HONG KONG — A 12-year-old Chinese swimmer has become a global sensation with her history-making times, even as observers and fans back home caution against overhyping the young athlete. On Thursday, Yu Zidi became the youngest-ever medalist at the World Aquatics Championships, which are being held in Singapore this year.…
An earthquake shook things up in the New York metro area Saturday night. A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 hit Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, at 10:18 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey, or USGS. There have not been reports of injuries or of structural damage, said…
A man described as an associate of the suspect in a quadruple homicide in Tennessee earlier this week has been arrested on suspicion of helping the fugitive, authorities said Saturday. Tanaka Brown, 29, was arrested Friday by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He has been charged with…
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington DC. The vote was along party lines, 50-45, with Senators Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Reuben Gallego D-Ariz., not voting. Pirro had been serving as…
With back-to-school just around the corner, now is the perfect time to shop for backpacks, coats and other fall must-haves. And if you can get a deal on those things, all the better. Right now, Patagonia is offering up to 40% off nearly 900 items for men, women and kids.…
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will include President Donald Trump in an exhibit focused on presidential impeachments after the removal of a placard noting Trump’s two impeachments sparked concerns this week over the White House’s influence on the institution. In a statement on Saturday, the Smithsonian detailed its…
Officials in Tennessee found 14 improvised explosive devices in a man’s home while they were arresting him this week on suspicion of threatening officials, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff’s deputies and detectives went to an address Friday seeking to arrest Kevin Wade O’Neal on active warrants. O’Neal was…
Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Anderson’s daughter, Loralyn Willis, confirmed her death to NBC News on Friday and said her mother passed away on July 14 at a nursing home…
Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman was arrested in connection with multiple weapons violations, police said Saturday. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that Perryman, 32, was arrested Friday by South Los Angeles Station deputies. “Deputies conducted a traffic stop of Mr. Perryman’s vehicle for vehicle code…