How to watch and get ready for NCAA March Madness
After the coronavirus pandemic prevented March Madness last year, it’s back and ready for your brackets — but before you fill them out…
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2021 Oscar nominations: ‘Mank’ leads with 10 nods
LOS ANGELES, California — The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas…
Continue Reading Megan Thee Stallion and Fashion Nova give $100K to Breonna Taylor foundation, saying ‘justice has still not been served’
Megan Thee Stallion partnered with apparel retail company Fashion Nova to donate $100,000 to the Breonna Taylor Foundation on the first anniversary…
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Dozens of residents evacuated as rare wildfire in New Jersey damages homes
A wildfire that tore through a New Jersey town on Sunday afternoon burned more than 170 acres and left one firefighter hospitalized in critical…
Continue Reading A missing California woman who went on a one-day hike was found dead in the mountains, police say
A woman whose family reported her missing when she didn’t return from a day-long hike last weekend was found dead near a Southern California…
Continue Reading The Lakewood fire has now burned over 160 acres of land
A large brush fire in Lakewood, New Jersey, that began Sunday afternoon has so far burned over 160 acres of land and damaged at least 29 homes,…
Continue Reading Grammys winners 2021: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift make history
NEW YORK — Beyoncé and Taylor Swift had a historic night at the Grammys, where the top four awards were won by female acts. Swift became the first…
Continue Reading Weeks after a winter storm, residents of Jackson, Mississippi, may soon be able to stop boiling water before using it
The water supply in Jackson, Mississippi, may finally return to normal soon, weeks after a winter storm left some without service and forced a…
Continue Reading 100 arrested as spring break crowds hit Miami Beach despite the pandemic
About 100 people have been arrested and two police officers injured as spring break crowds gathered in Florida’s Miami Beach over the weekend,…
Continue Reading An iconic guitar from Elvis Presley’s Comeback Special is up for auction
Elvis Presley fans will have a chance to claim a bit of musical history when a guitar used during an iconic performance by the king of rock…
Continue Reading Two people injured in avalanche at Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
An avalanche at a Utah canyon injured two people on Sunday, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Four people were involved in the…
Continue Reading Jessica McClintock, fashion designer, dies aged 90
Fashion designer Jessica McClintock has died at age 90, according to an obituary published Sunday by the San Francisco Chronicle. McClintock…
Continue Reading Megan Thee Stallion gives $100K to Breonna Taylor foundation, saying ‘justice has still not been served’
Megan Thee Stallion partnered with apparel retail company Fashion Nova to donate $100,000 to the Breonna Taylor Foundation on the first anniversary…
Continue Reading After daughter’s passing, two-time cancer survivor creates safer PPE
When Kezia Fitzgerald’s 1-year-old daughter Saoirse was fighting a stage four neuroblastoma tumor, Kezia knew she wanted to do everything in…
Continue Reading Three small earthquakes shake Wichita, Kansas, area
Three small earthquakes shook the Wichita, Kansas, area early Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS measured a…
Continue Reading Duke University undergrads ordered to stay in place all week as Covid-19 cases spike
Duke University officials issued a stay-in-place order for all undergraduate students through next Sunday as the school tries to combat a rapidly…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend files federal lawsuit alleging Louisville police violated his rights during raid
The day before the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death, her boyfriend Kenneth Walker III filed a federal lawsuit against the Louisville Metro…
Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s iconic guitar up for grabs in upcoming auction
Elvis Presley fans will have a chance to claim a bit of musical history when a guitar used during an iconic performance by the king of rock…
Continue Reading Shooting at a party in Chicago leaves 13 people wounded and 2 dead
Two people were killed and 13 others were wounded in a mass shooting at a party on Chicago’s South Side early Sunday morning, police said.…
Continue Reading Americans bought guns in record numbers in 2020 during a year of unrest — and the surge is continuing
Gun sales in the United States reached a record level last year, with the biggest increases in background checks for firearms overlapping with months…
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Here’s how you could win $1,000 by playing cornhole in your own backyard
If you are a lawn game enthusiast, now might be your chance to shine! Lawn care company TruGreen is offering $1,000 dollars to a cornhole aficionado…
Continue Reading 14-year-old suspect arrested in Indiana after missing 6-year-old found dead near apartment complex
A 14-year-old suspect was arrested after a 6-year-old girl was found deceased Friday night in Indiana. The girl was reported missing from the area of…
Continue Reading Here’s why your stimulus payment may still be pending
WASHINGTON, DC — Some Americans are seeing their stimulus checks pending in their bank accounts, and they’re complaining about banks…
Continue Reading Exit polls point to defeats for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in 2 state elections
BERLIN (AP) — Projections are pointing to clear defeats for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party in two German state elections.…
Continue Reading Covid prevented last year’s NCAA tourneys; Now organizers have plans for a successful Big Dance
A year ago we were left with empty courts and empty brackets. Just as men’s college basketball conference tournaments jumped into action,…
Continue Reading Announcer who hurled racist insults at a high school basketball team has issued an apology
The Oklahoma high school basketball announcer who hurled racist insults during a livestream of a state basketball game has apologized for his…
Continue Reading Seattle police used DNA to identify suspect in the death of a baby 23 years ago
Nearly 23 years ago, a newborn baby was found dead in a trash can at a gas station in Seattle. Decades later, police have arrested a suspect in the…
Continue Reading Crowd shouts ‘Shame on you’ as London police break up a peaceful vigil for Sarah Everard
At first it all appeared calm. As night fell on the part of South London where Sarah Everard took her final steps 10 days ago, the clouds parted for…
Continue Reading Weeks after a winter storm, Jackson, Mississippi, residents may soon be able to stop boiling water before using it
The water supply in Jackson, Mississippi, may finally return to normal soon, weeks after a winter storm left some without service and forced a…
Continue Reading The place where George Floyd died is a now sacred space and a battleground
First you see the barricades — traffic cones, graffitied concrete Jersey barriers and a metal frame that resembles a bike rack. Then…
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