Japan Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia. About Japan (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area:…
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Tiger Woods is transferred to a new LA hospital as fellow golfers express their hopes for full recovery
Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first…
Continue ReadingLawmakers reintroduce Juneteenth bill. This 94-year-old will do ‘whatever it takes’ to make it a national holiday
Days after a winter storm put Texas at a standstill and her home’s water pipes burst, Opal Lee headed to the nation’s capital. Her…
Continue ReadingVideo: Girl cries for joy when mom tells her she is returning to school
Click here for updates on this story Redondo Beach, California (KABC) — A 9-year-old Redondo Beach girl cried for joy…
Continue Reading‘One person is too many’: Shoe repairman found dead under overpass after days of frigid weather
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Andy Nelson spent many days as a father trying to…
Continue ReadingPD: Landlord performed lewd acts while watching tenant and her children from hidden room
Click here for updates on this story Bridgeport, Connecticut (WFSB) — A local landlord is facing charges, accused of…
Continue ReadingPolice warn of surge in catalytic converter thefts
Click here for updates on this story Kansa City, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City police need your help to stop an…
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Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths
Even though the US death toll stemming from the coronavirus is declining and the Biden administration is putting the pedal to the metal with…
Continue ReadingVandals sought after Holocaust statues damaged at Jewish art museum
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Tulsa Police Department is searching for two…
Continue ReadingElephant kills Spanish zoo keeper with one strike from trunk
A zoo worker in Spain died when an elephant hit him with her trunk, throwing him against the bars of her enclosure, local officials confirmed.…
Continue ReadingWoman uses hand painted BLM shoes to start tough conversations
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — “If everyone looked the same, the world would be…
Continue ReadingMassage therapist charged with rape after victims come forward to police
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Tennessee (WSMV) — A licensed massage therapist is under investigation…
Continue ReadingWorld War II veteran receives more than 1,000 cards for 101st birthday
Click here for updates on this story HORRY COUNTY, SC (WLOS) — A Pee Dee World War II veteran has received over 1,000…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s UN ambassador pleads for immediate global action to help overturn coup
Myanmar‘s United Nations ambassador has pleaded for immediate international action to help overturn the country’s military coup. Kyaw Moe…
Continue ReadingWolf hunters vastly exceed quota in first hunt since federal protections dropped
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — Wisconsin wolf hunters blew past…
Continue ReadingResearchers studying why sperm whale became stranded in bay
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The Dauphin Island Sea Lab releasing findings from a study of…
Continue ReadingOfficial: 2 guns, knife found in student vehicle at high school
Click here for updates on this story Duncan, South Carolina (WHNS) — A spokesperson for Byrnes High School confirmed a…
Continue ReadingAgencies offer hope for those struggling with addiction during COVID-19 pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Disruptive events such as a natural disaster or…
Continue ReadingCatastrophic fire at Shaquille O’Neal’s historic Atlanta Krispy Kreme ruled arson
Investigators say the fire that gutted the Atlanta Krispy Kreme doughnut shop owned by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal earlier this month was…
Continue ReadingPutin critic Alexey Navalny has been transferred to a penal colony, Russian prison service says
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been transferred from a Moscow detention center to a penal colony, state media reported on Friday. The…
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