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Vandals attack historic North Carolina lighthouse

Park rangers with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore say they are investigating vandalism to the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina. [Sponsored] Healthier Blood Pressure Starting in Just 8 Hours The Virginian Pilot reports that rangers discovered damage to the Ocracoke Lighthouse on Sunday. A wooden ventilation slat was missing… Read More

NFL investigating team amid COVID-19 outbreak

The NFL’s investigation into how Tennessee turned into the league’s first COVID-19 outbreak found “several specific incidents” of the Titans possibly breaking protocols dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, according to a person with knowledge of the probe. QUIZ: Which Liquor Is Better For Your Health?  [Sponsored] Also, the headmaster of a… Read More

Are house arrest offenders really monitored 24/7? — report says no

Many judges in Washington state have assigned more people convicted of crimes or awaiting trial for charges to electronic home monitoring in an effort to create room in county jails during the pandemic. Offenders are fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet under the monitoring program, KING-TV reported. The Department of… Read More

Hacker who aided Islamic State terrorist denied release

A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison after a judge rejected his request for compassionate release. Your Free Gift has been put on hold (Click here for details) [sponsored] Ardit Ferizi,… Read More

Two scientists awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for developing a way of editing genes likened to “molecular scissors” that offer the promise of one day curing inherited diseases. Working on opposite sides of the Atlantic, Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna came up with a method… Read More

Corrections officers force hours of children’s music on inmates

Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat, a prosecutor said Monday. Sponsored: Improve Breathing by 57%? At least four inmates were secured to a… Read More

Entertainment world mourns Eddie Van Halen’s death

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups and became elevated to the status of rock god, has died. He was 65. A person close to Van Halen’s family confirmed the rocker died Tuesday… Read More

Florida man confronts census worker with assault weapon

A Florida man was arrested for using an assault-style weapon to threaten a census taker who had come to his house for the nationwide count of every U.S. resident. Michael Cooper, 32, was arrested Monday after threatening census taker Johnny Swinney, according to a police report. Neighbors told deputies that… Read More

Police officer charged in East Texas fatal shooting

A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town over the weekend, authorities said. Jonathan Price was walking away from Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas when Lucas… Read More