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Trump's Use of Wounded Knee to Mock Elizabeth Warren Angers Native Americans
It has been more than a century since the Wounded Knee massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn, but both these notorious conflicts were thrust into a national conversation about Native Americans and race following President Donald Trump’s Sunday night tweet directed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Allergic Reaction to Airborne Fish Proteins May Have Led to Boy's Death in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — An 11-year-old boy who died on New Year’s Day after visiting family members in Brooklyn may have had a fatal reaction to fish proteins released into the air while his relatives cooked.Holder Won't Run for President, Saying He'll Fight Gerrymandering Instead
Eric Holder, the former U.S. attorney general, announced Monday that he would not run for president in 2020 and would instead work to end gerrymandering.
Maryland Lawmaker's Use of Racist Slur Leads to Calls for Her Resignation
A growing number of lawmakers in Maryland are calling this week for the resignation of a white Democratic state delegate over her use of a racist slur during an after-hours gathering with her colleagues.Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation
Pinterest, a digital platform popular with parents, took an unusual step to crack down on the proliferation of anti-vaccination propaganda: It purposefully hobbled its search box.Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation
Pinterest, a digital platform popular with parents, took an unusual step to crack down on the proliferation of anti-vaccination propaganda: It purposefully hobbled its search box.A Man in Florida Mistakenly Received a $980,000 Tax Refund, and Officials Say He Tried to Keep It
The average tax refund is usually a couple of thousand dollars, but a man in Florida who earned less than $3,500 mistakenly received a check for a much higher amount: $980,000.Florida School Hires 2 Former Combat Veterans to Take Down Active Shooters
By the end of February, students at Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Florida, will see two former combat veterans in body armor roaming the grounds, each carrying a 9-millimeter Glock handgun and a semi-automatic rifle with a 17-inch barrel.Demand for Long-Acting Birth Control Rose After Trump's Election, Study Shows
In the days after President Donald Trump was elected, some women saw his victory as reason to worry: Would he fulfill his campaign promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act? And if so, would it eventually become harder and costlier to obtain birth control?
Trump's Use of Wounded Knee to Mock Elizabeth Warren Angers Native Americans
It has been more than a century since the Wounded Knee massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn, but both these notorious conflicts were thrust into a national conversation about Native Americans and race following President Donald Trump’s Sunday night tweet directed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Transgender Woman Is Found Shot to Death in Alabama
An Alabama woman has become the first known transgender person killed this year in the United States.Charlottesville Attacker Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Beating of Black Man
Daniel Borden, one of four men convicted of beating a black man at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, was sentenced Monday to nearly four years in prison.Donors of Rare Blood Type Sought to Save a Miami Toddler
Zainab Mughal, a 2-year-old girl from Miami, needs blood transfusions for her cancer treatment but she has a blood type so rare that so far only four donors worldwide have been identified.Allergic Reaction to Airborne Fish Proteins May Have Led to Boy's Death in Brooklyn
NEW YORK — An 11-year-old boy who died on New Year’s Day after visiting family members in Brooklyn may have had a fatal reaction to fish proteins released into the air while his relatives cooked.Son of Yemeni Mother Dies Less Than Two Weeks After She Gained Entry to U.S.
A Yemeni mother who fought to obtain a visa waiver to travel to California to see her terminally ill 2-year-old son was finally reunited Dec. 19 with her only child.Barack Obama's Favorite Book of 2018 Was 'Becoming.' Here's What Else He Liked.
Former President Barack Obama on Friday shared some of the books, movies and music he found most inspiring or thought-provoking in 2018, including works that he “just plain loved,” compiling them into a year-end list posted on Facebook.A Flight Attendant's Dad Finds a Way to See Her on Christmas
Air travel can be a headache, especially during the holidays, but that didn’t stop one father from accompanying his youngest daughter on six flights so she wouldn’t be alone during her first Christmas working as a flight attendant for Delta.Some Hershey's Kisses Are Missing Tips and Bakers Want to Know Why
Ugly. Inferior. Cocoa confection catastrophe.Oklahoma Church Erects Fence Around Nativity Scene to Protest Trump Border Policies
The Nativity scene at Fellowship Congregational Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, looks a little different this year: There is a chain-link fence surrounding Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus.A Bright Green 'Christmas Comet' Will Fly the Closest to Earth in Centuries
Look into the night sky Sunday and you just might see a bright, fuzzy ball with a greenish-gray tint.
