Baylor vs. Houston football game scheduled for this weekend postponed because of Covid-19
The Baylor Bears and Houston Cougars will not be playing college football on Saturday due to Covid-19 concerns on Baylor’s team. The…
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Shots fired at home of two New Jersey police officers who were inside with their 10-day-old child
Police are searching for two suspects after shots were fired at the New Jersey home of two police officers earlier this week while they were on the…
Continue Reading 3 people arrested in Oregon accused of setting up illegal roadblocks near wildfire evacuation zones
Three people in Multnomah County, Oregon, are accused of setting up an illegal roadblock north of the Riverside Fire evacuation zone this week. The…
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A carjacker held a couple hostage for hours in Tennessee before killing the husband, investigators say
Aileen and Jordan Stevens were driving to church on Sunday when a car rear-ended their Ford Mustang on Interstate 24 in Tennessee. It was about 9:30…
Continue Reading A carjacker held a couple hostage for hours in Tennessee before killing the husband, investigators say
Aileen and Jordan Stevens were driving to church on Sunday when a car rear-ended their Ford Mustang on Interstate 24 in Tennessee. It was about 9:30…
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An Idaho pastor skeptical of masks lands in the ICU for Covid-19
A pastor in Idaho who called himself a “no-masker” during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting…
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An Idaho pastor skeptical of masks lands in the ICU for Covid-19
A pastor in Idaho who called himself a “no-masker” during a service and repeatedly questioned the veracity of coronavirus case reporting…
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U.S. banning WeChat, TikTok citing national security
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar…
Continue Reading CDC reverses controversial virus guidelines that said people without symptoms may not need a test
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who…
Continue Reading University of Cincinnati is looking into an instructor that referred to Covid-19 as the ‘Chinese virus’ in an email to student
A University of Cincinnati dean is investigating an email in which an instructor told a quarantined student who had to miss class that those…
Continue Reading Venus is a Russian planet — say the Russians
No longer confined to territories here on Earth, Russia has now staked its claim on Venus, saying it is a “Russian planet.” This week,…
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U.S. & Mexico border-crossing restrictions to officially stay in place through Oct. 21
UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — Travel restrictions on the United States’ shared borders with Mexico and Canada have been extended through Oct. 21 due to…
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Official says Europe will send 30 observers for US presidential vote instead of 500 because of the pandemic
VIENNA (AP) — Europe’s largest security organization said Friday that it has drastically scaled back plans to send as many as 500 observers to…
Continue Reading Hubble spies stormy weather on Jupiter
Each time the Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter looks a little different. This time,…
Continue Reading Firefighter dies in California wildfire sparked by gender reveal party
SAN BERNARDINO, California — A firefighter has been killed in the El Dorado Fire, the blaze sparked this month by a botched gender reveal…
Continue Reading Oregon environmentalist George Atiyeh remains missing after wildfire destroys his home
An Oregon environmentalist who fought to protect the pristine Opal Creek Wilderness has been missing since a devastating wildfire swept through his…
Continue Reading Investigators say Los Angeles deputies fired 19 times at Dijon Kizzee after he tried to pick up a gun
Investigators looking into the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Black man Dijon Kizzee say he picked up a gun he had dropped before two deputies fired…
Continue Reading A record one person in every 1,500 in Japan is aged at least 100 — and they’re probably a woman
Nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, new data from the Japanese government shows. Figures from Japan’s Health, Labor and…
Continue Reading An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient’s tooth on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail
A former dentist who was filmed extracting a patient’s tooth while standing on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, according…
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An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient’s tooth on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail
A former dentist who was filmed extracting a patient’s tooth while standing on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, according…
Continue Reading A White police chief lays out why BLM protests matter in small towns
Even though there hasn’t been a single Black Lives Matter protest in the predominantly White city of Canal Fulton, Ohio, their White police…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 18: coronavirus, election 2020, USPS, Taiwan
The West Coast wildfires are still so severe, Yosemite National Park has had to close due to hazardous air quality. Firefighters are hoping better…
Continue Reading Wanted: People who want to get paid to taste cheeseburgers
For burger lovers out there, a dream job has opened up: getting paid to eat cheeseburgers. In honor of National Cheeseburger Day on Friday,…
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Wanted: People who want to get paid to taste cheeseburgers
For burger lovers out there, a dream job has opened up: getting paid to eat cheeseburgers. In honor of National Cheeseburger Day on Friday,…
Continue Reading Scientists win award for giving an alligator helium and making it shout
A team of scientists who put an alligator in a helium-filled box and made it shout have won an Ig Nobel Prize, a prestigious(ish) award that…
Continue Reading Outgoing US ambassador to China blames Beijing for coronavirus as he heads home to help Trump
The outgoing United States Ambassador to China has denounced Beijing’s initial handling of the coronavirus, saying that “what could have…
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Outgoing US ambassador to China blames Beijing for coronavirus as he heads home to help Trump
The outgoing United States Ambassador to China has denounced Beijing’s initial handling of the coronavirus, saying that “what could have…
Continue Reading Utah officer charged after allegedly ordering K9 to attack Black man who was surrendering
A Salt Lake City police officer was charged Wednesday in connection with allegedly ordering a police dog to attack a Black man who was surrendering…
Continue Reading Louisville Metro Council passes vote of no confidence against mayor over handling of Breonna Taylor case
The Louisville Metro Council passed a resolution Thursday night that expresses no-confidence in Mayor Greg Fischer for his lack of transparency and…
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