Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Barack Obama has revealed that Bo - the former 'first dog' of the United States - has died. Paying tribute to his furry friend on social media, the former president described Bo as "a true friend and loyal companion". Obama revealed the sad news on Twitter, writing to his 130…
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Michelle Obama has opened up about her anxieties around the racism her daughters may face in the future. In a new interview with CBS News presenter Gayle King, the 57-year-old former First Lady of the United States spoke about her own fears about the prejudice her children may experience when…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed that she was a Planned Parenthood baby. AOC backed the non-profit - which provides vital healthcare and helps millions of people across the U.S. with a multitude of family planning methods - after it's recently been targeted by Republicans attempting to defund it. The organization offers…
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A school in Oklahoma has sparked outrage after an eight-year-old boy was told to turn his Black Lives Matter T-shirt inside out. After proudly wearing his shirt to class, little Ben Stapleton was ordered by the principal at Charles Evans Elementary School to turn his BLM shirt inside out, per…
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Michelle Obama has shared her thoughts on Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. The former first lady, 57, shared her thoughts on CBS This Morning on Friday (May 7), following the conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer of the murder of George Floyd on April 20. Gayle King asked the former…
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A grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin, as well as the three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, for violating the unarmed Black man's civil rights. Per ABC News, the indictment claims that recently convicted Chauvin, along with Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng,…
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A 14-year-old girl slammed the "sexualization" of teenagers after a teacher made a suggestive remark about her chosen outfit. Per News4Jax, Alice Wagner, an eighth-grader at Yulee Middle School in Florida, was told by a teacher that what she was wearing was too revealing and reportedly went on to make…
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A sixth-grader has allegedly shot three people at her middle school. According to the Associated Press, police were called to Rigby Middle School in Idaho at approximately 9:15AM on Thursday, May 6, after the young girl (who has not yet been publically identified) reportedly pulled a loaded handgun from her…
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Donald Trump has launched a new communications platform following his permanent ban from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The former President of the United States was banned from a number of prominent social media channels following accusations that he incited the Capitol riots and then publically condoned the mob of pro-Trump…
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A photo has emerged on social media showing Joe and Jill Biden dwarfing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. The picture was first shared by the official Twitter account of The Carter Foundation, a non-profit organization established by Jimmy Carter in the wake of his administration as President of the United States.…
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Derek Chauvin is requesting a new trial citing "misconduct" by the jury and prosecutors. The 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer, who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, faces up to 40 years in prison after being found guilty on all charges last month. Chauvin's lawyer has…
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A woman has given birth mid-flight while traveling from Salt Lake City to Hawaii. The momentous occasion was captured on camera by fellow passengers, with the jubilation quickly going viral on the social media platform TikTok. Passenger Julia Hansen - who uses the handle @juliabernice on TikTok - shared footage…
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Three Colorado police officers have resigned following the arrest and booking of a 73-year-old woman with dementia that reportedly left her with a "dislocated shoulder". As reported by CBS News, former Loveland officers Austin Hopp, Daria Jalali, and Community Services Officer Tyler Blackett have all announced their departures from the…
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Former US president Barack Obama has revealed the details of the final conversation he had before Osama bin Laden was killed by US troops. Per BBC News, al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed ten years ago tomorrow - on May 2, 2011. In a statement to the American people…
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The Arizona Game and Fish Department have revealed that they are looking for "skilled volunteers" to take part in an organized hunt in an effort to "assist with the removal" of approximately 200 bison from the Grand Canyon National Park. Per USA Today, he 300 to 500 free-ranging bison located…
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President Joe Biden has delivered his first speech to Congress as the 46th President of the United States. The speech on Wednesday (April 28) comes half a decade after the president, 78, first entered congress as a senator and was the first time in American history where two women have…
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A woman who tried claiming the hefty $500,000 reward for returning Lady Gaga's stolen dogs is now being probed by police. TMZ initially reported that the singer's beloved French bulldogs Koji and Gustav were stolen in a terrifying kidnapping on February 24 earlier this year. Her dog walker, Ryan Fischer,…
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Kamala Harris has become the first Vice President ever to have a waxwork made in her honor at Madame Tussauds. Harris, who is the first female US vice president, as well as the first Black person and first person of Asian descent to hold the office, has been replicated into…
