A Tennessee zoo has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe to its family. On July 31, Brights Zoo in Limestone announced the birth of a baby giraffe — born a solid brown color. “Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet,” Fox 8 WJW […]
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Nursery pulls book shown to four-year-olds that depicts men kissing in bondage, trans ‘top surgery’ scars
A preschool in England has removed a book from their curriculum after children were exposed to illustrations of men kissing in bondage and transgender people with surgery scars. Parents voiced their frustrations after it was revealed that kids as young as four had been shown the book “Grandad’s Pride,” written […]
Read MoreSinger Jason Derulo lived in extreme poverty, drank sugar water to stave off hunger before achieving fame
Singer Jason Derulo engaged in a candid conversation with actor Dax Shepard, discussing money, their respective success and their own humble beginnings. Derulo explained that when he was growing up, his family’s financial situation was in such bad shape that he and his brother would sometimes drink water mixed with […]
Read MoreJudge asked to allow Montana to ban TikTok as legal challenge moves through courts
Montana is asking a federal judge to allow its law banning new downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok to take effect in January while a challenge filed by the company and five content creators is decided by the courts. The state filed its response Friday to the plaintiffs’ motion in […]
Read MoreBryan Kohberger kicked out of high school cop classes after girls complained, former administrator says
The arrest of 28-year-old criminologist Bryan Kohberger in the Idaho student murders case came as a shock but “made sense” to a former high school administrator who kicked him out of a law enforcement vocational program, she said in a new interview. Although program leaders were told that Kohberger’s dream […]
Read MoreMassachusetts man sentenced to 3 years in Rhode Island for stealing $1 million from employer
The former IT director of a Rhode Island metals fabrication company convicted of stealing more than $1 million from his employer and using the money for personal expenses was sentenced Monday to nearly three years in prison. Juan Hicks, 47, of New Bedford, Massachusetts used his purchasing authority to bilk […]
Read MoreHorse race track in Washington turns prehistoric as 200 ‘T. rexes’ race to the finish line
A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes. The 2023 T-Rex World Championships at Emerald Downs — an event that started in 2017 as a pest control company’s […]
Read MoreAtlanta college reinstates mask mandate after students test positive in city
Three years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a college in Atlanta is reinstating its mask mandates for all its students and employees on campus for the next two weeks. Morris Brown College (MBC), a private historically black liberal arts school, announced Sunday on Instagram the mask mandate would […]
Read MoreBiden admin takes action restricting oil, gas development after settlement with eco groups
The Biden administration issued new restrictions on oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico, in an effort to protect a whale species after it settled last month with a coalition of environmental groups. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which manages energy development in federal waters, […]
Read MoreMore than 200 Afghan government officials, security forces killed following Taliban takeover: UN
More than 200 former Afghan government officials and security forces have been killed by the Taliban in the two years since its takeover of the country, the U.N. revealed Tuesday. A report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the dozens of killings are part of […]
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