53 crew of lost naval submarine declared dead as Indonesia finds wreckage
The wreckage of an Indonesian Navy submarine missing since Wednesday has been found on the sea floor and all its 53 crew are confirmed dead,…
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Elon Musk will host SNL in May. Yes, THAT Elon Musk
Live from New York, it’s … Elon Musk? In one of the more surprising announcements in the recent history of “Saturday Night…
Continue ReadingUS School Violence Fast Facts
Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides,…
Continue ReadingPolice officer thanked for kind gesture toward man with special needs
Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) — You’re running to the store when that addictive…
Continue ReadingAt least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says
At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday.…
Continue Reading10-year-old boy dies in house fire
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 10-year-old male died in a house fire that happened near…
Continue ReadingCIA Leak Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush administration. After a…
Continue ReadingWhy the future of the Oscars — like movie-going itself — remains uncertain
The Oscars have always been an ad for going to the movies, but as we head into this year’s ceremony on Sunday, the future of movie-going and…
Continue ReadingElected leaders tour St. Louis jails, Mayor Jones reaffirms plan to close the Workhouse
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Newly elected St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones led a group of…
Continue ReadingBold colors and ruffles: People are buying dresses again
Dresses — the pretty ones worn to work, cocktail hour or anytime a pick-me-up was needed in the “before times” — have been in…
Continue ReadingLocal seniors prepare for makeshift proms a year after COVID-19 cancelations
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Proms across the country were canceled last year because of…
Continue ReadingLoved ones hold vigil for Roy Thomas Jr, local community activists pleading for peace
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A vigil took place Saturday, April 24, for the 17-year-old…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week
Vice President Kamala Harris was huddled with other White House officials in President Joe Biden’s private dining room last week when the room…
Continue ReadingLate rapper DMX honored in memorial attended by family and friends in Brooklyn
The late rapper DMX was honored at a “Celebration of Life Memorial” in Brooklyn on Saturday in a tribute attended by his fiancée,…
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English football is set to boycott social media over sustained racist abuse online
The world of English football is set to unite behind a social media boycott in a bid to combat the sustained racist abuse received by players online.…
Continue ReadingThe last Roaring Twenties ended in disaster. Should investors be worried?
If this is a new Roaring Twenties for stocks and the economy, do we need to worry about how the 1920s ended? There has been a lot of talk about how…
Continue ReadingThe truth behind the famous meeting of four Black heroes in ‘One Night in Miami’
On February 25, 1964, four African American icons met in a Miami hotel room for a night of revelry, bonding, arguments and ice cream. One of them,…
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Democratic senators push Biden to include health care in American Family Plan
President Joe Biden is set to unveil the next phase of his massive plan to rebuild the American economy this week, and a collection of Democratic…
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Officials say the US is getting closer to the ‘finish line’ for coronavirus. What does that mean?
Everybody is talking about the “finish line.” After more than a year of trauma and heartbreak, state and local officials are pointing to…
Continue ReadingTrial for former officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting pushed to 2022
The trial for a former Louisville police officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been pushed back to February 1, 2022,…
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