The home of Emmett Till, the African American teen whose murder became an important catalyst in the civil rights movement, has been granted landmark status by the Chicago City Council.
3 officers were hurt in an explosion in Wichita while searching a vacant home, officials say
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Three Wichita, Kansas, police officers were injured in a possible explosion Saturday while responding to a call at a vacant home, authorities said. "Just after 4:00 officers were dispatched to check a vacant residen...
Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban
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A Malaysian man on Thursday won a landmark court challenge against an Islamic ban on sex "against the order of nature," raising hopes for greater acceptance of gay rights in the mostly Muslim country. The Muslim man ...
When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Debra Crosby entered panic mode when she reached the cash re...
Chinese court orders husband to pay wife $7,700 for housework in landmark divorce case
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A court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his former wife for housework she shouldered during their five-year marriage, in a landmark divorce ruling that has sparked discussio...
Trump offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One following Vietnam summit, source says
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Then-President Donald Trump in 2019 offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One following their Vietnam summit, a former senior administration official who was on the trip confirmed to CNN. ...
A Texas family lost their dad to Covid-19 three weeks ago. Now they lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm
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Stephanie Rubio and her three children have had their heart broken twice in three weeks. Stephanie's husband, Robert, died from Covid-19 complications on January 28 after spending eight days in the hospital. On Tue...
Government action took months as nursing home workers died during the pandemic
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The federal agency responsible for protecting workers did little to hold nursing homes accountable for dangerous conditions during the coronavirus pandemic until it was too late, its own records show. A CNN analys...
A funeral home van with a body inside is stolen in Missouri
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Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside. According to police, the white cargo van was stolen after the driver sto...
Chicago officer charged with attempted murder
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A Chicago police officer will be arraigned later this month on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, disorderly conduct for false reports of an offense, and obstruction of just...
This restaurant owner buys out street vendors’ tamales so they can call it a day during a Chicago cold snap
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Chicago public school teachers back tentative deal to return to in-person learning, union says
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Members of the Chicago Teachers Union have voted to return to in-person learning, according to a news release from the union. The CTU backed the tentative agreement after weeks of tense negotiations with Chicago Pu...
After a decade in a shelter, a rescue dog named Wiggles finally has a home
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