Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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At a high school wrestling match in New Jersey, 16-year-old Andrew Johnson faced an ultimatum: cut his dreadlocks, or forfeit the match. He chose to compete, so an athletic trainer sheared his dreadlocks on the mat. Johnson defeated his opponent by sudden victory in overtime, but appeared distraught. South New…
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On the evening of Thursday December 27, an explosion at a Queens power plant turned the New York City skyline bright blue for a few moments, a result of the electrical fire. Startled and frightened onlookers took pictures and videos of the blaze, which reminded some people of July 4th celebrations,…
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Police in New Mexico are searching for two teenagers who were last seen "bloodied and beaten" in a Snapchat video almost two weeks ago. Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed Lateef, 14, went missing on December 16 after allegedly being brutally attacked in West Mese. Authorities have claimed they believe the…
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Richard Overton, who was the oldest man in the United States, passed away on Thursday at the age of 112. The death was confirmed by family member Shirley Overton, who revealed he had been in hospital battling pneumonia. Overton was also the oldest living World War II veteran in the…
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There are some online scams that are so obviously fraudulent that they've become cliches. Everyone knows by now to ignore emails from Nigerian princes and that you probably don't have a long-lost great uncle who left millions to you in his will. It got to a point where it was…
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A recent disagreement with an unruly customer in Macy's escalated, until the man in question went on a rant directed at the employees and other customers around him. The man apparently became angry when an employee in the Texas store told him they couldn't gift wrap a purse he intended…
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Every holiday season, there are few greater feelings than waking up on Christmas Morning, rushing downstairs with the sleep still in your eyes, and you've got a ton of Christmas gifts waiting for you when you get there. There's nothing like it, I know, but it's important to keep in…
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On Thursday, a former student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was charged with attempted murder. Yukai Yang allegedly used thallium to poison his roommate, Juwan Royal, adding it to his food and drinks over a period of at least two months. According to Assistant District Attorney Abe Kasis Royal…
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When Donald Trump was running for president, he promised voters to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, and make Mexico pay for it. However, Mexico had no interest in paying for a wall, which is estimated to cost anywhere from $21.6 billion to $70 billion, plus require money each year for maintenance. Afterward,…
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Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson was preparing to compete against his opponent from Oakcrest High School during a dual meet in New Jersey when the referee gave him an ultimatum: cut off his dreadlocks, or forfeit the match. It is not clear why Johnson was not allowed to wear…
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A Chinese college student has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to slowly kill his roommate with rat poison. Lehigh University student Yukai Yang, 22, is accused of lacing Juwan Royal's food, drinks and mouthwash with thallium over time, as well as vandalising the victim's belongings with racist graffiti. He was…
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During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, two paramount issues riled up his base, inspiring feverish three-word chants: One, jailing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, because she used a private email account for work, despite the FBI's conclusion that she should not face criminal charges. ("Lock her up! Lock her…
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Donald Trump is not just a president and a businessman, he is also a renowned philanthropist. In 2015, he claimed to have donated more than $102m to charitable causes in the last five years. However, an investigation by the Washington Post found that many of the donations were from his…
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In 1999, Richard Anthony Jones was convicted for the aggravated robbery of a woman in a Walmart parking lot. He served 17 years for the crime, all the while maintaining that he had nothing to do with it. In fact, he even had a solid alibi for the time of the incident -…
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A former teacher was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday, after confessing to having a sexual relationship with her 14-year-old student. Stephanie Peterson, 27, must register as a sexual offender for the rest of her life, after admitting to having sex with the eighth-grader in her car twice, as well as performing…
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The Trump administration has relaxed the controversial requirements needed to be met to place unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of sponsors. It was announced on Tuesday that background checks from every member of a sponsor's household will no longer be needed. In June, it was declared that everyone living…
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Every US president has their secrets - and it seems George H.W. Bush had a heartwarming one that he kept under wraps for more than a decade. Almost a month after his death, it's been revealed that the American leader secretly sponsored a Pilipino child named Timothy for 10 years. According…
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An open murder case can destroy a community. If an innocent person has been slain in a small town, then many inhabitants will never feel safe there again. Despite the best intentions of modern police precincts, there are some homicides that will never be solved, and the colder a case…
