Fortnite leaves players staring at a black hole for hours ahead of Season 11 launch
A special event to mark the end the tenth season of Fortnite has plunged legions of players into a black hole. Players logged in Sunday to…
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Elizabeth Warren escalates Facebook ad feud
A days-long feud between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Facebook intensified over the weekend as Warren openly accused the company of “taking money…
Continue ReadingCanada rugby players help typhoon clean-up after game canceled in Japan
Canadian rugby players helped with recovery efforts in Kamaishi, Japan following the cancellation of their match, which was called off because of the…
Continue ReadingIreland advances to quarterfinals at rugby’s World Cup as Typhoon Hagibis batters host nation
Ireland eased to a 47-5 win over Samoa in its final Rugby World Cup group game on Saturday as Typhoon Hagibis battered the host nation but will have…
Continue ReadingA Texas mom is going to prison after putting her son through unnecessary medical procedures
A Dallas mother made her son go through unnecessary medical procedures throughout the first years of his life, court documents say. She was sentenced…
Continue ReadingA community is still searching for a University of Portland freshman who went missing a week ago
A search party of about 100 people combed through the areas surrounding the University of Portland this weekend, hoping to find anything that might…
Continue ReadingActivists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex
The Ugandan government’s plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the…
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Ladder used by drug smugglers found along border fence separating Juarez and Santa Teresa
Federal agents with Mexico’s National Guard discovered a ladder Sunday apparently used to cross over the U.S.-Mexico border fence separating…
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2 dead, 5 hurt when family’s van plunges off Camino Real bridge near Juarez
A van carrying a family on a trip crashed along the Camino Real bridge just southwest of Juarez and then plunged down an embankment into an empty…
Continue ReadingLawyer for slain woman’s family says Fort Worth police should not be investigating themselves
A lawyer for the family of a black woman who was fatally shot inside her Fort Worth, Texas, home by a white police officer says an outside agency…
Continue ReadingJapanese artist’s decade-old doodle in a New York bar skyrockets in value
The walls of most bars are adorned with artwork of some kind, including the doodles of patrons after a few drinks. But a Manhattan bar has a set of…
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Struggling Jets stun Cowboys 24-22 for 1st win of season
Sam Darnold gave the Jets’ struggling offense a huge boost by throwing two touchdown passes in his return from mononucleosis, and New York held…
Continue ReadingA high school runner who overcame a traumatic brain injury is crowned homecoming king
Caleb Freeman was once the fastest runner at his Oklahoma high school. But after a car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, he was told…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s coming this week on impeachment as Congress returns to Washington
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week with House Democrats set to accelerate their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. First up:…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden to step down from Chinese company board and not work for foreign-owned firms if father elected
Former Vice President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden announced that he will resign at the end of the month from his board role in the management…
Continue ReadingDefense secretary: Trump orders withdrawal of remaining US troops from northern Syria
President Donald Trump is ordering the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday, a development that has…
Continue ReadingFirefighters make headway against the biggest of California’s active wildfires
Firefighters are making progress containing the largest of the wildfires currently burning in California, authorities said. The Saddleridge Fire in…
Continue ReadingUAW ups strike benefits for GM workers
As the United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors reached the end of its fourth week Sunday, the union moved to raise the level of…
Continue Reading‘Joker’ has huge second weekend at the box office
A psychotic clown beat out the Addams Family and two Will Smiths at the box office this weekend. “Joker,” the gruesome R-rated film about…
Continue ReadingCalifornia becomes the first state to ban fur products
California has become the first US state to ban the sale of animal fur products. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday that will make it…
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Pixel 4 phone launch: What to expect
For months, gadget blogs and even Google itself have teased so many photos and videos and details about the Pixel 4 that one prominent tech…
Continue ReadingWhat Shepard Smith’s departure really reveals about Trump’s support
When Shepard Smith announced Friday that he was leaving Fox News, he revealed something important about the state of conservative politics: there is…
Continue ReadingKenya’s Brigid Kosgei destroys women’s world record at Chicago Marathon
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei beat the women’s marathon world record by more than a minute Sunday in winning the Chicago Marathon. Her unofficial…
Continue ReadingLawmakers scoff as White House threatens Turkey with sanctions but won’t ‘activate’ them
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday giving the Treasury Department “very significant new sanctions authorities”…
Continue ReadingCoco Gauff, 15, becomes the youngest tennis titlist in 15 years
A tournament that began in defeat for Coco Gauff ended with the popular teen claiming her first tennis title. The 15-year-old from Florida became the…
Continue Reading‘SNL’ takes on the origin story of Oscar the Grouch in a ‘Joker’ spoof
It’s rough out there on those streets. Especially on “Sesame Street.” As “Joker,” the controversial R-rated movie about…
Continue ReadingHelp wanted: Trump looks for his fifth Homeland Security chief in three years
Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters have on their radar, in this week’s “Inside Politics” forecast. 1. More…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles sets record for most world gymnastics championship medals
Simone Biles became the most decorated gymnast in the world championships’ history on Sunday with a gold medal on the balance beam in…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Pro-Turkish forces cut off main road to Kurdish city of Kobani
Pro-Turkish forces cut off the main road between the east and west of Syrian Kurdish territory Sunday, effectively cutting off the main city of…
Continue ReadingIt’s the US Navy’s birthday. Here are five things to know about the powerful military force
Salute to the United States Navy, which celebrates its 244th birthday on Sunday. Founded on October 13, 1775, the US Navy describes itself as the…
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