Car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 20 people
At least 20 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday night, police and…
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At least 6 people hospitalized after a natural gas explosion and fire in Texas
At least six employees of CenterPoint Energy were transported to local hospitals Friday after what the company described as a “natural gas…
Continue ReadingThe Apollo 11 astronauts quarantined after returning to Earth. Here’s why
Just weeks after becoming the first man to walk on the moon, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong celebrated his 39th birthday in quarantine. It’s…
Continue ReadingAn 18-year-old wins $25,000 on her very first lottery ticket
Now that she had turned 18, Sloan Stanley decided she’d do some grown-up things. One item on her to-do list: Buy her very first lottery ticket.…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s ethnic groups have long suffered from military brutality. The junta gave them a common foe
For many of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, the bloodshed inflicted across the country’s towns and cities this week is a continuation of the…
Continue ReadingSuspect shoots himself after killing wife, her 2 children in St. Louis County home, police say
Click here for updates on this story ST LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The man who police say killed his wife and her two…
Continue ReadingWoman says she is being fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County healthcare worker…
Continue ReadingA Black police officer in Florida was fired for using the n-word, but his police union wants him reinstated
A Black police officer in Florida was fired this week after footage from his body camera showed him using the n-word during a personal phone call and…
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Deal reached in Senate to move forward on Covid relief after hours of impasse
A deal has been reached in the Senate to pave the way forward on President Joe Biden’s Covid relief bill after activity in the chamber ground…
Continue ReadingA judge ruled photos of enslaved individuals belong to Harvard, not their direct descendant
A woman who says she is the direct descendant of a man and woman pictured in some of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people does not have…
Continue ReadingDoctors in Chicago are making house calls to give vulnerable patients the Covid-19 vaccine
Hattie Blumenberg can’t easily get to a mass vaccination center. The 90-year-old woman has limited transportation, and leaving her Chicago home…
Continue ReadingWoman’s perseverance sees dream of Appalachian Trail artist retreat space become reality
Click here for updates on this story Hot Springs, North Carolina (WLOS) — There is a special place nestled in the…
Continue ReadingAround 5,000 customers are still without water in Jackson, Mississippi, city official says
Though thousands are still under boil water advisories, about 5,000 customers in Jackson, Mississippi, don’t have water service, a decline from…
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Joe Manchin stalls Democrats’ Covid relief push for hours
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stalled the passage of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill for hours on Friday, as Republicans urged…
Continue ReadingFour sisters in their 80s and 90s reunited to get their Covid-19 vaccines together
Four elderly sisters in New Jersey haven’t been able to have their regular get-togethers during the coronavirus pandemic, but they made an…
Continue ReadingNo ‘mass exodus’ in California during the pandemic, study finds
No, Californians have not been packing up and leaving the Golden State en masse during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s despite some headlines and…
Continue ReadingIncreasing evidence that Myanmar’s military forces are shooting to kill as country mourns young victims
Zin Ko Ko Zaw, 22, killed by a bullet to the head. Ma “Angel” Kyal Sin, 19, fatally shot in the head. Nay Myo Aung, 16, killed by a…
Continue ReadingTo-go cocktails with limits closer to reality in Georgia as Senate bill passes
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Cocktails-to-go edged closer to becoming…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover takes its first drive on Mars, sends back image
The NASA Perseverance rover has taken its first drive on Mars, traveling about 21 feet and doing a little spin across Jezero Crater. And that first…
Continue ReadingEngine failed on United Airlines flight after pilots increased power, NTSB report says
The right engine of United Airlines Flight 328 failed with a fiery bang minutes after takeoff last month when the aircraft’s pilots throttled…
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