Carl Nassib of Las Vegas Raiders is first active NFL player to announce he is gay
By Jill Martin, CNN Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman with the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league history to announce…
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Euro 2020: Fairytale comes true as Denmark grabs place in knockout stages
In a campaign overshadowed by the health of Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game, the…
Continue ReadingObama invokes January 6 insurrection to advocate for voting rights bill
Former President Barack Obama on Monday invoked the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to advocate for a sweeping voting rights bill set to be…
Continue ReadingObama slams GOP’s opposition to voting reform
Speaking at a teleconference town hall, former President Barack Obama took Senate Republicans to task for opposition to a debate over an election…
Continue ReadingObama invokes January 6 insurrection to advocate for voting rights bill
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Monday invoked the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to advocate for a sweeping voting…
Continue ReadingWoman who killed her abusive husband goes on trial for murder in France
The murder trial of a woman who killed her abusive husband got underway in the French city of Chalon-sur-Saône on Monday.​ In her bestselling book…
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Man killed in Southern Oregon plane crash
A Medford man died Sunday after crashing a small airplane into a field in White City, sheriff’s deputies…
Continue ReadingBuilding evacuated after fire breaks out in meth lab
Click here for updates on this story WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut (WFSB) — An apartment building in Willimantic was…
Continue ReadingPrincipal comes under fire for using racial slur
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven principal has come under fire for…
Continue ReadingShe was in her car when a man wanted for murder forced her to drive 2,000 miles, authorities say
What started as a woman’s lunch break on Friday in Oregon ended more than 2,000 miles away in Wisconsin on Sunday when a man wanted for a…
Continue ReadingAdvocacy group accuses Smithfield Foods of falsely warning of meat shortages
Smithfield Foods, one of the country’s top meat processors, has been sued by a consumer advocacy group, which alleges that Smithfield misled…
Continue ReadingDeputy under criminal investigation after ‘disturbing’ video shows him kicking suspect in the head, sheriff’s department says
A Southern California sheriff’s deputy is under criminal investigation after surveillance video showed him kicking a pursuit suspect in the…
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Poll: Most Americans reject validity of 2020 election audits
Most of the public rejects Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results, saying they believe the reviews are an attempt to…
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New COCC program trains state-certified community health workers
With recent approval from the Oregon Health Authority, Central Oregon Community College said Monday it is now an official instructional body for the…
Continue ReadingWhy scientists and meteorologists are wearing blue and red stripes
As extreme drought plagues the Western US and more intense storms brew in the tropics, climate-minded people joined scientists and meteorologists on…
Continue ReadingSt. Croix refinery that rained oil on neighborhoods is shutting down indefinitely
The Limetree Bay oil refinery in St. Croix said it would close indefinitely, citing “severe financial constraints” a month after the…
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EPA issues burn ban on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, in coordination with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, has issued a ban on…
Continue ReadingNursing home recreates day Korean War veteran met his sweetheart 70 years ago
Click here for updates on this story MARKLEYSBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — June 16, 1951 was a special day for Gurney and…
Continue Reading99-year-old retired NYPD sergeant receives Purple Heart seven decades after being wounded in World War II
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A retired NYPD sergeant has received his Purple Heart. He…
Continue ReadingSurviving combat only to die at home: Retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is picking out his coffin at 35 years old
You can’t tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He’s just 35 years old. And today he’s…
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