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John Kelly calls Robert E. Lee an “honorable man,” says “lack of compromise” caused Civil War
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on Monday called Robert E. Lee was "an honorable man" and said that "the lack of an ability to compromise" led to...
British nuclear sub sailors fired after “absolutely disgraceful” parties with a prostitute and cocaine
The British sailors who spend their lives in submarines safeguarding the nation's nuclear missiles are, without hyperbole, contenders for the most important job in the world.
He patted a man’s butt in Dubai and faced months in prison – until a royal pardon freed him
The criminal offense happened as Jamie Harron was weaving through a Dubai bar in July, balancing a drink - his transgression so small that the British national didn't know he'd...
Texas police may have just found the body of missing 3-year-old girl
Police in Texas say they have "most likely" found the body of Sherin Mathews, the missing 3-year-old girl whose father claims he sent her alone into an alley when she...
Middle school students in Virginia pretend to rape black classmates on Snapchat
The Snapchat had just about every offensive topic the middle school students could cram into a video clip: race-based simulated sexual assaults, profanity-laced slurs and repulsive language that shocked whoever...
Don’t eat your placenta, researchers warn
More than 200 millennia of human civilization and two centuries of modern medicine have brought us to this recent heavy-handed admonition by scientific researchers:
More Californians ordered to flee as gusting winds spread wildfires
Northern California officials ordered a new round of mandatory evacuations overnight for parts of the Sonoma Valley and eastern Santa Rosa, as gusty winds returned, reviving dangerous fire conditions in...
Death toll in California wildfires reaches historically grim heights
The horrific scale of death and destruction is coming into focus, even as wildfires continue to rage throughout Northern California.
“A serious, critical, catastrophic event”: At least 21 dead, more than 500 missing as California wildfires spread
The deadly wildfires devastating Northern California continued to spread across dry hills and vineyards Wednesday, prompting more evacuations from a menacing arc of flames that has killed at least 21...
Dove ad that shows a black woman turning herself white sparks backlash
The Dove brand sheepishly admitted that it had "missed the mark" with a not-so-vaguely racist advertisement that has made it the latest target of consumer rage. The ire-inducing advertisement shows...