U.S. evacuees from China land at California military base as coronavirus outbreak grows
RIVERSIDE, California — A flight carrying about 200 American evacuees landed Wednesday at a U.S. military base in Southern California after…
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From ‘Kannywood’ to ‘rubbing minds’ — Oxford English Dictionary adds 29 Nigerian words and phrases
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added a big batch of Nigerian words to its new edition, in recognition of the way people from the African…
Continue Reading Orange Coast College, mourning its baseball coach John Antobelli, played its season opener today as scheduled
Just two days after losing its beloved coach in a helicopter crash, Orange Coast College’s baseball team played its season opener as scheduled…
Continue Reading Dylann Roof believed he’d be freed from prison after a race war, attorneys say in appeal
The white nationalist convicted of killing nine people at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, believed his prison sentence was…
Continue Reading For Puerto Rico’s earthquake families, trauma continues thousands of miles from home
The beefy ex-cop sleeps in a twin-size trundle bed a few inches off the hardwood floor. His wife, their 17-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son rest…
Continue Reading Allen Iverson’s stolen backpack containing $500,000 worth of jewelry found by Philadelphia police
A backpack containing $500,000 of jewelry that reportedly belonged to former NBA star Allen Iverson was stolen from a hotel in Philadelphia. It was…
Continue Reading Allen Iverson’s stolen backpack containing $500,000 worth of jewelry found by Philadelphia police
A backpack containing $500,000 of jewelry that reportedly belonged to former NBA star Allen Iverson was stolen from a hotel in Philadelphia. It was…
Continue Reading A man bought a Rolex for $345 in 1974. Its current value knocked him off his feet
A man brought a Rolex watch he purchased in 1974 for $345.97 to an antiques show to find out its current value. His reaction: priceless. Told a watch…
Continue Reading US prosecutor says Prince Andrew isn’t cooperating with the Epstein probe. Can he be forced to?
Lawyers representing alleged victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have threatened to subpoena Prince Andrew after the royal was accused…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old boy who can deadlift more than twice his bodyweight is breaking powerlifting records
Nine-year-old Tate Fegley may stand at just 4 feet, 7 inches and 103 pounds, but he’s already proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the…
Continue Reading Authorities believe Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom, attempted suicide
Authorities believe the estranged husband accused of killing Connecticut mom Jennifer Farber Dulos made an apparent suicide attempt Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Friend of slain mother Heidi Broussard charged with capital murder and kidnapping
A friend of slain Austin mother Heidi Broussard, who went missing in December and was later found dead, has been charged with capital murder and…
Continue Reading France to ban mass shredding of live chicks
France is to ban the controversial practice of shredding live male chicks by the end of 2021, agriculture minister Didier Guillaume announced in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 29: Middle East, impeachment, coronavirus, troops, Tibet
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like everything carries political weight? Researchers have found that people even perceive fonts as having a liberal…
Continue Reading Two dead satellites might collide above the US today
There is a possibility that two inactive satellites currently in low Earth orbit will collide on Wednesday above the US, according to space debris…
Continue Reading Man arrested for smoking marijuana while in court for marijuana charge
Spencer Boston had a message. And nothing was going to stop him from delivering it — not even jail time. Boston, 20, was in court Monday in…
Continue Reading The helicopter that crashed killing nine people, including Kobe Bryant, dropped more than 2,000 feet a minute, NTSB says
The helicopter that crashed over the weekend in California killing nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant, dropped more than 2,000 feet a…
Continue Reading A Maryland cop was charged with murder after a man was shot 7 times inside his police cruiser
A police officer in Maryland was charged with murder after authorities say he shot an unarmed man seven times while he had him handcuffed inside his…
Continue Reading Christina Mauser, killed in crash with Kobe Bryant, would have celebrated her daughter’s 4th birthday next week
Christina Mauser, one of the victims in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, was was planning to celebrate her daughter’s fourth…
Continue Reading Shaq says of Kobe’s death: ‘I wish I could say something to him again’
Shaquille O’Neal said Tuesday he didn’t want to believe the news when it first started hitting social media that Kobe Bryant had died in…
Continue Reading The flaw in Trump and Kushner’s ‘real estate’ school of diplomacy
One impeached, the other indicted, they posed as honest brokers with a common vision of a mythical Middle East peace. US President Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading 9-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after his younger sister was stabbed
OCALA, Florida — A 9-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree after he allegedly stabbed his 5-year-old sister…
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McConnell says he lacks votes to block witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses…
Continue Reading PETA is calling on Punxsutawney Phil to retire and be replaced with an AI groundhog
The robots are coming for Punxsutawney Phil’s job, too. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the keepers of the…
Continue Reading DNA test forces former Belgian king to admit fathering a child in extramarital affair
The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has acknowledged that he fathered a daughter in an affair in the 1960s, marking the end of a paternity suit…
Continue Reading Patrick Frazee’s accomplice gets three years for tampering with evidence
A former nurse who pleaded guilty to helping a Colorado man cover up the murder of his fiancée has received the maximum sentence. Krystal Lee Kenney…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant stopped by his church hours before his death. His priest says he was ‘certainly a man of faith’
A few hours before Kobe Bryant’s life was cut short in a helicopter crash, the NBA legend went to church and prayed. He visited Our Lady Queen…
Continue Reading Several high-rise buildings in Miami were evacuated after a powerful earthquake hit the Caribbean
Hundreds of people were evacuated from high-rise buildings near downtown Miami after a powerful earthquake in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday. Several…
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Trump legal team wraps up opening arguments in Senate impeachment trial, dismisses Bolton allegations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team on Tuesday wrapped up three days of opening arguments at his Senate trial…
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