A pair of social media misinformation campaigns exploiting tensions in Russia and Ukraine were identified and disabled on Facebook over the weekend, according to two senior leaders at the social network's parent company Meta. One…
Hospitalizations high for kids as flu kills 14…
This season's flu is shaping up to be particularly hard on children, with an additional 14 kids dying this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. So far this flu season, 92 children…
DNA helps free innocent California man who spent…
Ricky Davis spent 15 years in prison for a crime "he did not commit." February 14, 2020, 5:06 PM 6 min read A California man was freed after spending 15 years in prison for a…
US, Taliban reach agreement to reduce violence, opening…
The United States and Taliban reached an agreement on Friday to reduce violence for seven days, which could open the door to the two sides signing a larger peace deal reached last year, according to…
China reveals massive toll of coronavirus on health…
Chinese health officials have revealed for the first time the number of frontline workers who have been infected by the novel coronavirus. Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China's National Health Commission, told reporters Friday that…
This airport is the first to have coat…
It's pure genius. via February 14, 2020, 3:28 PM 3 min read The question here is not whether the new coat check at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is a good idea. The question is, How…
Missing 6-year-old Faye Swetlik found dead, being treated…
First grader Faye Swetlik was last seen at about 3:45 p.m. Monday. February 14, 2020, 1:42 AM 5 min read A 6-year-old South Carolina girl has been found dead, authorities said Thursday, three days after…
Start Here: Barr says Trumps tweets make it…
It's Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Let's start here. 1. Exclusive: Barr speaks out Responding to criticism over the Department of Justice's decision to overrule the Roger Stone sentencing recommendation made by its own prosecutors, Attorney…
Pompeo makes 1st trip to Africa in bid…
After nearly 22 months in office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa on Saturday, in a bid to reassert the U.S. as the leading partner to the world's…