a two-week course of antibiotics, and you’re feeling much better. You’re ready for a…
Continue Reading Human remains found in lion enclosure at Pakistani zoo
Police are investigating after human remains were found inside a lion enclosure at a zoo in Pakistan. Muhammad Bilal, 18, was reported missing before…
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Get caught up on the latest about the coronavirus
WASHINGTON, DC — Public health officials are sounding the alarm as an outbreak of coronavirus that began in China is now infecting thousands of…
Continue Reading US Department of Education slams USC’s response to Tyndall abuse allegations
The US Department of Education is demanding “sweeping changes” at the University of Southern California after an investigation found the…
Continue Reading A man was arrested after allegedly using counterfeit money to buy Girl Scout cookies
A man in Oregon was arrested after he allegedly used counterfeit money to buy a box of Girl Scout cookies outside of a Walmart, Salem police said. A…
Continue Reading What we know about the shooting that turned Molson Coors complex into a ‘war zone’
A gunman shattered a regular workday at the Molson Coors complex in Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing five co-workers before he turned the gun on…
Continue Reading How novel coronavirus spread through the Shincheonji religious group in South Korea
Illness was never accepted as a valid reason to miss services at the Shincheonji religious group, says former member Duhyen Kim. This is an…
Continue Reading Confederate-related paraphernalia must be removed from all Marine installations, commandant orders
The highest-ranking officer in the US Marine Corps has ordered Confederate-related paraphernalia to be removed from all Marine installations. The…
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