Demonstrators erect mock gallows in Beirut as thousands join ‘judgment day’ protests
Lebanese security forces have fired several rounds of tear gas at anti-government protesters who are on the streets of central Beirut demanding…
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Free speech experts call on public schools to not penalize students for sharing images of maskless classmates
As scores of American children return to classrooms under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, free speech experts have bristled at the sight of a…
Continue Reading High-speed Cincinnati police chase kills 2 bystanders, hurts 2 more in Kentucky
Two bystanders were killed Friday and two more injured by a suspect vehicle in a high-speed police chase, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said.…
Continue Reading Inside the federal prison where three out of every four inmates have tested positive for coronavirus
When James Giannetta first called his brother Russ in late June to tell him that the coronavirus was beginning to spread in his Texas federal prison,…
Continue Reading 4 children identified among Air India Express plane crash casualties
Four children have been identified among the 16 passengers who died when an Air India Express flight crashed Friday in the southern Indian state of…
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A new video shows another Black man in custody pleading, ‘I can’t breathe,’ before his death
Video that shows a Black man in apparent medical distress repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,” days before he died in a…
Continue Reading Two children and three adults killed after someone set a Denver home on fire and fled, police say
A house fire that killed three adults and two children in Denver was deliberately set by someone who fled the area, authorities said. The blaze in…
Continue Reading A stricken ship is leaking tonnes of fuel into the ‘pristine lagoons’ of the Indian Ocean
Mauritius is facing a “state of environmental emergency” after a wrecked ship began breaking up, spilling oil into the Indian Ocean. The…
Continue Reading A New Mexico man has died from the state’s second reported case of plague this year
A New Mexico man has died of septicemic plague, marking the second plague case in the state this year. The Rio Arriba County man was in his 20s and…
Continue Reading As new academic year looms, public school nurses call for more funding to battle the coronavirus
As a parent, Liz Pray accepts her 13-year-old son’s return to school. As a school nurse, she doubts the Moses Lake School District in central…
Continue Reading He’s been stung 1,000 times — for science
Justin Schmidt is in the business of pain. The entomologist and chemist gets stung by insects to understand the pain they produce, why they produce…
Continue Reading NHL’s Seattle Kraken hire the league’s first Black full-time play-by-play announcer
The NHL’s newest team just hired the league’s first full-time Black play-by-play announcer. Everett Fitzhugh, 31, will serve as the…
Continue Reading Colorado State halts football activities after allegations of racism and verbal abuse
Colorado State University has paused all football-related activities indefinitely, the school’s director of athletics said, after learning of…
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Air India plane crashes in Kerala after skidding off the runway
An Air India Express plane crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode…
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Doctored videos are already faking the cause of Beirut’s explosion
Doctored videos of Tuesday’s devastating explosion in Beirut are already circulating on every major social media platform. In videos originally…
Continue Reading A Seattle artist draws portraits of refugees to illustrate the struggles of immigrating to America
When Aimee Ingabire stepped off the plane with her mother, taking her first steps on American soil after a 32-hour journey from the Republic of…
Continue Reading The NCAA’s FCS playoffs will not happen this fall after two more conferences postpone football
The College Football Playoff, which crowns a champion at college football’s highest level, is still on as scheduled. But with the Covid-19…
Continue Reading 6 Maryland football players opt out of fall season, including last year’s starting quarterback
University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley announced Friday that six players are opting out of the 2020 season, including last…
Continue Reading A man who was sentenced to life in prison for selling $30 of marijuana will be freed
A military veteran serving a life sentence for selling less than $30 worth of marijuana will soon be released from prison, his attorney said. Derek…
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Jerry Falwell Jr. will take a leave of absence from Liberty University
