A plush toy picked up from a thrift store had 500 pills tucked inside
A family in Phoenix, Arizona, found something unexpected stashed in their child’s toy after picking it up from a thrift store in El Mirage. The…
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A dog missing for 43 days reunites with his family after being rescued from a grain silo
Local pet sleuths and animal control officers in Kent County, Michigan, teamed up to reunite a dog and his family after rescuing the canine from a…
Continue Reading Investigators release preliminary findings on the United Airlines flight engine failure. Here’s what we know
The investigation into the engine failure of a Boeing 777 could take more than a year, officials said, but already the picture is becoming clearer…
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Elijah McClain’s mother relieved he ‘is no longer labeled a suspect’ after investigation into officers’ actions
Sheneen McClain cried reading an independent investigative report Monday that said Colorado police officers involved her son’s death did not…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Audre Lorde
“Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” That’s how Audre Lorde famously introduced herself. Her career as a teacher and a writer spanned…
Continue Reading Avalanche kills skier in Wyoming national park
A skier was killed after getting swept up in an avalanche Monday in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, the National Park Service said in a news…
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5 things to know for February 23: SCOTUS, White House, Covid-19, US police, Australia
The IRS is extending federal tax filing and payment deadlines for everyone in Texas following the state’s bout with devastating winter storms.…
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Wife of ‘El Chapo’ faces international drug trafficking charges, federal authorities say
The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera was arrested Monday in Virginia on charges related to her alleged involvement…
Continue Reading NASA shares first video and audio, new images from Mars Perseverance rover
During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling…
Continue Reading Engine on United Airlines flight was showing signs of metal fatigue, NTSB says
The Pratt & Whitney engine that failed minutes into United Airlines flight 328 showed signs of metal fatigue, investigators with the National…
Continue Reading Baton Rouge police are investigating after a video shows an officer with his arm around teen’s neck during arrest
Police are investigating the arrest of a Baton Rouge teenager on Sunday after a video posted online shows an officer pinning the 13-year-old to the…
Continue Reading Biden honors the half million US lives lost to coronavirus
President Joe Biden honored the 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus on Monday, speaking of the collective grief of a nation and in personal…
Continue Reading Seattle Mariners president steps down after comments surface in which he disparaged baseball players
Seattle Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather resigned from the Major League Baseball club after disparaging comments he made earlier this month…
Continue Reading Texas is still reeling from devastating winter storms and for some, recovery could take months
Monica Ware, a mother of four, says the broken water pipes that flooded her Houston home as winter storms pounded Texas last week have destroyed…
Continue Reading Former AG Loretta Lynch issues report on Syracuse University’s campus police after student protests
Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch released her final report Monday into Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety, capping a…
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Suspect in shooting at gun store in Louisiana had been asked to unload gun, sheriff says
The suspect in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of two others at a gun store in Louisiana was asked to unload a firearm shortly…
Continue Reading Father-to-be in New York dies after device meant for gender reveal party explodes
A 28-year-old man died after a device meant to be used at a gender reveal party exploded, according to New York State Police. Police responded to a…
Continue Reading 75-year-old protester pushed by Buffalo police files lawsuit against city, mayor and officers
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was knocked to the ground by police officers last year in Buffalo, New York, filed a civil lawsuit…
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