How to serve on MLK Day while isolating at home
Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike…
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A Spanish mountain climber has died after falling from K2
Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote has died while climbing K2, the world’s second highest summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced…
Continue Reading US leaders boost security at state capitols across the nation amid experts’ concerns of more violence
Just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the entire country is on edge. The FBI has warned of indications that “armed…
Continue Reading Elon Musk donates $5 million to education group Khan Academy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated $5 million to the online learning organization Khan Academy. In a YouTube video posted Monday, Khan Academy founder…
Continue Reading Muslim advocacy group warns American Muslims and Black communities to avoid state capitol buildings ahead of inauguration
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued an advisory warning American Muslims and other minority groups to avoid state capitol…
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Powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills dozens, injures hundreds
At least 42 people have died with hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday,…
Continue Reading UK plumber has helped over 2,000 vulnerable families fix heating and plumbing during the pandemic for free
Thousands of elderly and disabled individuals in the UK have received emergency heating and plumbing repairs at no cost during the pandemic thanks to…
Continue Reading This Illinois dad surprised his family with a bachelor’s degree from the same university as his daughter
When 23-year-old Taleigh Loven walked downstairs to her family room the night of her graduation party last October, she was expecting balloons,…
Continue Reading A goose became a family’s pet after being rescued as a baby
An orphaned goose named Lil’ Bob has no idea it’s a bird, says the Ohio man raising it. While driving in Mason last spring, Joe Songer…
Continue Reading Montana trooper rescues driver from car submerged in icy river
A Montana Highway Patrol trooper is being praised for his heroic actions after pulling a driver from her submerged vehicle in the icy Yellowstone…
Continue Reading ‘Armed protests’ warning puts officials on alert this weekend ahead of Biden inauguration
Law enforcement and state officials are on high alert for potentially violent protests in the lead-up to Inauguration Day, with some state capitols…
Continue Reading Massachusetts might soon have an official state dinosaur. A bunch of other states already do
We’ve all heard of state flowers and state birds, but Massachusetts is stepping it up by proposing a state dinosaur. There’s already a…
Continue Reading Test fire of NASA’s SLS moon rocket ends prematurely
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ignited its four main engines Saturday on a test stand in Mississippi, but the engines shut down earlier than…
Continue Reading New York man arrested for alleged participation in Capitol riot
Federal agents have arrested a 26-year-old New York resident for his alleged participation in the January 6 US Capitol riot in Washington, DC, a…
Continue Reading Atlanta synagogue says it was the target of a cyber attack before MLK Shabbat service with Raphael Warnock
The president of an Atlanta synagogue says its website was the target of a cyberattack during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat service with…
Continue Reading The oldest living Marine, a North Carolina woman, has died at age 107
Dorothy “Dot” Cole was the oldest living US Marine veteran when she died on January 7. She was 107 years old. Cole, who was born in 1913…
Continue Reading US Postal Service removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration
The US Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the country, a security measure ahead of next…
Continue Reading David Hasselhoff is auctioning off his personal K.I.T.T. car from the iconic ‘Knight Rider’ series
David Hasselhoff is auctioning off his personal K.I.T.T. car, a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am styled after the iconic car used in his 1980s television…
Continue Reading Lizzie Borden house hits the market for $2 million
If you’re fascinated by unsolved 19th century murders and have $2 million burning a hole in your pocket, this could be the perfect opportunity…
Continue Reading Actor Dave Bautista offers $20,000 in case of manatee scraped with word ‘TRUMP’
There is already a reward for information leading to the person or people responsible for writing “TRUMP” on a manatee in Florida, but…
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