Jerry Falwell Jr., the president and chancellor of Liberty University, has agreed to take an “indefinite leave of absence,” according to…
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Japan’s coronavirus fatigue is fueling defiance in Tokyo, even as the case count rises
Ayumi Sato is trying to be careful. But she’s had enough. Lockdown fatigue is setting in for Sato, a 34-year-old stock trader who lives in…
Continue Reading 260 students and 8 teachers quarantined in Georgia school district after first week of school
At least 260 students and eight teachers from a suburban school district in Atlanta, Georgia, were quarantined after multiple students and teachers…
Continue Reading Riders begin to gather in South Dakota for 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Hundreds of motorcycle riders and enthusiasts are arriving in Sturgis, South Dakota, for the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally despite objections from a…
Continue Reading St. Louis Cardinals have another series postponed because of positive coronavirus tests
A three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs has been postponed after two players and a staff member from the Cardinals…
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Georgia student who posted photo of a crowded school hallway and called it ‘good and necessary trouble’ is no longer suspended, her mom says
The mother of a student who was suspended after posting a photo on Twitter that showed her high school’s crowded hallways this week tells CNN…
Continue Reading Attorneys for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger file appeal in Botham Jean murder case
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in his own apartment — saying she thought it was her own…
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Former Angels official faces federal drug charge related to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
Eric Prescott Kay, a former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection…
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A motorcycle rally that brings tens of thousands of tourists to a small South Dakota city is about to begin
Despite objections from a majority of its residents, a South Dakota city is preparing to host what some locals say is the largest gathering of…
Continue Reading An Indian royal was shot dead by police in broad daylight. Now, 35 years later, his killers have been jailed
On a winter’s day in 1985, a one-time Indian prince was killed by police in a bustling Rajasthan market. For decades, the police officers on…
Continue Reading Cold case cracked: Arrest made in 1996 murder of Covina woman in nursing home
Click here for updates on this story COVINA, CA (KABC) — Investigators say they have solved a 24-year-old Covina cold…
Continue Reading Eleven children in Washington diagnosed with rare COVID 19-related syndrome
Click here for updates on this story Olympia, WA (KPTV) — Eleven children in Washington have been diagnosed with a rare…
Continue Reading San Jose police officer charged as mastermind of multi-million-dollar fraud scheme
Click here for updates on this story San Jose, CA (KPIX) — San Jose police officer Robert Foster has been charged with…
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Mom says Edgewood police told her 13-year-old son to leave roadside where he sells water
Click here for updates on this story WILKINSBURG, PA (KDKA) — A mother is shocked and confused after she says police…
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Milwaukee police chief demoted after multiple incidents of ‘failed leadership,’ including use of tear gas at BLM protests
As cities across the country rethink community policing, Milwaukee’s police oversight board has demoted the city’s police chief due to…
Continue Reading Jewish community remains outraged over Philadelphia NAACP president’s anti-Semitic Facebook post, refuse to work with group over ‘obligation to oppose hate and discrimination’
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — he Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia remains…
Continue Reading Study shines light on ‘long haulers’ fighting long-term side effects after being diagnosed with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story New York, NY (WCBS) — While some coronavirus survivors recover within a few weeks,…
Continue Reading Man accused of randomly stabbing woman at Upper West Side subway station
Click here for updates on this story New York, NY (WCBS) — Police are searching for a man who randomly stabbed a woman…
Continue Reading ‘Blackness at your fingertips’: New app seeks to connect, inform twin cities Black community
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A new app is being designed to create a space where Black…
Continue Reading Why didn’t Minneapolis, St. Paul ever become one city?
