Former Maryland cop charged with rape, attempting to infect victim with HIV
A former Maryland police officer was indicted Tuesday on 11 charges, including rape and attempting to infect a woman with HIV. Martique Vanderpool, a…
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Australian officials say firefighting plane has crashed while battling blazes
SYDNEY, Australia — Australian officials said a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker has crashed while battling blazes in the Snowy Monaro region of…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans need to end this trial before Donald Trump confesses to anything else
Senate Republicans need to end this impeachment trial before President Donald Trump confesses to anything else. “We’re doing very…
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An arrest warrant has been issued for former NFL player Antonio Brown
An arrest warrant has been issued for former NFL player Antonio Brown after an altercation with a delivery man at Brown’s South Florida home,…
Continue Reading 16-year-old charged as adult in the fatal shootings of his mother and 3 siblings in Utah
A Utah teen has been charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of his mother and three of his siblings at their home in Grantsville. Colin Jeffery…
Continue Reading Four people killed in California plane crash
Four people were killed Wednesday when a small plane crashed at a Southern California airport, the Corona Fire Department said. The aircraft crashed…
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Democrats make their case against Trump in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. After about eight hours of…
Continue Reading A Seattle-area district is allowing all of its voters to cast their ballots by smartphone
Voters stuck in lines for hours have long dreamed of a future where they could cast their votes with a few simple taps of their phone. That time has…
Continue Reading Eli Manning is set to retire after 16 seasons in the NFL
NEW YORK, NY — After 16 years and two Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants, Eli Manning is ready to hang up his helmet. The quarterback is…
Continue Reading Another inmate has died at Mississippi’s Parchman prison, making 8 deaths at the facility this year
Another inmate has died at Mississippi State Penitentiary, the county coroner said Wednesday. Thomas Lee, 49, was found hanging in his cell Wednesday…
Continue Reading University of Michigan provost placed on leave after multiple sexual misconduct allegations
University of Michigan Provost Martin A. Philbert has been placed on administrative leave while an outside law firm investigates several allegations…
Continue Reading Wuhan coronavirus death toll rises, as city imposes transport lockdown
The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus has risen to 17, as dozens more cases were reported across China and as far afield as the western United…
Continue Reading Four players suspended after bench-clearing brawl between rivals Kansas and Kansas State
Four players have been suspended following a bench-clearing brawl in the final seconds of a basketball game between rivals Kansas and Kansas State,…
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A group of ‘furries’ stopped a domestic violence assault and helped police make the arrest
SAN JOSE, California — Several members attending a furry convention in California on Friday helped restrain a man who was assaulting his…
Continue Reading Estranged husband, his ex-girlfriend and his lawyer accused in missing Connecticut mom’s death
Nearly eight months after Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos went missing, investigators accused her estranged husband of killing her and his…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron shouts at Israeli security officers in altercation in Jerusalem
French President Emmanuel Macron has been involved in an altercation with Israeli security officers in Jerusalem’s Old City. Macron, who is in…
Continue Reading The suspected shooter in Kansas City could have been imprisoned on a previous gun charge. A change in Missouri gun laws set him free
The suspected gunman in the Kansas City bar shooting had previous firearm charges that could have sent him to prison, but legislators changing gun…
Continue Reading Estranged husband of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos has been released on bond
The estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who vanished last year in Connecticut, and his former girlfriend were released from custody…
Continue Reading Missing mother talked about her husband’s attempt to hit her with his vehicle, nanny says in new warrant
A missing Connecticut woman told her nanny that her husband tried to hit her with his vehicle more than two years before he was charged with killing…
Continue Reading A good Samaritan found $27,000 outside a credit union and turned it in
Imagine you found thousands of dollars on the ground. Would you keep any of the money? George Condash discovered a box of cash outside an ATM at a…
Continue Reading A church made headlines for allegedly asking older members to leave. But the reality is more complicated
It started as a local news story. An article in a Minnesota newspaper reported over the weekend that a church asked older parishioners to leave in an…
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Chinese city of Wuhan is now on lockdown as new virus spreads more widely
WUHAN, China — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new…
Continue Reading LA City Council urges MLB to award 2017, 2018 World Series titles to Dodgers over sign-stealing scandal
The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution Tuesday urging Major League Baseball to revoke the World Series titles from the Boston Red Sox and…
Continue Reading Penn State suspends fraternity amid investigation into sexual assault allegation
Penn State University officials placed a fraternity chapter on interim suspension as the university and police investigate allegations of a sexual…
Continue Reading Kansas and Kansas State basketball game ends in all-out brawl
A college basketball game between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University ended in an all-out brawl Tuesday. In the final seconds of…
Continue Reading Thousands of Nigerian slum dwellers left homeless after mass eviction
Authorities in Nigeria evicted thousands of impoverished residents from a Lagos slum, leaving many homeless, residents and eyewitnesses told CNN.…
Continue Reading A terminally ill rescue dog became a police K-9 for a day
Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9. The dog, Eddie, was abandoned and spent almost a…
Continue Reading A homeless veteran with no known family was treated to a burial with full honors in Florida
He was known around town as the friendly homeless man who would happily chat about anything — the weather, sports or whatever passersby wanted…
Continue Reading Science may have found the secret to a better, and more sustainable, espresso coffee shot
Espresso is one of the most popular ways to drink coffee, but it’s also the most complicated to make. The process depends on a delicate…
Continue Reading Florida is the shark attack capital of the world, again
Shark attacks in Florida are lower than its five-year average, but the Sunshine State still led the world in unprovoked attacks last year. Like most…
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