A year ago, the head coach of the Penn State basketball team made a comment about a noose around a player’s neck. Now, after an investigation and new allegations of inappropriate conduct, the head coach has resigned. Pat Chambers, who has been the head coach for the Penn State men’s basketball team since 2011, resigned…… MORE
The family of a University of Washington professor who recently went missing during a hiking trip is pleading that rescue teams continue their search. Sam Dubal, 33, left for Mount Rainier National Park on October 9 and was supposed to return the next day. He was reported missing on October 12 after he didn’t come…… MORE
A police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Chicago suburb this week has been fired, authorities said Friday. The officer had fired into a vehicle that authorities say was reversing as he approached on late Tuesday in Waukegan, killing the passenger and leaving the driver, a Black woman, hospitalized, police said. “The…… MORE
Former San Francisco 49ers football player Dana Stubblefield has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the 2015 rape of an intellectually disabled woman, according to the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office. Stubblefield, 49, was convicted in July following a nine-month trial. A jury found Stubblefield guilty of rape by force, oral…… MORE
It’s the stuff of ancient mythology. While it may not be a snake with a head on either end of its body, it’s not too far off. A Florida family’s cat brought a rare snake sporting two heads into their Palm Harbor home this week. We know, it’s creepy. And it’s definitely a rare find.…… MORE
As Covid-19 cases in El Paso, Texas, continue to surge, funeral homes in the city are preparing for a surge in coronavirus-related deaths. Part of that effort, two funeral homes told CNN, is to prepare additional refrigerated units to house bodies if their usual space isn’t enough. On Thursday, El Paso County officials reported 1,161…… MORE
In a tragic incident in Northern California, a 5-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed by another child, the Merced Police Department said. Officers responded Thursday afternoon to the report of a gunshot at a home in Merced, they said. Police also got information that a 5-year-old shooting victim had been dropped off at Mercy…… MORE
The 2020 fire season has been devastating. Massive blazes have ravaged the Western US, swallowing entire neighborhoods and torching millions of acres. Colorado’s largest wildfire in state history is still burning. In California alone, firefighters have battled more than 8,600 blazes this year. All of them, with their own unique name: The Bullfrog Fire. The…… MORE
As the US enters what experts say will be another Covid-19 surge, a federal judge ruled two Colorado churches don’t have to limit how many worshippers come in and don’t have to require them to wear face coverings. Colorado set guidelines earlier this year for places of worship that include ensuring all attendees wear face…… MORE
Though a lot happened during Thursday evening’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, data from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Dictionary.com have shown us what actually stuck. The top trending words of the debate included phrases ranging from “coyote” to “malarkey,” and included “xenophobia” — also a top word during the first presidential debate…… MORE