Honor Kobe Bryant’s legacy through the charities he supported
Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball players of all time, but his influence extended far beyond the court. The fierce competitor was as…
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Mike Fiers, the Astros whistleblower, says he’s received death threats
Mike Fiers, the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the whistleblower in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme, has said that he has…
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Minnesota’s constitution still allows slavery as a punishment for crimes. Now lawmakers are trying to change that
When slavery was abolished over a century ago, America was ready to leave that harrowing part of its history behind for good. But in Minnesota…
Continue Reading Novel coronavirus deaths top 2,200 as number of new cases in China rises again
Hopes for a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus were dashed Friday as the number of new cases rose in China, and outbreaks worsened in…
Continue Reading The US ‘understanding’ with the Taliban — stop fighting for long enough and we’ll leave
Everyone wanted to announce peace first, but only one group wants to leave. The beginnings of a long-trailed and horse-traded deal with the Taliban…
Continue Reading Brigham Young University removes ‘homosexual behavior’ as an honor code violation, so same-sex couples might be allowed to kiss and hold hands
Same-sex couples at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University have long been told they couldn’t hug, hold hands, kiss or date in public. If they…
Continue Reading A seventh horse this year has died at Santa Anita Park
A 4-year-old horse was euthanized Thursday at California’s Santa Anita Park after suffering a fracture in training, becoming at least the…
Continue Reading Two children vanished from Idaho in September. Since then, their mom re-married, fled to Hawaii and was just arrested
Authorities are still trying to piece together what happened to the two Idaho children who have been missing for five months. In that time, their…
Continue Reading Grace Millane and the rise of the ’50 Shades’ defense in murder trials
British backpacker Grace Millane was strangled to death, crammed into a suitcase and buried in a New Zealand woodland after a Tinder date in December…
Continue Reading Why Putin would want Trump to win in 2020
It’s a familiar plot line: Top intelligence officials deliver a warning to lawmakers that Russia wants to interfere in the upcoming…
Continue Reading Russian artist defends leak of explicit video that brought down Macron ally as ‘political porn’
The Russian artist who published an explicit video that prompted a candidate to pull out of the Paris mayoral race told CNN on Thursday that he stole…
Continue Reading Protesters attack buses carrying Wuhan evacuees in Ukraine
Protesters attacked a convoy of buses carrying Ukrainian citizens and other nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, injuring nine police…
Continue Reading Shisha bar attack is the latest sign that Germany has a big far-right problem
Germany has a growing far-right problem. The deadly terrorist attack in Hanau has made that clear. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the gunman suspected…
Continue Reading A CBP employee killed his wife and two sons before fatally shooting himself, police say
A US Customs and Border Protection employee allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons in Florida before killing himself, according to the…
Continue Reading Frozen bird found in Siberia is 46,000 years old
Scientists studying the remarkably well-preserved remains of an Ice Age bird have identified the specimen as a horned lark. Buried and frozen in…
Continue Reading Community to say goodbye to Faye Swetlik at a memorial Friday
A heartbroken community will come together Friday to say goodbye to a girl who was abducted and killed by a neighbor in South Carolina. The memorial…
Continue Reading 3 corrections officers say Nicholas Sutton protected them. He was executed Thursday night
Nicholas Sutton, a multiple murderer who was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a fellow inmate, was executed Thursday night by electric chair…
Continue Reading Three men are killed at a cemetery in Southern California. Police work to dispel rumors of a serial killer
Investigators have identified a suspect after three men were found dead this week at a cemetery in Southern California. Police issued an arrest…
Continue Reading Lori Vallow, mother of missing Idaho children, arrested in Hawaii
The mother of two missing children has been arrested by police officers in Hawaii on a warrant issued by Madison County, Idaho, according to a…
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Computer scientist who pioneered ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ has died
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and…
Continue Reading Infertile cancer survivor gives birth using frozen, lab-matured egg in scientific ‘breakthrough’
A cancer survivor who became infertile after chemotherapy treatment has given birth to a baby in what researchers are calling a world…
Continue Reading Harvard students sue university officials over school’s investment ties to prisons
Five Harvard students are suing university officials over Harvard’s investments in what they call the “prison-industrial complex.”…
Continue Reading A small private jet skidded down a runway in Daytona Beach with no landing gear. No one was hurt
A small private plane slid on its belly down the main runway at the Daytona Beach Airport on Thursday, showering sparks and causing a fire. No one…
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Updated image released of unidentified girl found in barrel — she may be from Texas
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Officials have released an updated digital facial reconstruction for an unidentified girl whose decomposed body was found…
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Shocking video shows plane skid across runway without landing gear
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — There were some scary moments Thursday for a pilot trying to land a small plane at Daytona Beach International Airport.…
Continue Reading A woman died after being hit by a float in New Orleans Nyx parade
New Orleans authorities are investigating after a woman was hit by a parade float Wednesday night at the Krewe of Nyx parade, New Orleans police said…
Continue Reading Shanghai is China’s economic juggernaut. Coronavirus has left it a city on edge
On a normal weekend, Shanghai’s world-famous Nanjing Road is packed with shoppers and tourists, keen to indulge themselves in China’s…
Continue Reading Syracuse University students renew protests following administration’s response to racist incidents
Students at New York’s Syracuse University are occupying a campus building for the second time this school year following several reported…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy plan follows similar path as USA Gymnastics and Catholic diocese
The Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy filing Tuesday puts it into similar company as almost two dozen US Catholic dioceses and USA Gymnastics.…
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