Walmart to close all stores for Thanksgiving Day
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — You won’t be able to go shopping at Walmart on Thanksgiving. Walmart announced it will close all U.S. stores on Thanksgiving…
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America is on a gun-buying spree. Here’s what is driving the surge
Robin Armstrong said she’s had a phobia of guns since her brother was fatally shot, but that hasn’t stopped her from buying a Springfield…
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Seven high school football coaches lose jobs over allegations they made a Hebrew Israelite player eat a pizza that had contained pork
Seven of eight Ohio high school football coaches who allegedly forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it,…
Continue Reading A ‘person of interest’ has been named in the 2000 death of a Massachusetts teenager
A man who was previously convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping, and who died in 2016, has been named as a “person of interest” in…
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Houston woman allegedly kept missing child’s body in a plastic storage tote
HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston woman who was charged with tampering with physical evidence in the case of a missing 6-year-old boy kept his body in…
Continue Reading Five additional coffins found at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site
Crews searching an excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found five coffins on Thursday…
Continue Reading Utah governor asks residents to pray for rain to help combat a record drought
The governor of Utah is calling on a higher power to help combat the extreme dry weather afflicting the state. On Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox issued a…
Continue Reading NASA mission to get up close with Jupiter moon — the largest in the solar system
The largest moon in our solar system is preparing for its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission has been…
Continue Reading A veteran’s microphone was cut during part of a Memorial Day speech that touched on Black people’s role in the holiday
The American Legion of Ohio said Thursday it is investigating a Memorial Day incident in which a keynote speaker’s microphone was turned off…
Continue Reading Her father was killed in the California fire station shooting. Firefighters came to her graduation
Joslyn Carlon wore her dad’s firefighting jacket over her graduation gown when she walked across the stage to accept her high school diploma on…
Continue Reading Facebook says Trump to remain banned for at least 2 years
OAKLAND, California — Facebook says it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he…
Continue Reading Minneapolis buildings vandalized, police say, after authorities shoot and kill suspect
Some buildings in Minneapolis were vandalized and looted late Thursday and early Friday, police said, amid protests over authorities’ fatal…
Continue Reading Why the toppled statue of slave trader Edward Colston is going on public display in England
A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black…
Continue Reading Operation Enduring Freedom Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United…
Continue Reading Hate crimes, shooting incidents in New York City have surged since last year, NYPD data show
Hate crimes against Asian people in New York City have increased by 335% this year when compared to the same period last year, according to the…
Continue Reading The world’s ‘biggest and deepest’ swimming pool is to be built in the UK. It will descend 164 feet
A UK company is to build what it says is the world’s biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut Tim Peake. The…
Continue Reading 3 years ago, a massive algae bloom in Florida killed 2,000 tons of marine life. It’s threatening again
It’s not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer. The colorfully named, obnoxious — and sometimes deadly — microorganisms…
Continue Reading More than a dozen cities push to minimize or even eliminate police presence at mental health calls
More than a dozen cities are developing “alternative” or “co-response” programs to minimize or eliminate the role of police…
Continue Reading Covid-19 variant identified in India may increase risk of hospitalization, UK officials say
The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that was first identified in India is now believed to be dominant in the United Kingdom, Public Health England…
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Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space.…
Continue Reading Bono Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin,…
Continue Reading No tsunami warnings after two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes hit off Oregon coast
Two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes struck the Pacific Ocean off Oregon’s coast early Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…
Continue Reading Kids need vaccines. So do poor nations
Vaccinating young people is an integral part of protecting the broader community from Covid-19, say experts, and although serious disease among…
Continue Reading Family calls for tougher charges against fraternity members in connection with a 2019 student death at a party
Prosecutors in the state of Washington have charged 15 current and former members of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at Washington State…
Continue Reading Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich appears on state TV as critics decry his detention as a ‘hostage’-taking
Detained journalist Roman Protasevich has again appeared on Belarusian state media, to the concern of government critics who fear the young dissident…
Continue Reading Driver shot by Washington state troopers after high-speed chase, officials say
Washington state police on Thursday shot a driver after a high-speed chase that began when the suspect allegedly fled from a traffic stop,…
Continue Reading US Marshals say a suspect was shot and killed avoiding arrest in Minneapolis
A person was shot and killed by authorities in Minneapolis and another person was injured, the US Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday,…
Continue Reading At least 10% of the world’s giant sequoias lost in a single wildfire, report suggests
About 10 to 14% of the world’s giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California’s Sequoia National…
Continue Reading 9-year-old driver and younger sister, who told police they were driving to California for a swim, unharmed after crashing into semi in Utah
Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a…
Continue Reading Investigators ask for surveillance video to help in their search for a missing 11-year-old
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in Central Iowa after hundreds of people…
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