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National Zoo hosts ‘Bye Bye, Bei Bei’ ahead of the giant panda being sent to China
File photo. (Nuno Tendais/iStock)(WASHINGTON) — Bei Bei the giant panda officially left the country Tuesday morning on a 15-hour direct flight to Chengdu, China via FedEx’s “Panda Express”, a custom aircraft designed to cater to [Read More…]
Winter storm set to bring heavy rain, flash flooding to Southwest
honglouwawa/iStock(NEW YORK) — Seven Western states are under flood or snow alerts as two storms combine in the Southwest. The biggest threat from this weather system will be flash flooding from Southern California to Arizona, [Read More…]
Sweden drops Julian Assange rape investigation
DNY59/iStock(STOCKHOLM) — Sweden has dropped a rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Officials said the evidence against Assange has weakened due to the long period of time that has elapsed since [Read More…]
Woman injured in Las Vegas mass shooting has died: Coroner
Page Light Studios/iStock(NEW YORK) — A 57-year-old woman who was injured in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting has died, according to officials. Kimberly Gervais of Mira Loma, California, suffered spinal injuries in the massacre [Read More…]
Facial reconstructions released in hopes of identifying girl found dead in Delaware
Smyrna Police/National Center for Missing and Exploited Children(SMYRNA, Del.) — Police released facial reconstruction images in the hopes of identifying a little girl who had been dead for weeks by the time she was found [Read More…]
Luis Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter’s death
Luis Enrique is returning as Spain coach five months after stepping down because of his daughter’s illness
Wagner plays St. Pete’s
Wagner and St. Peter’s look to bounce back from losses
African American female NASCAR pit crew member recounts her journey
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The sound of drills is deafening, but the careful choreography of hurried tire-changing puts everyone on the track into their own quiet Zen. “My heart’s like: ‘Boom boom, boom boom,” [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 11/18/19
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONNew York 123, Cleveland 105Indiana 115, Brooklyn 86Toronto 132, Charlotte 96Milwaukee 115, Chicago 101Houston 132, Portland 108Dallas 117, San Antonio 110Boston 99, [Read More…]
Taliban releases two hostages, including an American, in prisoner exchange
KeithBinns/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — The Taliban announced on Tuesday it has released two professors from the American University of Afghanistan who were held hostage by the group since 2016. American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks [Read More…]
Meet the 24-year-old trying to build the world’s first personal flying device
DragonAir Aviation(NEW YORK) — Three years ago, Mariah Cain was teaching extreme water sports to tourists in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and working part-time as stewardess on yachts. Now, the 24-year-old is the president and project [Read More…]
Kylie Jenner sells majority stake of her cosmetics company for $600 million
Timothy White/E!(NEW YORK) — After four years of owning 100% of the brand, Kylie Jenner has agreed to sell a little more than half of her business to Coty. For $600 million, 51% of Kylie [Read More…]
Teen jumps off plane in Oklahoma City as he tries to avoid arrest by police
Rafael Pardeiro/Twitter(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Police at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma caught up with a teen wanted on a felony warrant Monday afternoon — they just had to chase him across the runway to do [Read More…]
Little league umpire punched in face after fan disagrees with call
sdart/iStock(LAKELAND, Fla.) — A man who punched a little league umpire in the face after he disagreed with one of his calls has been arrested in Florida. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to [Read More…]
UCSB pays visit to Oregon State
Oregon State goes up against UC Santa Barbara in an early season matchup
Grambling St. pays visit to San Jose St.
Grambling State and San Jose State both look to put winning streaks together
Harriet Tubman museum slated to open in New Jersey in June 2020
Courtesy Zack Mullock(CAPE MAY, N.J.) — Harriet Tubman will be honored with a new museum dedicated to preserving her life and history next year in New Jersey. The Harriet Tubman Museum will be located next [Read More…]
National Zoo hosts ‘Bye Bye, Bei Bei’ ahead of giant panda being sent to China
File photo. (Nuno Tendais/iStock)(WASHINGTON) — Fans of Bei Bei the giant panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo got to enjoy a final day of celebration Monday before he’s sent to China on Tuesday. In anticipation [Read More…]
Princess Diana’s ‘John Travolta dress’ is for sale
domnicky/iStock(LONDON) — Fans of Princess Diana have an opportunity to own one of the most famous dresses from her wardrobe. The blue velvet gown by Victor Edelstein that she wore to a state dinner at [Read More…]
Protests force Lebanon-NKorea game into empty stadium
Amid month-long anti-government protests, Lebanon will host North Korea in an empty stadium in a World Cup qualifying game