Florida elementary school principal and teacher are placed on leave after Black students are singled out at an assembly
The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district -- regardless of how each student was doing individually.
2023-08-25 13:45
What is Stockholm syndrome? It all started with a bank robbery 50 years ago
This week marks 50 years since a failed bank robbery that gave rise to Stockholm syndrome, a term used to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their captors
2023-08-25 12:53
Over 330,000 customers across southern Michigan without power after powerful storms move through the area
A suspected tornado in southern Michigan flipped several cars on an interstate Thursday night as a powerful round of severe thunderstorms brings heavy rains, strong winds and widespread power outages across southern portions of the state, forecasters say.
2023-08-25 11:29
Michigan man banned from Yellowstone National Park and facing federal charges after traveling off-trail in a thermal area while under influence
A Yellowstone National Park visitor who was allegedly under the influence as he traveled off-trail in one of the park's thermal areas has been banned from the park as he faces federal criminal charges in the incident, prosecutors announced.
2023-08-25 10:52
Professional wrestler Bray Wyatt dies at age 36, WWE says
Bray Wyatt, a professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, died on Thursday, the company announced. He was 36 years old.
2023-08-25 10:17
One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot
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2023-08-25 09:55
Wildfires force southwestern Louisiana town to evacuate amid extreme drought
A southwestern Louisiana town is under mandatory evacuation Thursday due to wildfires in the area as the state deals with extreme heat and a statewide burn ban.
2023-08-25 09:23
A missing North Carolina woman has been found dead, and a man found in her SUV has been arrested, police say
Investigators have found the remains of a North Carolina woman reported missing last month, and a man who'd been found unresponsive in her vehicle has been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder, authorities said Thursday.
2023-08-25 08:22
An arrest spectacle Trump's rivals don't want to see
Donald Trump's rivals agreed Wednesday that Republicans should look past the former president. But the iconic image of the week will be his fourth arrest this year, this time at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta.
2023-08-25 08:20
Maui government files lawsuit, accuses Hawaiian electric company of causing Lahaina wildfires
Maui County filed a lawsuit Thursday against Hawaiian Electric Company, alleging that the utility company's negligence caused the devastating wildfires that burned thousands of acres of land in the state and killed more than 100 people earlier this month.
2023-08-25 07:24
Fact check: Contrary to Trump's claims, Atlanta murder is down sharply this year and nowhere near a record
Former President Donald Trump continues to make false and misleading claims about crime in Atlanta.
2023-08-25 07:00
Rohingya: Gang violence stalks world's largest refugee camp
Six years after fleeing Myanmar, refugees are kept sleepless by nightly sounds of gunfire.
2023-08-25 06:55