A chase along the Kansas City Chiefs’ parade route ends with suspects in custody
The Kansas City Chiefs‘ championship parade route had a little more activity than was planned for Wednesday morning. A car led police on a…
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Two stars fight, and the image is stunning
Stars that have companions aren’t always friendly to them, as evidenced by a stellar confrontation witnessed by astronomers. They studied the…
Continue Reading Dead monster galaxy found lurking in the distant universe
An ultramassive monster galaxy dating back to the early days of the universe lived fast and died young, astronomers say in a new study. The galaxy,…
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The PGA Tour is moving a tournament from China to Indonesia over coronavirus fears
The PGA Tour Series-China is moving its global qualifying tournament from China to Indonesia due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong to quarantine all visitors from China as coronavirus death toll soars
All travelers arriving from mainland China will face a “compulsory” 14-day quarantine on reaching Hong Kong, as the number of deaths from…
Continue Reading The message in Trump’s State of the Union address
He made America Great Again. That’s the message ringing through Donald Trump’s “State of the Union” speech —the blueprint…
Continue Reading Patrick Mahomes’ classmate predicted he’d win the Super Bowl in their high school yearbook. Six years later, it came true
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and recent Super Bowl champ Patrick Mahomes was the renaissance man of sports at his Texas high school. His dad was a…
Continue Reading Does Iowa’s botched vote reporting really matter?
Does it really matter that Iowa botched its vote reporting? After an embarrassing delay, results are emerging from the first Democratic presidential…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for February 5: State of the Union, Iowa, coronavirus, Mexico, nukes
A magnitude 5 earthquake rattled Puerto Rico yesterday. No one was seriously injured, but residents are still wary, given that it’s the 11th…
Continue Reading Derek Jeter’s lone Hall of Fame dissenter may forever remain a mystery
It’s a whodunnit for baseball fans except the mystery may never be solved. Derek Jeter, the Yankees star, was voted into the 2020 Baseball Hall…
Continue Reading An unlikely friendship between a coyote and badger was caught in this adorable video
It’s almost like a scene out of a classic Disney movie — a coyote and badger teaming up to go on a wild adventure. The adorable video of…
Continue Reading Two cruise ships quarantined in Asia amid coronavirus outbreak, stranding more than 5,000
More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed…
Continue Reading A second runner has died after a truck hit members of an Oklahoma high school track team
A second member of an Oklahoma high school track team has died after a pickup truck struck six team members who’d just started a practice run,…
Continue Reading Chechen blogger ‘violently’ murdered in French hotel room
French police are investigating the murder of a Chechen blogger, who was a vocal critic of President Ramzan Kadyrov, in a hotel room in Lille. The…
Continue Reading A kayaker vanished last month in the Florida Everglades. Days later, his phone washed ashore with clues
A Virginia kayaker who vanished during a solo trip in the Florida Everglades has been found after his cell phone washed ashore and authorities used…
Continue Reading Penguins’ speech patterns are similar to humans, a new study finds
In most human languages, the most frequently used words are short. Think “the,” and, “of ” and “a.” It turns out…
Continue Reading This is where Wuhan coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide
The Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 490 people have died…
Continue Reading China says Xi Jinping is directing its Wuhan coronavirus response, but he’s nowhere to be seen
Since he first intervened in the Wuhan coronavirus crisis in late January, ordering “all-out efforts” to contain its spread, Chinese…
Continue Reading Opinion: A love letter to Wuhan, from a resilient local watching from afar
I am a Wuhan girl living in Hong Kong. Right now, my close family is all under lock-down in my hometown, the epicenter of this epidemic. Every day, I…
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El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar gives Democrats’ Spanish language rebuttal to Trump speech
WASHINGTON, DC — After President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, freshman Congresswoman Veronica Escobar…
Continue Reading A university gift shop hung historical black figures from tree-like displays. Black students said it looked like a lynching
A university gift shop display hung ornaments of African American history-makers from the branches of fake trees, days before the start of Black…
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Buttigieg leads, Sanders 2nd in initial Iowa caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Democratic Party started releasing partial caucus results late Tuesday afternoon following a day-long delay sparked by…
Continue Reading Coors Light wants to give you $100 to adopt a dog
If you’re thinking of adding a furry friend to your family, then a beer company wants to help with the adoption fee. Coors Light announced…
Continue Reading A woman finds her long lost dog after seeing her picture on a beer can
It’s been three years since a beloved family dog, Hazel, went missing in Iowa. Now she is set to be reunited with her family after being…
Continue Reading New Jersey dentist suspended after 1 patient dies and 14 others suffer heart infections
A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension and nearly $300,000 in penalties after one of his patients died and 14 others…
Continue Reading Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus
Japanese authorities are racing to contain a possible outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus after it was revealed that an infected passenger flew into…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein accuser says their relationship was complicated and ‘does not change the fact that he raped me’
A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her twice testified on Tuesday that her claims should not be dismissed because she had on-and-off…
Continue Reading Online petition urges a SoCal school district to close due to coronavirus outbreak
There haven’t been any coronavirus cases Alhambra, California — yet more than 14,000 people are urging the local school district to close…
Continue Reading ‘How is this going to work?’ Airport officials scramble to meet the demands of new coronavirus travel rules
As the worldwide death toll from Wuhan coronavirus approaches 500 people, airport and local officials in the United States are on the front lines in…
Continue Reading Turkey suffers first deaths in direct combat with Syria since start of war
Seven Turkish soldiers and one civilian personnel were killed in Syria on Sunday, Turkey’s first fatalities as a result of direct confrontation…
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