The debate over reopening schools is fierce and divisive
Here’s where people on different sides of the issue are coming from It’s been one year since millions of students last stepped inside a classroom.…
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An Ohio zookeeper is recovering after a cheetah attack
A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to…
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Video shows Rochester, NY police officers pleading with man armed with a knife before fatally shooting him
A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
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ACLU files lawsuit seeking release or vaccination of more San Diego County inmates after latest COVID-19 outbreak
After a recent outbreak of COVID-19 infections at the largest correctional facility in San Diego County, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday…
Continue Reading Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd after a Hennepin County judge…
Continue Reading Former owners of girls boarding school facing more than 100 felony charges including statutory rape
The former owners of a girls’ boarding school in Missouri are facing more than 100 felony charges between them related to the abuse of 16…
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California man sentenced for drowning his two sons in ‘diabolical’ insurance scheme, prosecutors say
A California judge sentenced a man to 212 years in federal prison for killing his two sons in an insurance scheme worth more than $260,000, according…
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A St. Louis high school, known for alumni like Tina Turner, was facing closure
Now, officials are trying to save it with art Sumner High School, the first Black high school west of the Mississippi River, was once a key landmark…
Continue Reading Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Austin leaders over mask requirement
Texas’ top law enforcement officer is suing leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask requirements, saying…
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Austin, Texas, police officer indicted for murder in fatal shooting
A grand jury has indicted an Austin, Texas, police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos…
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Bedbugs found on U.S. Navy submarine USS Connecticut
The USS Connecticut, one of the most elite submarines in the U.S. Navy, was infested with bedbugs, and some crew members chose to sleep in their…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion sold for approximately $51 million
Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion was sold for approximately $51 million to an undisclosed buyer Tuesday, an attorney for the estate said.…
Continue Reading Stolen 400-pound playground slide found in a child’s bedroom
Police investigating stolen car parts in Washington were able to close a different case when they found a 400-pound slide that had been stolen from a…
Continue Reading Texas attorney general threatens to sue unless Austin leaders rescind mask requirement
Texas’ top law enforcement officer has threatened to sue leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask…
Continue Reading Five Oklahoma City officers charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of 15-year-old
Five Oklahoma City Police officers were charged with first-degree manslaughter in last year’s fatal shooting of a 15-year-old armed robbery…
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USDA extends waivers that provide free meals to students through the summer
The United States Department of Agriculture extended key waivers on Tuesday that make it easier for children to access free meals in their…
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Perseverance rover sends back sounds of zapping rocks on Mars
The Perseverance rover is sending back the sounds of Mars — and it’s contributing to the…
Continue Reading A grandmother was eager to get a Covid-19 vaccine. She called a hotline but no one answered for weeks
Rosie Arguello spent the past couple of months glued to her cellphone and landline, calling a hotline to get a Covid-19 vaccine. When she heard the…
Continue Reading A Kroger clinic in Virginia accidentally gave customers empty shots instead of Covid-19 vaccines
Workers at a Kroger clinic in Central Virginia accidentally injected some customers with empty syringes instead of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to…
Continue Reading Jury selection begins in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd. Here’s what to expect
The death that sparked a worldwide movement took center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom on Tuesday as jury selection began in…
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