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — St. Paul become a city in 1854. For Minneapolis, it was…
Continue Reading Video shows moments before Beirut explosion tore through a pregnant woman’s hospital room. She gave birth right after
If you ask Edmond Khnaisser to summarize the birth of his son, he’d tell you it was an adrenaline rush. And not because baby George is his…
Continue Reading ‘He’s the scum of the earth’: Diemel family shares story of heartbreaking loss
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — One year after two brothers died while visiting a…
Continue Reading KC drill team looking for new practice space after being kicked out of facility
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (WDAF ) — A metro drill team is trying to find a new place to…
Continue Reading Welcome to “The Woods”: New 20-acre fitness park in Benton Harbor, MI
Click here for updates on this story BENTON HARBOR, MI (WBND) — While gyms remain closed in Michigan, a new, outdoor…
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Downtown Miami luxury high-rise home to COVID-killing robot
Click here for updates on this story Miami, FL (WFOR) — A Downtown Miami luxury high-rise is now home to a…
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Teen adopted during COVID-19 pandemic feels like she won lottery with new South Florida family
Click here for updates on this story Miami, FL (WFOR) — One happy 13-year-old girl says she feels like she won the…
Continue Reading Police chase ends with shots fired in cornfield
Click here for updates on this story St. Charles County, MO (KMOV) — Officers and a suspect exchanged shots at the end…
Continue Reading Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigating several disappearances in Idyllwild area
Click here for updates on this story IDYLLWILD, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Thursday was…
Continue Reading Compton remembers 14-year-old star athlete fatally shot in South LA
Click here for updates on this story Compton, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — With heavy hearts, a crowd of people gathered outside…
Continue Reading Lights, camera, Weston! Producers pick historic Missouri town for new Christmas movie
Click here for updates on this story WESTON, MO (WDAF) — One of the region’s most historic river towns is getting the…
Continue Reading Colorado DA orders investigation into Aurora police over stolen vehicle mix-up
Colorado’s district attorney is launching an investigation into an incident in which Aurora police drew their guns on a Black woman and four…
Continue Reading Vandalism, damage, rat infestation left behind after homeless encampment cleared from Lincoln Park
Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — After the homeless encampment was removed from Lincoln Park…
Continue Reading Police along front range decrease interactions with the public due to coronavirus, police accountability law
Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — Police officers across Colorado’s Front Range have…
Continue Reading Plane crashes during emergency landing at Houma Terrebonne Airport in LA
Click here for updates on this story HOUMA, LA (WDSU ) — A pilot had to make an emergency landing Friday morning at the…
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Pandemic plea: North Texas leaders push ‘Y’all Wear A Mask’ campaign
Click here for updates on this story Forth Worth, TX (KTVT) — Tarrant County’s mask mandate means residents will be…
Continue Reading Texas A&M researchers identify first COVID-19 positive house cats in Texas
Click here for updates on this story College Station, TX (KTVT) — A Texas A&M research team says it has found…
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As cases in Africa pass one million, Nigeria has tested less than 1% of its population. Here’s why.
More than one million people in Africa have been infected with the novel coronavirus but health experts say the numbers do not give a “full…
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Families appalled after Cub Scout pack’s treasured possessions are thrown in dumpster at southeast side Archdiocese school
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A Cub Scout pack has called an East Side neighborhood…
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Dancer loses thousands of dollars after scammers funnel unemployment funds through her bank account
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Looking for work? A supposed video production group is…
Continue Reading USS Constitution reopens to public after being closed for pandemic
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB ) — The USS Constitution has reopened for tours after being closed…
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Sharks spotted at 5 Cape Cod beaches
Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — At least five Cape Cod beaches were shut down Thursday due to…
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How judges responded to warnings about ammonium nitrate stored at the Beirut port
Newly released documents suggest multiple government agencies in Lebanon were informed about ammonium nitrate being housed at a warehouse in Beirut…
Continue Reading NFL player DeAndre Baker charged with armed robbery over alleged incident at Florida house party
NFL up-and-comer DeAndre Baker was charged with four counts of robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in south Florida this spring.…
Continue Reading Remote learning options likely won’t involve local teachers when schools reopen
Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, MA (WBZ) — Massachusetts is looking at hiring outside vendors to help…
Continue Reading Sharks Spotted At 5 Cape Cod Beaches
Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — At least five Cape Cod beaches were shut down Thursday due to…
Continue Reading Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, NM, gun stores burglarized
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KOAT ) — Albuquerque police are looking for the people who broke…
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University System of Maryland chancellor says schools won’t hesitate to shut down if COVID-19 cases spike
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Less than 30 days from the start of the fall semester, the…
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Baltimore woman looks to celebrate 102nd birthday with 102 cards
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — At the end of the month, one Baltimore woman is celebrating…
Continue Reading Gardena father fatally stabbed by son while asleep in bed: Police
Click here for updates on this story Gardena, CA (KTLA) — A father was stabbed to death in his bed by his adult son…
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Man arrested after border patrol agents in Escondido find nearly $1 million in gas tank of SUV
Click here for updates on this story Escondido, CA (KTLA) — U.S. Border Patrol agents made an arrest and seized nearly…
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