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Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...
Leader of Tibetan Buddhism says he won’t be the last Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after ...
Jury in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial to resume deliberations after reaching partial verdict
The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to resume deliberations Wednesday after reaching a ...
Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America
More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still sees the same ...
Asian shares are mixed, tracking Wall Street split as momentum slows and Tesla drops
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday following a similar drift overnight on Wall Street as losses for Tesla and other ...
Community reacts to escaped bison shot, killed in Franklin Co.
Tuesday afternoon, officials shot and killed 3 bison after they escaped from their owner. According to Franklin County Sheriff Steven Pelton, deputies were called to the area of St. Albans and Bassett ...
A day outside an LA detention center shows profound impact of ICE raids on families
At a federal immigration building in downtown Los Angeles guarded by U.S. Marines, daughters, sons, aunts, nieces and others ...
Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings
More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, ...
Trump keeps saying the GOP mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal ...
He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t
Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star ...
House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose
Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts ...
STL Fire Dept. mourns death of veteran firefighter
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Fire Department announced the death of one of its own Tuesday evening. The department said that ...