Utah authorities accuse man of impersonating an officer and stealing a doughnut
Utah authorities have accused 47-year-old Daniel Mark Wright of impersonating an officer, possessing a stolen vehicle and stealing a doughnut. A…
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An ASL interpreter for Hawaii’s Covid-19 press briefings has died of the virus
An American Sign Language interpreter who helped keep the deaf community informed during Covid-19 press briefings in Hawaii has died from the virus.…
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Trump tells people he’s decided to pardon Steve Bannon as one of his final acts in office
President Donald Trump has decided to pardon his former chief strategist Steve Bannon, in a last-minute decision made only hours before he is…
Continue Reading Trump reportedly wants a 21-gun salute for his departure. The military honor has a fascinating history
As President Donald Trump prepares to leave Washington, D.C. for a post-presidential life in Florida, he has indicated that he wants an elaborate…
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Biden to be sworn in as president in unique ceremony
President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at noon on…
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‘Several dozen’ of Trump’s pardons pushed by criminal justice reform groups, source says
Several dozen of President Donald Trump’s final slate of more than 100 pardons and commutations will be doled out to individuals whose cases…
Continue Reading Baseball Hall of Famer Don Sutton dead at 75
Hall of Fame baseball player Don Sutton died Monday night at the age of 75, his son tweeted Tuesday. “Saddened to share that my dad passed away…
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A 99-million-year-old beetle shines light on the evolution of glowing insects
Bioluminescent insects have long fascinated scientists, but little is known about how these animals got their light…
Continue Reading 11 ways kids can take part in the presidential inauguration
If kids were actually going to school, they’d likely be watching Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on television and…
Continue Reading Hiland Dairy recalls batch of chocolate milk, saying it may contain food-grade sanitizers
A batch of chocolate milk has been recalled after it was discovered that some could contain food-grade sanitizers. Hiland Dairy is recalling…
Continue Reading Trump is handing Biden a more dangerous world. There’s only so much the new president can undo
The recent attack on the US Capitol served as a sobering wake-up call: Not only have the Trump years left America deeply divided, they’ve also…
Continue Reading The world marks 2 million coronavirus deaths. The real toll is likely much higher
It’s as if 10 of the world’s largest commercial jets fell out of the sky, every day for an entire year. The official global death toll…
Continue Reading Ohio police chief mourns an ‘amazing police officer’ who was killed during standoff
An Ohio police officer was shot dead Monday after a suspect, wanted for arson and vandalism at a Toledo cathedral, emerged from a standoff with…
Continue Reading For the first time in NFL history, a woman will officiate at the Super Bowl
Sarah Thomas already made history when she was named the first permanent female NFL official in 2015 and became the first female to officiate an NFL…
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The Georgia teen who went to jail in Cayman Islands for breaking quarantine admits mistake
After spending more than a month in a Cayman Islands jail, a Georgia teen admits she was wrong for breaking Covid-19 quarantine…
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Biden administration to rescind Keystone pipeline permit on Wednesday, sources say
President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration plans to rescind the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, two sources…
Continue Reading NBA star Kyrie Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, who died last year at the hands of a Minneapolis police…
Continue Reading Joe Biden gives emotional farewell to Delaware as he departs for Washington on eve of his inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American history,…
Continue Reading US accuses China of ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The US has officially determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious…
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