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MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Twenty-two people have been killed after devastating tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other areas of Tennessee early Tuesday, flattening homes, tossing airplanes and downing powerlines, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. [Read More…]

iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Despite an ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is proving that giving back is something that will always be important to him. The “Jeopardy!” host recently donated $100,000 to the Hope [Read More…]

iStock(NEW YORK) — For the first time in 240 days, amid a particularly devastating season, Australia’s New South Wales is free of bushfires. The news from the state’s fire service comes months after the fires [Read More…]

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety(SUNNYVALE, Calif.) — A California UPS worker who threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his employer’s premises had multiple tactical rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition at his home [Read More…]

Mod Quaint/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York denied bail on Monday for Sarah Lawrence College dad Lawrence Ray, who is accused of sex trafficking, forced labor and extortion. Ray was arrested in [Read More…]

monkeybusinessimages/iStock(NEW YORK) — As the U.S. braces for possible wider spread of the novel coronavirus, health officials are warning business leaders to make preparations for managing a workforce that can’t come into the workplace. “We’re [Read More…]

sitox/iStock(NEW YORK) — US stock markets surge amid coronavirus concernsThe Dow Jones Industrial Average had its biggest single-day percentage gain since 2009 on Monday, rising nearly 1,300 points or more than 5%. After some major [Read More…]

iStock/ErinWilkins(LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth wore gloves for an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday in what royal watchers are calling a sign of the times amid the threat of COVID-19. “This is the first [Read More…]

pabradyphoto/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve announced a surprise rate cut of half a percentage point on Tuesday in an effort to mitigate the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy. Despite that [Read More…]

stockcam/iStock(SEATTLE) — Amazon has removed more than 1 million products for misleading claims or price gouging amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the company confirmed Tuesday. “There is no place for price gouging on Amazon,” a [Read More…]

Mod Quaint/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York denied bail on Monday for Sarah Lawrence College dad Lawrence Ray, who is accused of sex trafficking, forced labor and extortion. Ray was arrested in [Read More…]

flukyfluky/iStock(DALLAS) — A stubborn structure that stood standing at an angle for days after a first-effort demolition job failed has finally hit the ground. The once dubbed “leaning tower of Dallas” collapsed on Monday. The [Read More…]

MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Twenty-two people have been killed after devastating tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other areas of Tennessee early Tuesday, flattening homes, tossing airplanes and downing power lines, according to the Tennessee Department of [Read More…]

MattGush/iStock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Twenty-two people have been killed after devastating tornadoes ripped through Nashville and other areas of Tennessee early Tuesday, flattening homes, tossing airplanes and downing powerlines, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. [Read More…]

Kuzma/iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has joined a chorus of calls to halt the execution of a man convicted of capital murder in the 2004 killings of [Read More…]

PamelaJoeMcFarlane/iStock(HOUSTON) — New students at the University of Houston could have their tuition fees waived if their families earn less than $65,000 per year. “By expanding our financial support program to reduce financial barriers, we [Read More…]

DNY59/iStock(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — The murder case against Fotis Dulos ended Tuesday when a Connecticut judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss the charges, one month after his death. The defense objected and offered an [Read More…]

omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — A high-level U.S. administration official entered into Syrian rebels’ last stronghold for the first time ever in a show of support for Turkey’s fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and [Read More…]

Cesare Ferrari/iStock(LONDON) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo has discharged its last Ebola patient from a treatment center — a major milestone in the country’s fight against the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. “We [Read More…]

Matt Dirksen/iStock(NEW YORK) — A moose stood its ground against a person who attempted to pet the wild animal and officials used the incident as a teachable moment for others. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife [Read More…]