Man last seen with missing Houston tiger jailed on unrelated charge
A Bengal tiger is still at large somewhere in the Houston area, police say, but the man last seen with the big cat is now behind bars. Victor Hugo…
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Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado is also charged with voter fraud for filling out her ballot
A Colorado man who was recently charged with murder in the disappearance of his wife a year ago has also been charged with voter fraud for voting for…
Continue Reading A Black softball player says she was forced to cut off her hair beads at a game. Her family wants to change the rule they say is discriminatory
It was her last home softball game of the season, and Nicole Pyles, a sophomore at Durham Hillside High School in North Carolina, had just hit a…
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China lands spacecraft on Mars for 1st time to advance space program
BEIJING, China — China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space program. The official Xinhua News…
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Medina Spirit cleared to race in the Preakness Stakes after passing drug tests
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit can race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after the final two rounds of blood samples from the horse were…
Continue Reading At least 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in violent confrontations in West Bank, as Gaza rocket fire enters fifth day
At least 10 Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli forces during violent clashes in towns and cities across the West Bank, the Gaza-based…
Continue Reading South Carolina sheriff’s office releases footage showing the in-custody death of a mentally ill Black man
Newly released footage showing how a Black man died as deputies forcibly removed him from a South Carolina jail cell is the latest case to raise…
Continue Reading South Carolina sheriff’s office releases jail footage showing the in-custody death of a mentally ill Black man
Newly released footage showing how a Black man died as deputies forcibly removed him from a South Carolina jail cell is the latest case to raise…
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Walmart now says vaccinated shoppers won’t need masks
NEW YORK, NY — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said Friday afternoon that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask…
Continue Reading Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials say
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the…
Continue Reading Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, officials says
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the…
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$26 million California lottery jackpot goes unclaimed; winning ticket may have been washed with laundry
It looks like a $26 million dollar lottery jackpot will go unclaimed in California because no one came forward with the winning ticket. The winner of…
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Houston police think a missing Bengal tiger is still in the city — but they don’t know where
HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston police official said Friday he thinks a Bengal tiger last seen this past Sunday is still in Houston and has been…
Continue Reading Alex Rodriguez part of ownership group set to buy NBA’s Timberwolves and WNBA’s Lynx
Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore have agreed to a deal to purchase the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves…
Continue Reading A NYC mosque was vandalized with anti-Palestinian graffiti
New York City police are searching for the person who vandalized a mosque in Brooklyn with anti-Palestinian graffiti on one of the holiest days in…
Continue Reading Interim repair could speed up reopening of Memphis bridge, TDOT says
A design team is looking at an interim repair for the crack on the Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis until a new part can be made to replace the…
Continue Reading Columbus, Ohio, agrees to pay $10 million settlement to family of Andre Hill
The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay a record $10 million settlement to the family Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot and killed by a…
Continue Reading Philadelphia health commissioner resigns after mayor learns he cremated and disposed of 1985 MOVE bombing victims’ remains
Philadelphia’s city health commissioner is resigning after news he cremated and disposed of some of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing…
Continue Reading School district investigating high school assignment questioning if Derek Chauvin deserves a new trial
Students at an upstate New York high school were given a writing assignment about whether Derek Chauvin should be granted a new trial over the murder…
Continue Reading China says its Mars rover could land this weekend
China could soon join the United States as the second country to land and operate a rover on Mars. Beijing’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe is expected…
Continue Reading Fugitive wanted in fatal shooting of Yale student is arrested
An MIT graduate student wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Yale University student in February has been arrested, authorities said…
Continue Reading Carole Baskin offers $5,000 reward for tiger missing in Houston
Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix series “Tiger King,” is offering a $5,000 reward in connection with the…
Continue Reading Waterway under vital Memphis bridge reopens to maritime traffic
The US Coast Guard said Friday that transit on the Mississippi River waterway under Interstate 40 bridge in Memphis has reopened after a crack forced…
Continue Reading Spencer Silver, the chemist who gave Post-it Notes their signature stick, dies at 80
Of the duo that created 3M’s now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created…
Continue Reading House GOP elects NY Rep. Elise Stefanik to No. 3 leadership post, anointing Trump loyalist after booting Liz Cheney
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership. The upstate New York Republican was elected to…
Continue Reading School district investigating divisive high school assignment questioning if Derek Chauvin deserves a new trial
Students at an upstate New York high school were given a writing assignment about whether Derek Chauvin should win a new trial over the death of…
Continue Reading Cat jumps from fifth floor of burning building, bounces and strolls away
A Chicago cat used up at least one of its nine lives on Thursday when it leaped from the fifth story of a burning building, bounced off the ground…
Continue Reading Here’s what these young Americans are looking forward to after getting their Covid-19 vaccines
For 12-year-old Henzie Cabrera, getting a Covid-19 vaccine means two things: school and soccer. Although these are parts of life taken for granted…
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Afghan police day death toll in Kabul mosque bombing rises to 12, including the Imam
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police say a bomb ripped through a mosque in northern Kabul during Friday prayers, killing 12 worshippers.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 14: Covid-19, US policing, immigration, Afghanistan, Tigray
The Colonial Pipeline is up and working again, but gas shortages — and the ensuing gas panic — probably won’t be resolved for a few…
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