Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Four teenagers in Oklahoma have made the news after saving the life of a 90-year-old neighbor, after she was trapped in a burning house last month. Dylan Wick, Wyatt Hall, Seth and Nick Byrd, all aged between 14 and 17 years old, were at Hall's home in Sapulpa, just outside…
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A tragic vehicle accident that killed one cadet from the US Military Academy and injured several others on Thursday serves to remind the country of an alarming statistic: more American service members are dying during training exercises than in combat operations. The incident at West Point saw one cadet lose…
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Graduation is a time of celebration for teens, but one high school student decided to use hers to give back to those less fortunate than her. Leanne Carrasco ordered herself 95 pizzas after graduating. But instead of eating them herself with her friends, she decided to do something a lot…
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A Sikh-American has become the first member of the US Air Force to be allowed to keep on his turban and beard while on active duty. Harpreetinder Singh Bajwa, who joined the Air Force in 2017, was initially unable to wear his articles of faith - including his turban and…
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A tracking feature has been used by a father to find his daughter who was "being raped in the back of an Uber". The incident took place in Baltimore when the 25-year-old was returning home. After being discovered by her father, she was pulled to safety and her alleged rapist…
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Nothing gets internet sleuths going like an unsolved murder. The ability to band together, share theories and link evidence has made forums like Reddit’s /r/UnsolvedMysteries a force to be reckoned with. However, it was the friends, family and neighbours of a murdered Missouri schoolgirl who kept her case alive. Angie…
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A teacher has been fired by a Texas school board for trying to report undocumented students in her district to President Donald Trump through a series of public tweets she thought were private. The Fort Worth Independent School District unanimously voted 8-0 to dismiss Georgia Clark at a meeting held…
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A six-year-old girl has claimed she was shamed by a school worker when she didn't have enough money to pay for her lunch. Anya Howard was allegedly told to return her tray of hot food by a cafeteria aid at Southwest Elementary school in Greenwood, Indiana, when she had just…
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United States war veteran Tom Rice parachuted into the French region of Normandy on June 6, 1944, aka D-Day. In that amphibious invasion, which was the largest of its kind, tens of thousands of troops from the US, the UK, France and Canada landed on five stretches of the coastline.…
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Dramatic footage has emerged of a 75-year-old hiker - who was injured from a fall in Phoenix, Arizona - spinning wildly out of control as she is hoisted upwards to safety as part of a routine helicopter rescue. The woman's terrifying ride, which took place yesterday morning at Piestewa Peak…
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An Indiana school has come under fire for giving a "most annoying" award to an autistic student. The boy's father, Rick Castejon, revealed to The Times of Northwest Indiana that his son had been presented with the award at a ceremony attended by his teachers and classmates at Bailly Preparatory Academy in…
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A new measure that requires certain sex offenders to undergo chemical castration has been passed in Alabama, and is now awaiting the governor's signature. The HB 379 bill was introduced by Republican state representative Steve Hurst, and will target sex offenders whose offences involve any minor under the age of…
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Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQ community to promote self-affirmation, acceptance and equal rights. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots, when abusive police officers raided New York City's notorious gay bar The Stonewall Inn, and the outraged customers fought back. 50 years…
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A former sheriff's deputy faces criminal charges for his controversial response to the Parkland, Florida shooting massacre, law enforcement officials said. On February 14, 2018, a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and opened fire, killing 17 people. (Arguably 19 now, since two survivors took their own lives.) School…
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Donald Trump has been faced with giant projections of 'USS John McCain' and Barack Obama approval ratings projected onto London landmarks during his visit. Approval ratings showing the president as having a score of 21 per cent in the UK, compared with his predecessor's 72 per cent, were projected onto…
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After surviving a "horrific shark attack" at a North Carolina beach on Sunday, a 17-year-old girl lost a leg and some fingers, officials say. Vidant Medical Center identified the victim as Paige Winter of New Born, and reported that she is "in good condition and receiving excellent care." Eyewitness Lacy Whorton,…
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As gun control remains a prominent issue in modern America, so too are mass shootings continuing to characterise the country’s news headlines. On Friday, a city engineer in Virginia Beach, VA killed 12 people in a government building using two .45 ACP pistols. The perpetrator, 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was shot…
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A YouTube prankster who filmed himself giving a homeless man an Oreo filled with toothpaste has been given a 15 months prison term and a hefty fine. The New York Times reports that prankster Re Set to (real name Kanghua Ren) was found guilty of violating the moral integrity of…
