Grandmother sues after she was arrested at Disney with CBD oil in her purse
Attorney Ben Crump has filed a civil lawsuit against several entities including, The Walt Disney Co. and the Orange County Sheriff, on behalf of…
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Prehistoric ‘hell ants’ hunted their prey with unusual headgear
Sometime during the Cretaceous period, 99 million years ago, a prehistoric hell ant trapped a tasty treat — a relative of the cockroach —…
Continue ReadingFamily says rafting trip to Riversport Adventures OKC turned dangerous
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — A family visiting Oklahoma says a trip to Riversport…
Continue ReadingOklahoma high school custodian tests positive for COVID-19 one week away from the start of school
Click here for updates on this story MOORE, OK (KFOR) — A custodian for Moore High School tested positive for COVID-19…
Continue Reading‘Big Brother: All-Stars’ meet their competition in Season 22 premiere
“Big Brother” was back Wednesday with a live two-hour Season 22 premiere that revealed just who the new houseguests would be. The show,…
Continue ReadingOprah sends 500 CEOs and leaders copies of ‘Caste,’ which compares America’s racial hierarchy to India and Nazi Germany
Oprah says her latest book club pick “might well save us.” So the media mogul is sending 500 copies to the nation’s governors,…
Continue ReadingMississippi’s governor just mandated masks in public gatherings and school. The state is top 5 for coronavirus cases per capita
Mississippi for weeks has been punching above its weight in the wrong coronavirus statistics. After a summer surge, the state with a relatively low…
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New polls suggest Trump’s position has stabilized
There’s little doubt that former Vice President Joe Biden has the upperhand against President Donald Trump at this point. Biden has led in poll…
Continue ReadingSome teachers wrote their own obituaries as part of their back to school prep
Sarah Backstrom knew this school year was going to be different, even without the Covid-19 pandemic. The veteran teacher moved to Des Moines, Iowa,…
Continue ReadingAlmost 100 people in Ohio were infected with coronavirus after man attended church service
A man with Covid-19 went to church in mid-June, then 91 other people got sick, including 53 who were at the service, according to Ohio’s…
Continue ReadingFabio Jakobsen in a ‘comatose condition’ following horrific crash at Tour of Poland
Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen is in a “comatose condition” following a horrific crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland,…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, August 6
“As long as you have any member of society, any demographic group, who’s not seriously trying to get to the end game of suppressing this,…
Continue ReadingWhy a giant Hindu deity is appearing on Times Square — and why it’s so controversial
Times Square is pretty deserted these days, with the tourists who usually throng the New York City landmark kept home by the coronavirus. But that…
Continue ReadingThe latest US food trend is 1950s nostalgia with the return of carhops
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down his restaurants, Colton Weiss knew that to survive, he would need a creative (and safe) solution to keep…
Continue ReadingThe Black children who had guns drawn on them in a stolen vehicle mix-up are traumatized, the mother says
Four children are traumatized days after officers in Aurora, Colorado, drew guns on them in a mix-up over a stolen vehicle, the woman driving the…
Continue ReadingJake Paul has propelled to fame as a brash social media villain. And he loves it
With his spiky blond hair, brash personality and eye-popping antics, YouTube star Jake Paul has propelled to fame as a social media villain and…
Continue ReadingQuit my job, or risk serious illness? Parents and teachers face grueling decisions as schools reopen
First-grade teacher Amy Forehand was stunned to learn young students in her Georgia school district will return to classrooms by the end of this…
Continue Reading‘May karma find you all’: Texas woman’s obituary for her late husband condemns Trump, Abbott and people who don’t wear masks
JEFFERSON, Texas — Stacey Nagy’s husband, David, died two weeks ago from coronavirus complications. She grieved the loss of her longtime…
Continue ReadingPeople are dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC says
People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died…
Continue ReadingTie-dye on the rise as a pandemic pastime
For Danielle Somers, tie-dye has taken on ritual status during the pandemic. Like all good rituals, it’s a mix of order and chaos; the process…
Continue ReadingFlint, Michigan, will destroy guns seized by police rather than auctioning them
In an effort to keep illegal firearms off the street, the City of Flint, Michigan, has announced it will start destroying guns seized by police…
Continue ReadingWeed is not good for your heart, studies say
You may love smoking weed, but it does not love your heart, according to the American Heart Association’s new scientific statement on…
Continue ReadingThese tortoises saved their species from extinction. Now they’re back home
Island life is treating 15 recently released giant tortoises well as they settle back into their home island after decades in a captive breeding…
Continue ReadingJason Momoa surprises Lisa Bonet by restoring her old Mustang
Jason Momoa has just upstaged all husbands amid the pandemic. The “Aquaman” star surprised his wife, Lisa Bonet, by restoring her 1965…
Continue ReadingSatellite images of Beirut, Lebanon explosion show massive crater at port
BEIRUT, LEBANON — Satellite images, obtained Wednesday from Planet Labs Inc., show a massive crater at the site of Tuesday’s explosion in…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s National Parks are free today. Find a park near you and get outside
Getting a little stir crazy quarantining at home? Get outside and visit a national park for free today. A conservation and public lands bill, known…
Continue ReadingNovavax Phase 1 data shows coronavirus vaccine is safe and elicits an immune response
A third US company has released study results showing its coronavirus vaccine is safe and elicits an immune response. Novavax, Inc. released Phase 1…
Continue ReadingExploding stars created the calcium in our bones and teeth, study says
The calcium in our bones and teeth likely came from stars exploding in supernovas and scattering this mineral across the universe in massive…
Continue ReadingTourist snaps the toes off 19th-century statue while posing for photo
Police in Italy have identified a 50-year-old Austrian man who broke three toes off a statue at a museum as he posed for a photo with the artwork.…
Continue ReadingA rare winter wonderland blanketed Tasmania, and residents couldn’t get enough
A rare event this week kept residents in northern Tasmania, Australia, up all night: snowflakes falling. Kiani Chippendale, 26, told CNN she’d…
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