US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad stepping down following Trump campaign ask
US ambassador to China Terry Branstad is leaving his post before the November election in part because President Donald Trump urged the former…
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Hong Kong was once a safe haven from China. Now activists are fleeing the city by boat to Taiwan
For Ha Sze-yuen, the sea surrounding Hong Kong is more than just a backdrop for sunsets and beaches. The 73-year old views the ocean as his route to…
Continue Reading Google Doodle honors civil rights activist who fought school segregation in California in the 1940s
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off on Tuesday, and Google is fittingly celebrating with a new Google Doodle — of civil rights pioneer and…
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California wildfires have burned an area almost the size of Connecticut
Since the start of 2020, wildfires in California have burned over 3.2 million acres of land — an area almost the size of Connecticut. CalFire…
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South Dakota AG says he discovered man’s body morning after accident while checking for animal he thought he hit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he discovered he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural…
Continue Reading Eric Reid calls NFL’s use of Colin Kaepernick in video ‘diabolical’
NFL safety Eric Reid had some words for the NFL Monday after the league used Colin Kaepernick in a video. The video featured singer Alicia Keys…
Continue Reading LIVE updates: Hurricane Sally closes in on Gulf Coast with ‘potentially historic’ floods, fierce winds
UPDATE: Hurricane Sally is slowly closing in on the northern Gulf Coast with powerful winds and weather forecasters are warning of…
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Texas police officer indicted after fatally shooting schizophrenic woman
BAYTOWN, Texas — A police officer has been indicted on charges of aggravated assault more than a year after fatally shooting a schizophrenic…
Continue Reading A Connecticut teen saves the lives of a mom and three children by pulling them from a burning car
A Connecticut teenager was walking down the street when he saw something that made his heart sink. A small SUV covered in flames drove past him…
Continue Reading Oregon residents are illegally stopping drivers at gunpoint during wildfire evacuations, sheriff says
Suspicions of looting have driven some residents of an Oregon county to illegally stop unfamiliar drivers at gunpoint, all while much of the county…
Continue Reading Rochester police chief fired in wake of Daniel Prude death
As the city of Rochester deals with the aftermath of Daniel Prude’s death while in police custody, Mayor Lovely Warren has permanently relieved…
Continue Reading This family left their Oregon home as a precaution. They returned to find it destroyed
Cody Moss was at his home in Talent, Oregon, with his pregnant wife and daughter last week when they saw smoke in the sky. They didn’t think…
Continue Reading China says no need to vaccinate entire population against Covid-19 at this stage, only frontline workers
Not everyone in China will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the country’s top medical official, as Beijing looks to…
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Trump spurns science on climate & wildfires, Biden blasts him as a ‘climate arsonist’
SACRAMENTO, California — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that…
Continue Reading A federal hearing was interrupted with images of 9/11 and pornography
A federal court hearing held on Zoom about Georgia’s use of electronic voting machines was interrupted suddenly when screens suddenly filled…
Continue Reading Multiple Michigan State University sororities and fraternities ordered to quarantine for 2 weeks after coronavirus spike is tied to students
Local health officials have ordered a number of Michigan State University fraternities and sororities to quarantine for two weeks following hundreds…
Continue Reading Big Ten officials to vote on whether to reverse course and hold an abbreviated fall college sports season
Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors are expected to vote on whether to reverse course and proceed with an abbreviated fall college football…
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Black lives matter in children’s books, too. That’s why this couple started a nonprofit
Krenice Roseman went birthday shopping for her niece in a Chicago-area bookstore two years ago. She was in a hurry, scanning book covers, but…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to get on presidential ballot, clearing way for absentee ballot mailing.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Green Party presidential candidate to be added to the…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and arrests made after a police officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man
Eight people were arrested during protests in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Monday, a day after a Lancaster police officer shot and killed a…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases among Florida children jumped 26% in a month. It’s still hard to know which schools are safe
Since many Florida public schools opened their doors about a month ago, the number of children under 18 who have contracted Covid-19 statewide has…
Continue Reading Carbon-rich planets made of diamonds may exist beyond our solar system, study says
Exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, that contain more carbon than Earth could be made out of diamonds, according to a new study. Data…
Continue Reading Abraham Lincoln’s lock of hair sells for more than $81,000 at auction
A lock of President Abraham Lincoln’s hair and a telegram smeared with his blood sold for more than $81,000 at auction. The historic items sold…
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Thousands of veterans’ records, personal information exposed in VA data breach
WASHINGTON, DC — The personal information of some 46,000 veterans nationwide was compromised in a breach that targeted private financial data as…
Continue Reading NBA star apologizes after throwing up gang signs in video
John Wall is apologizing for throwing up gang signs. An All-Star guard for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, Wall was attending a New York City…
Continue Reading Officials say Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA cheated on emissions tests, will pay $1.5B settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) – Automakers Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California…
Continue Reading Best moments from CNN and Sesame Street’s ‘Back to School’ coronavirus town hall
CNN partnered with Sesame Street to host a town hall for families about navigating the back-to-school season during a deadly pandemic. “The…
Continue Reading How a mysterious man fooled a Harvard scholar into believing the ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’ was real
In 2012 Karen King, a prestigious scholar at Harvard Divinity School, announced the academic discovery of a lifetime: a scrap of papyrus, purportedly…
Continue Reading A gas found on Earth that signifies life has been detected in the clouds on Venus
A gas on Earth has also been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. The “entirely surprising” discovery of phosphine could hint at unknown…
Continue Reading This is what could happen if the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US
If the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US, experts warn that the consequences will be serious, widespread and long-lasting. The census is…
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