A teen’s final days with the flu
On Christmas Day, 16-year-old Kaylee Roberts opened presents at her aunt’s house in suburban Cleveland, joyfully celebrating the holiday and…
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3 more alleged members of white supremacist group The Base are arrested in Georgia
Three Georgia men allegedly involved in a white supremacist group known as The Base have been arrested, the Floyd County Police Department announced…
Continue ReadingJustice Department releases 176 more pages of Mueller documents to CNN and BuzzFeed
CNN has received another 176 pages of notes from major witness interviews during former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation —…
Continue ReadingFBI official expresses ‘fair sense of worry’ over Monday’s pro-gun rally in Richmond
Federal authorities arrested a number of suspected neo-Nazis around the country this week out of concern that they were planning violent acts at…
Continue ReadingUS counterterrorism officials warn police to be on alert for ambush attacks
Federal counterterrorism officials are warning police departments across the country to maintain a heightened state of awareness for the potential…
Continue ReadingBarr dropped into Giuliani meeting at Justice Department in previously undisclosed encounter
Attorney General William Barr briefly attended a meeting at the Justice Department last fall between top criminal prosecutors and President Donald…
Continue ReadingGeorgia sheriff’s deputy arrested and charged with rape, police say
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on a charge of rape after a female suspect alleged that he had inappropriate contact with her,…
Continue ReadingEvelyn Yang was assured justice. Here’s how the doctor she says assaulted her went free
Evelyn Yang’s revelation that she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN has renewed national focus on a sweetheart plea deal between…
Continue ReadingAvalanche at California ski resort leaves 1 dead, 1 seriously injured
An avalanche at a California ski resort Friday morning killed one skier and seriously injured another, authorities said. The avalanche occurred in…
Continue ReadingThis Baltimore courthouse is set to be renamed for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings
Just a few months after the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings, Baltimore is honoring the former lawyer and lawmaker in a fitting way: renaming a…
Continue ReadingRapper Pop Smoke arrested for allegedly transporting a stolen Rolls Royce, authorities say
Rapper Pop Smoke had just returned from Europe Friday when he was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on a charge of…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court to review Obamacare requirement that employer-provided health insurance plans pay for contraceptives
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step in and review the Trump administration’s attempt to weaken the so-called “contraceptive…
Continue ReadingAwkwafina is conducting the New York City Subway’s 7 train
The monotone of the New York City Subway’s automated conductors has been temporarily replaced by the sing-songy rasp of a certain Golden Globe…
Continue ReadingBest Buy opens investigation into allegations of misconduct by CEO
Best Buy is investigating allegations of misconduct against its CEO Corie Barry, a company spokesperson said on Friday. The board launched the review…
Continue ReadingSenators brace for contentious Tuesday as impeachment trial begins in earnest
Senate leaders are preparing for a contentious session Tuesday that could stretch several hours as well as send the chamber into a closed session as…
Continue ReadingDisney drops ‘Fox’ name and will rebrand its movie studio as ’20th Century’
20th Century Fox is an icon of Hollywood history. Its epic fanfare title card has appeared in front of “The Sound of Music,” “Star…
Continue ReadingAppeals court throws out lawsuit by children seeking to force action on climate crisis
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a heavily promoted but long-shot lawsuit by a group of children and teenagers trying to force the federal…
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Former Texas nurse suspected of killing dozens of children has been sentenced to life in prison
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A former Texas nurse suspected of murdering dozens of young children decades ago was sentenced to life in prison Thursday…
Continue ReadingHow Joe Biden defended his Iraq vote
As the US War in Iraq continued to unravel in the spring of 2004, then-Sen. Joe Biden delivered a commencement speech at the University of Delaware…
Continue ReadingHouse chairman threatens to subpoena Pompeo over Iran policy hearing
The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday threatened to subpoena the nation’s top diplomat to testify about the Trump…
Continue ReadingTrump adds 3 lawyers, including Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz, to impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump is adding three seasoned lawyers to his impeachment legal defense team, people familiar with the matter…
Continue ReadingCalifornia is giving camp trailers and modular tents to cities to help the homeless
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday highlighted his government’s new provision of modular tents and camp trailers as part of a larger…
Continue ReadingMore Americans are alarmed by global warming than ever before, survey reveals
The proportion of Americans who are “alarmed” by global warming tripled over the last five years and is now at an all-time high, a new…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Trump called top military brass in 2017 a ‘bunch of dopes and babies’
President Donald Trump reprimanded his top military brass in a 2017 meeting at the Pentagon, calling them a “bunch of dopes and babies”…
Continue ReadingMac Miller’s family releases ‘Circles’
Mac Miller’s family has released his sixth and final studio album titled “Circles.” The family had announced the album last week…
Continue ReadingVermont looks to become first state to provide universal meals to public school students
A Vermont lawmaker is looking to make the state the first to provide meals to all public school students. State Democratic Sen. Debbie Ingram filed a…
Continue ReadingCDC to screen at three US airports for signs of new virus from China
More than 100 staffers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being deployed to three US airports to check passengers arriving…
Continue ReadingPotential super-Earth found orbiting the nearest star from our sun
In 2016, astronomers found a potentially habitable planet called Proxima b around the star Proxima Centauri, which is only 4.2 light-years from…
Continue ReadingFinding success in the cannabis industry sometimes means not mentioning cannabis
High Style Brewing had big expansion plans for its cannabis business. But it hit a major snag: Its name wasn’t legal in Nevada. Instead of…
Continue ReadingMcConnell tries to set trial rules as pressure building on vulnerable senators
It had been weeks since the House of Representatives passed articles of impeachment, and back home senators were getting pushed on what they believed…
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