Police have caught the inmate who escaped jail by carving through a brick wall
An inmate who escaped a Texas jail by carving through a brick wall has been caught. Jace Martin Laws was taken into custody Friday morning after he…
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Kazakhstan flight with almost 100 onboard crashes, killing at least 12 people
A passenger plane carrying almost 100 people crashed seconds after takeoff in Kazakhstan on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens…
Continue ReadingWhat’s 12-feet long, almost a thousand pounds and is hanging out near South Florida? Ironbound, the great white shark
Tourists and snowbirds aren’t the only ones spending the holidays around South Florida. A 12-foot, 4-inch long great white shark that…
Continue ReadingDelta flight returns to LAX due to a medical emergency. A young girl was declared dead upon landing
A medical emergency resulted in a young girl being declared dead when her flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday night,…
Continue ReadingRite Aid’s stock has nearly tripled in 9 days
Rite Aid is having quite a happy holiday. The company’s stock has nearly tripled in 9 days after the drug store shocked investors with…
Continue ReadingJerry Herman, the Broadway composer who wrote ‘Hello, Dolly!’ and ‘La Cage aux Folles,’ is dead at 88
Jerry Herman, the beloved Broadway composer and lyricist whose joyful wit made classics out of musicals like “Hello, Dolly!”…
Continue ReadingNo, Justin Trudeau didn’t get Trump edited out of ‘Home Alone 2’
President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday night about a matter that had been percolating in pro-Trump media circles all day: the Canadian Broadcasting…
Continue ReadingChris Evans and his dog wear matching ‘Knives Out’ sweaters
Chris Evans has officially won Christmas. The actor posted two photos on Twitter of his dog, Dodger, wearing a white cable-knit sweater, a nearly…
Continue ReadingAt Starbucks Pop-Up Parties, over 1,000 locations will give away free drinks until the new year
The sweet relief of an afternoon pick-me-up just got so much better. Starbucks is giving away tall handcrafted espresso drinks from 1 to 2 p.m. at…
Continue ReadingESPN reporter Edward Aschoff was diagnosed with pneumonia and HLH before he died. What is HLH?
When ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died, he had been diagnosed with multifocal pneumonia and a rare disease known as HLH, his fiancée tweeted.…
Continue ReadingA commentator claimed Lizzo’s famous because America has an obesity epidemic. Lizzo wasn’t having it
Lizzo is slamming a commentator who said she’s only popular because she’s overweight. The singer took to social media to slam Boyce…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Hurley and look-alike son Damian are Christmas selfie twins
That’s one beautiful family. Elizabeth Hurley, 54, and her son, Damian Hurley, 17, dressed alike for a Christmas Day selfie and ended up…
Continue ReadingStocks close at historic highs, Nasdaq finishes above 9,000 points for the first time
The Nasdaq Composite logged its tenth record in a row on Thursday and finished above 9,000 points for the first time ever. The index closed up 0.8%.…
Continue ReadingChina, Russia and Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman
China, Russia and Iran began a four-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman on Friday amid ongoing friction in the…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Iran near nuclear power plant
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Iran early Friday morning in a region which houses the country’s first nuclear power plant. The…
Continue ReadingA hiker was killed in Muir Woods National Monument after a redwood tree collapsed
A hiker from Minnesota died after a redwood tree collapsed and struck him at Muir Woods National Monument in Northern California, officials said. The…
Continue ReadingKylie Jenner slammed for gifting daughter diamond ring for Christmas
Who needs toys for Christmas when you can have diamonds? That’s exactly what Kylie Jenner did when she gifted her 1-year-old daughter Stormi a…
Continue ReadingBenjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party leadership race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will retain leadership of Likud, the political party he has led for more than a decade, after a resounding…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Phanfone kills at least 16 as it hits the Philippines on Christmas Day
A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas. Typhoon…
Continue ReadingResearchers found a brand new mineral tucked in a tiny meteorite. It’s never been seen in nature before
Between 2015 and 2019, researchers discovered 31 new carbon minerals, most of them vividly colorful. Edscottite is one of the least flashy new finds,…
Continue ReadingAmerican University of Afghanistan could close next year if federal funding is cut
The American University of Afghanistan is drawing up plans to shut down next year, a casualty of anticipated US government budget slashing of the…
Continue ReadingA giant red star is acting weird and scientists think it may be about to explode
A young, bright star has been acting a little erratic lately. The star, Betelgeuse, is suddenly dimming. It may be a sign, astronomers say, that the…
Continue ReadingChristmas passes with no ‘gift’ from North Korea, but US officials are still watching closely
Now that the Christmas holiday has passed without a “gift” from the North Korean regime, US officials are puzzled why Kim Jong Un chose…
Continue ReadingSix people were freed after an avalanche buried skiers at a Swiss ski resort
At least two people were injured Thursday and several buried in snow when an avalanche hit a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. The avalanche started at…
Continue Reading‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ made $500 million in its first week
Moviegoers showed up in droves for the latest “Star Wars” movie. Fans watching the movie on Christmas Day put “The Rise of…
Continue ReadingA teen with cancer has his wish come true. He got to meet LeBron James on Christmas
Canadian Corey Groves, a 17-year-old who is battling an aggressive form of cancer, is a lifelong Lakers fan. On Christmas, he fulfilled a dream…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina church members spend Christmas week pondering how to recover from apparent arson
A South Carolina church kicked off Christmas week by learning that a suspected arsonist set its executive building on fire, but that didn’t…
Continue ReadingHere’s what you can do with your Christmas tree now that the holiday is over
For weeks, your Christmas tree has sat twinkling quietly in a corner of your home, carefully decorated with the dazzling bits and baubles you so…
Continue ReadingNick Jonas’ Christmas gift for wife Priyanka Chopra? A snow mobile
Nick Jonas pulled out all the stops this Christmas. Jonas surprised his wife, Priyanka Chopra, with a snowmobile that he rode in on wearing a Santa…
Continue ReadingMarvel at these photos from the last solar eclipse of the decade
The universe sent one last solar salute of the decade down to Earth on Christmas day — or Thursday, December 26, depending on where you are in…
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