‘Right now, the U.S. is ceasing to be a democracy’
Donald Trump is currently transforming the U.S. into an authoritarian state, argues Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, author of "How Democracies Die." And he is using an unexpected twist in the…
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1-year-old spills water and is attacked by his mom’s boyfriend
INDIANAPOLIS — A man accused of attacking his girlfriend’s autistic 1-year-old after the child spilled water has been convicted, Indiana prosecutors said. The jury deliberated for approximately 20 minutes before…
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The real reason you should never throw away the silica gel packets that come with shoes and bags
You've probably never given much thought to silica gel packets beyond noting that they're a mild inconvenience. The tiny white packets are often included by brands in deliveries of shoes…
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Government on high alert as deadly bird flu ‘jumps species’ – after first human death in US
LONDON — The UK government has issued a stark warning after deadly bird flu was detected in a UK sheep for the first time. The case was identified in Yorkshire during routine surveillance…
St. Croix: Partly sunny, windy, a couple of afternoon showers and a high of 89
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and windy with a couple of afternoon showers and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly…
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Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School remains closed due to water line repairs
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education is advising all parents, guardians, faculty, staff, and students of Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School that its Estate St. Peters campus will…
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Daughter of 1st Black Marine says it’s ‘unbelievable’ to see ‘my dad caught up in DEI’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring…
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Joshua Riibe ‘resting up’ in Iowa as Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ‘rests in pieces’ in the Dominican Republic
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — The Iowa college student who was the last person to see University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she disappeared on a beach in the Dominican Republic has finally arrived…
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Trump sent these Venezuelans to El Salvador mega prison. Their families deny gang ties.
SAN SALVADOR — The day after he was arrested while working at a restaurant in Texas, Mervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez climbed out of a plane in shackles in El Salvador,…
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US federal judge allows attorneys to subpoena financial records in Antigua yacht case
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — A federal judge in New York granted the attorneys of a Russian woman permission Monday to issue subpoenas to access the financial records of Antigua…