Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A heroic mother has gone viral after taking on a mountain lion that threatened to kill her seven-year-old son - and succeeding. Chelsea Bromley heard her young son Zack screaming outside their home in Lakeview Park, in Vancouver Island in Canada, and rushed to his aid to discover that the…
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump held an event with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss defense spending by European countries. While expressing disappointment in Germany's budget, he said he still respects the country as an ally. The 72-year-old then made a bizarre false statement regarding his father's heritage. “I…
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The death penalty has long been a hot button topic with many arguing that it is necessary both as a deterrent and a punishment, while others campaign that it is outdated and barbaric. However, as the self-styled leader of the free world, the US is something of an anomaly. There…
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A maths teacher has filed a $3 million lawsuit after she was fired from her job when a topless selfie she sent a former boyfriend resurfaced in the hands of a student. Lauren Miranda, a Bellport Middle School teacher, was reportedly fired on Wednesday after a pupil recently obtained the…
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Actress Alyssa Milano has leapt to the defence of former Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, who has been accused by two women in recent days of sexual misconduct. First of all, Lucy Flores, who was running as the Democratic candidate for Nevada's Lieutenant Governor in 2014, claims…
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Last Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to shut down America's southern border if Mexico does not take action to stop the influx of migrants into the United States. "If they don’t stop them, we’re closing the border,” he said at an event in Florida. "We’ll close it. And we’ll keep…
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Growing up, Danette Haag would dress up as a princess, imitating her Disney favourite, Cinderella. But her dreams were completely derailed when she was just 10 years old, after a freak accident left her with burns all over her body. A faulty valve in the furnace of her family home…
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Last week, two deaths were reported at the Grand Canyon; at least one of which occurred when the victim was trying to take photographs. This particular incident occurred on the Thursday, and is believed to have involved a tourist from Hong Kong. According to a spokesman for Grand Canyon West, the…
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Ermias Joseph Asghedom, best known by his stage name as rapper Nipsey Hussle, has reportedly been shot and killed in Los Angeles. The incident took place outside the rapper's store, Marathon Clothing, in LA's Hyde Park neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon. It was just this year that the 33-year-old was nominated…
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Last week, a woman from Nebraska gave birth to her own granddaughter, after acting as a surrogate mother for her son and his husband in their time of need. Elliot Dougherty and Matthew Eledge both desperately wanted a child, but many of the usual avenues taken seemed "too corporate" for…
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A 21-year-old student who went missing earlier this week has been confirmed dead by her father. Samantha Josephson was not seen again after getting into the back of a stranger's car, after mistaking it for an Uber. Her designated Uber driver cancelled her ride when she failed to show at…
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Last August, a video of a woman pushing her teenage friend off a bridge went viral after it transpired that the girl had suffered severe injuries from the incident. Jordan Holgerson, 16, was left with six broken ribs, punctured lungs, and air bubbles in her chest after Taylor Smith (who…
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Back in January, Empire star Jussie Smollett made headlines after allegedly suffering a racially-motivated attack. The 36-year-old actor told police he had been attacked by two "unknown males" dressed in black at around 2 am in downtown Chicago. He reported that they had called him "racial and homophobic slurs," hit…
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A teenage employee at an American car rental company allegedly spiked his co-workers' drinks with LSD to "remove their negative energy". The Missouri 19-year-old, who works at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, is facing possible charges of second-degree assault and possession of a controlled substance after admitting to adding the hallucinogenic drug to…
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The anti-vaxxer movement has gained momentum over recent years, but, as some parents choose not to get their children vaccinated, it's the community as a whole that faces the consequences. With various outbreaks of measles in the US over the last few months, the debate has reached its peak, and…
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Heartbreaking news has emerged from Texas, as a 10-year-old boy completed suicide after being relentlessly bullied by his classmates, who even told the young boy to "kill yourself". Fifth-grader Kevin Reese Jr., who attended Robinson Elementary School, hanged himself in a closet of his Houston-area home on the 21st January…
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Jeremy Richman, the father of six-year-old Avielle Richman, one of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, has died from an apparent suicide. Newton police said that the neuroscientist's body was found in his Connecticut office building on Monday morning. They did not close further details, but…
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The 2018 Valentine's Day massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School was the deadliest school shooting in history, claiming the lives of 17 students and staff and leaving another 17 injured. This prompted mass calls for America's gun laws to be reformed. At the forefront of which were the surviving students…
