Pilot whales turned up again on a Georgia beach. 16 of them died
About 26 whales beached this week in Georgia — and 16 of them died — in the second mass stranding this year in the state, the Georgia…
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Dozens gather to launch rockets for official launch of 2nd Annual El Paso Space Festival
3…2…1 Blast off! Dozens of kids and their parents gathered together Saturday morning at the RC Airstrip in northeast El Paso to help…
Continue ReadingFormer chief of Army communications at Mar-a-Lago gets probation for lying during child pornography investigation
A US serviceman who oversaw Army communications at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was sentenced to three years of…
Continue ReadingSandeep Dhaliwal made history as Harris County’s first Sikh deputy. Here’s why the community loved him
For the residents of one of the largest communities in Texas, Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal was a lot more than a law enforcement officer. He was jovial,…
Continue ReadingOne twin dies, one lives after being left in a hot car at an Alabama dealership
Alabama investigators are looking into the hot car death of an 11-month-old boy after he and his twin sister were left for hours in a vehicle at a…
Continue ReadingEx-officer Amber Guyger testifies that she wishes Botham Jean ‘was the one with the gun who had killed me’
Amber Guyger, the ex-Dallas police officer charged with killing a 26-year-old man in his own apartment while she was off duty, broke down on the…
Continue ReadingGoogle celebrates its birthday with a cryptic doodle
You’d be forgiven if Friday’s Google Doodle threw you off a little bit. Usually when you click on the little masterpieces, it takes you…
Continue ReadingReporter who exposed racist tweets no longer at the paper after readers revealed his offensive tweets
The Des Moines Register reporter who exposed a man’s racist tweets from 2012 is no longer with the publication after readers revealed his own…
Continue ReadingBillie Eilish just announced another world tour
Start saving your coins — Billie Eilish is going on tour. Again. The “Bad Guy” singer announced her new world tour Friday, while…
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Judge grants protective order to girl seen bullied & assaulted on video at Montwood High School
An El Paso judge Friday granted a four-year protective order which legally separates two teenage girls involved in what appeared to be a brutal high…
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Borderland Blitz: High school football week 5 scores & highlights
Below are the scores and highlights for week four of the Borderland Blitz: 9/26 and 9/27 Hanks 21 at Del Valle 50 — FINAL Socorro 3 at Parkland…
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Homeless & disabled veteran in wheelchair struck, killed by semi-truck in El Paso’s Lower Valley
A homeless, disabled veteran in a wheelchair was struck and killed late Friday afternoon by a semi-truck near North Loop and Americas in the…
Continue ReadingBacteria are likely hiding in your household washing machine
When multidrug-resistant pathogens kept reappearing on the skin of premature babies in a German hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit,…
Continue ReadingA Texas deputy who made history is shot dead in an ambush during a traffic stop
The first Sikh to become a deputy at a Houston-area sheriff’s department was fatally shot in the head from behind Friday, authorities said.…
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Former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson of New Mexico dies at age 69
Joseph Wilson, the former ambassador who set off a political firestorm by disputing U.S. intelligence used to justify the 2003 Iraq invasion, died…
Continue ReadingPrinceton grad who killed his father after his allowance was cut gets 30 years to life
Thomas Gilbert Jr., who was convicted of killing his father after the older man cut back his weekly allowance, was sentenced Friday to 30 years to…
Continue ReadingParents charged after 11-month-old overdoses on fentanyl in backseat of car
The parents of an 11-month-old boy were arrested after allegedly falling asleep while their son overdosed on fentanyl in the backseat of their car,…
Continue ReadingA professor held her student’s baby while giving a 3-hour lecture so the mother could take notes
Last Thursday, when a Georgia college student couldn’t find a babysitter, her professor volunteered to hold the student’s baby while…
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Sheriff makes arrest of ‘possible serial gunman’ near Odessa after 4 shootings this week
West Texas authorities late Friday afternoon announced the arrest of a “possible serial gunman” in the Odessa area after four similar…
Continue ReadingMissouri man charged with intentionally starting Reservoir Fire in California
A Missouri man has been arrested and charged him with arson in connection with Reservoir Fire that burned approximately 128 acres, according to…
Continue ReadingResidents return home after gas leak in a Massachusetts city where explosions happened a year ago
Residents returned home Friday after a natural gas leak forced evacuations Friday morning in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of the communities hit last…
Continue ReadingA teacher has been reassigned after a quiz included criticism of President Trump
A teacher in Florida is under investigation after a question criticizing President Donald Trump showed up in a quiz distributed to middle schoolers.…
Continue ReadingWashington state orders emergency ban on flavored vape products
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has called for the state to impose an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products, including those that contain nicotine…
Continue ReadingSkydiver dies after crashing into big rig trailer on California highway
A skydiver was killed after she hit a big rig trailer and crash-landed on a Northern California highway outside an airport. The 28-year-old woman was…
Continue ReadingIn lung injury outbreak, signs point to majority of patients vaping THC products
Two reports published Friday shed more light on the mysterious, growing outbreak of lung injuries linked to vaping, highlighting the prevalence of…
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Texas cop who killed neighbor takes witness stand and weeps, says she was ‘scared’
A former Dallas police officer says she was “scared to death” when she opened what she thought was her apartment door last year and saw a…
Continue ReadingClimate change is raising quite the stink in Florida
A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the globe, which means people who live in coastal cities face real risks…
Continue ReadingAn Illinois man is found guilty of hate crimes after harassing a woman in a Puerto Rico flag shirt
An Illinois man who harassed a woman for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt has been found guilty of hate crime. A jury convicted Timothy G. Trybus of…
Continue ReadingWhy being an optimist is good for your heart
Looking on the bright side could save your life. People who look at life from a positive perspective have a much stronger shot at avoiding death from…
Continue ReadingFederal officials decline to charge officers in fatal shooting of Stephon Clark
Federal authorities said Thursday they will not file civil rights charges against two Sacramento, California, police officers who fatally shot…
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