A driver for UPS is accused of a series of highway shootings in Oregon
A driver for UPS was arrested in a series of interstate shootings spanning three counties in southwest Oregon, authorities said. Kenneth Ayers, 49,…
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Two Florida teachers turned their students’ desks into little Jeeps to make social distancing less scary
Teachers across the United States are preparing to welcome students back to the classroom. But as coronavirus cases rise, many worry that young…
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Man in Walmart gives customers hugs and tells them they now have Covid-19
Springfield police are looking for a man who allegedly gave a Walmart shopper a “Covid hug.” The police department in Massachusetts said…
Continue Reading Researchers create eco-friendly, biodegradable flip flops made from algae
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed flip flops made from algae-based, polyurethane materials to help fight plastic…
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California fires: Firefighters say they’re struggling, and more lightning could make everything worse
California firefighters are struggling to contain massive wildfires that left at least four people dead and ruined neighborhoods — and…
Continue Reading China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider
Cai Xia is no stranger to defying expectations. During her years at the Chinese Communist Party’s top training center and think tank, the…
Continue Reading Graffiti denying the Holocaust was found at a massacre site in France
Both the French president and prime minister are calling for justice after graffiti denying the Holocaust was found at a memorial center in the…
Continue Reading Syracuse University suspends 23 students after ‘incredibly reckless’ gathering
An “incredibly reckless” gathering has brought the suspensions of 23 Syracuse University students, school officials say in a letter. The…
Continue Reading An 18-year-old woman drowned near a Minnesota dam after carrying several children to safety, police say
Minnesota police say 18-year-old Raina Lynn Neeland drowned after carrying several children to safety who were near a dam. Police responded to a call…
Continue Reading Erik Moses is first Black track president in NASCAR history
Erik Moses, a former XFL team president, is the first Black person to be named president at a NASCAR track. Moses was named president of Nashville…
Continue Reading Rescue crews recover body of off-duty firefighter who went missing in the Detroit River
The body of off-duty firefighter Sgt. Sivad Johnson has been recovered by Detroit police and fire divers, according to a tweet from the Michigan…
Continue Reading South Carolina official faces criticism for dressing in traditional Arab clothing to play a terrorist in a training exercise
A civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a South Carolina councilman who posted a photo of himself dressed in traditional Arab and…
Continue Reading The simple reason why colleges are reopening
It took just one week into the fall semester for multiple Covid-19 clusters to emerge at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill —…
Continue Reading ‘United Shades of America’: Five reflections on life during Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, from the way we work and learn to the way we travel, shop and socialize — even to the way…
Continue Reading Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day
Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time. Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward…
Continue Reading How a brand of chalk achieved cult status among mathematicians
Some call it the Rolls Royce of chalk, the Steinway of writing utensils. Some say it’s unbreakable, others say it leaves no dust behind. And it…
Continue Reading Federal judge effectively blocks a 175-guest wedding from happening as the case winds through the legal process
A New York couple that has been battling the state government in court for the right to hold a wedding with 175 guests — more people than…
Continue Reading Jack Sherman, an early guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, dies at 64
Jack Sherman, a guitarist who played on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ debut album, has died at 64, the band announced on Instagram. “He was…
Continue Reading These men received 505-year prison sentences each. Now their cases are under new scrutiny
On an August afternoon in 1991, a federal judge in California sent an unmistakable message in the “war on drugs” when he sentenced four…
Continue Reading Spat at, segregated, policed: Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted
Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never…
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A Taco Bell employee saved a man’s life after he passed out in the drive-thru
A Taco Bell employee in Tennessee is being hailed a hero for saving a man’s life after he passed out in the drive-thru. Sonja Nixon Frazier,…
Continue Reading Songbirds sing so loudly at dawn because they’re warming up, study finds
Songbirds, they’re just like us. Researchers have found that when song sparrows chirp loudly outside your window in the wee hours of the…
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Biden tells ABC News: ‘I would shut country down’ to halt virus spread if scientists recommended it
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News on Friday that as president, he would…
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Texas Rangers name 1st female captains and 1st captain with a doctorate
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Rangers are making history with three landmark promotions announced this week. After nearly 200 years, the Texas…
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Kentucky Derby will run without fans in the stands
Just over a week after announcing that the Kentucky Derby would allow fans in the stands to witness the 146th edition, organizers have changed their…
Continue Reading California wildfires: 560 blazes have scorched more acres than there are in Rhode Island
Almost every firefighting resource in California is battling the hundreds of blazes the include two of the largest wildfires in the state’s…
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Coast Guard searching for 4 missing crew members after ship hits propane pipeline in Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday in the Port of…
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin sentenced to 2 months in prison in college admissions scam. Her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, got 5 months
Actress Lori Loughlin was sentenced Friday to two months in federal prison for her role in the college admissions scandal, a fate she and her…
Continue Reading The 14-hour storm caused extensive damage. Now Iowans are trying to recover from the ‘land hurricane’
Every Wednesday night, Danielle Hecker is part of a bike club that rides the streets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. But lately, the group of about 20 people…
Continue Reading Giant panda gives birth at the National Zoo
The Smithsonian National Zoo has grown by four paws with the birth of a giant panda cub. The zoo suspected mom Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) may be…
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