Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A heroic waitress fractured her back in three places, as well as the heel of her foot, this weekend after jumping off a pier in Daytona Beach, Florida, in order to save a drowning child. Hanna Pignato, who is only 19 years old, rushed to help when she heard a…
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To promote her best-selling memoir, Becoming, former first lady Michelle Obama spoke with The Late Show host Stephen Colbert at an event in London. During the wide-ranging interview, Colbert compared the current state of America to teenager whose body is changing, according to The Independent. Obama agreed, and said Donald…
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A father and son who had been separated for almost 11 months after the Trump administration's 'no tolerance' immigration policy have finally been reunited. Jose Alvizures and his 10-year-old son, Ervin, attempted to enter the US last year after fleeing their home country of Guatemala. They had been getting death…
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According to federal court filings, 'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the college admissions bribery scandal. The signed documents also reveal that they waived their right…
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Two Chicago Police officers have been reassigned after they reportedly used a taser on a 16-year-old girl, before throwing her down the stairs. Dnigma Howard had sparked off the violent episode by arguing with a teacher about putting her phone away during a class at John Marshall Metropolitan High School.…
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On 23 March, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar delivered a speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair). She referenced the 9/11 attacks, somewhat dismissively, with the phrase “some people did something". A small snippet from a speech about Muslims' place in the US, her words were taken out of context…
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A student posted a video to her Snapchat account mere minutes before plunging to her death while at university, reportedly "trying to get a good picture for Instagram". Sydney Monfries, a 22-year-old who attended Fordham University in New York, broke into the Bell Tower at her college while with friends…
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Last week, almost two years after Donald Trump tweeted that he wanted to exclude transgender individuals from serving in the US military, the president's transphobic ban was put into practice. From now on, new military recruits will be prevented from transitioning, the military has the right to discharge those currently…
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A man from Michigan is suing his parents after they threw away his collection of pornography and sex toys. The plaintiff in the case, identified only as 'Charlie', is demanding $86,822.16 in damages after his folks chucked out his extravagant collection of sex aids and paraphernalia, which was estimated to…
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A 'racist' California woman has been caught on camera calling the police on a city worker because he "looks illegal". Footage uploaded to social media shows a shocking altercation between the unidentified woman and a South California Edison contract worker at a Glendora Walmart on Monday. Shared to Facebook by…
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As the first shoots of spring begin to emerge in North Carolina, a glance to the skies will reveal quite the incredible sight to the eyes. A thick haze of pollen has descended over the southeastern United States, blanketing the sky and promising a sharp increases in the number of…
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Parents across the state of New York have been planning and holding measles parties in a highly dangerous attempt to expose unvaccinated children to the disease, news reports say. New York City officials have declared a state of emergency after a breakout of 285 cases of measles in a neighbourhood…
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In August 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first seven cases of a drug-resistant fungus called candida auris in the USA. It had first been identified seven years earlier in Japan, and had somehow spread to the States. "C. auris can cause bloodstream infections and…
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A teenage girl has been left upset after being asked to cover up after wearing pro-Trump clothing at school event celebrating 'American pride'. Ciretta Mackenzie, a freshman at Epping High School in New Hampshire, had been planning to wear gear depicting the phrase Make America Great Again - a key…
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Newly-released CCTV surveillance footage has shown the exact moment that Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor grabbed a fan's phone and smashed it during an altercation. McGregor, 30, was charged with strong-arm robbery and criminal mischief after being arrested for slapping a phone out of the hand of 22-year-old Ahmed Abdirzak.…
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A long-fought debate over trans rights and the provision of healthcare has served to widen the gap between liberals and conservatives in America. While the liberal argument champions the choice of the individual, the conservative argument often focuses on the preservation of health, the idea that transexuality is unnatural and…
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A former English teacher from New Jersey could serve up to a year in jail after admitting she sent nude photos of herself to a pupil via Snapchat and email. Michelina Aichele, who is 30 years old, was arrested and charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child back…
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A father was shocked to find a half-naked man hiding in his wardrobe, with the man allegedly hoping to have sex with his 12-year-old daughter. According to investigators, the father, who came into his daughter's bedroom at 5:30 am back on November 2 last year, found Christopher Todd Leonard in…
