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Senate unanimously OKs bill making animal cruelty a federal felony

The U.S. Senate passed a bill unanimously Tuesday that categorizes animal cruelty as a federal felony.

November 6, 2019

Millennials are making 20% less than Boomers did despite being more educated: Report

A new report published in late October found Millennials are making 20% less than Baby Boomers did at the same age despite being better educated.

November 6, 2019

‘Ok, Boomer’: New Zealand millennial politician uses jab to dismiss climate change heckler

A millennial politician in New Zealand's Parliament used the newly trending insult "OK, Boomer" Tuesday to shut down a heckler interrupting her speech about climate change.

November 6, 2019

Fla. library denied New York Times subscription; Officials cite it as ‘fake news’ against Trump

A Florida library was denied their request to have a digital subscription to The New York Times after their commissioners said the paper was "fake news."

November 5, 2019

Student prevented from buying cold medicine at Indiana CVS because of Puerto Rican ID

CVS Pharmacy apologized Sunday after one of its Indiana stores rejected a student's Puerto Rican ID as a valid form of identification and prevented him from buying cold medicine.

November 5, 2019

Utah educators suspended after student wears Nazi costume in Halloween parade

A Utah elementary school principal and teacher have been suspended with pay after a photo of a child walking in the school's Halloween parade in a Nazi costume went viral.

November 5, 2019

Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator: Trump’s Twitter typos make Americans feel ‘connected’ to him

"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams lauded President Trump's Twitter account as an authentic look into the mind of the president, typos and all.

November 5, 2019

Popeyes chicken sandwich caused Oxon Hill stabbing, police say

A man was stabbed to death at an Oxon Hill Popeyes Monday over the restaurant's re-release of its chicken sandwich, police say.

November 5, 2019

Greta Thunberg: Meeting with Trump would be a ‘waste of time’

Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said she would turn down a potential meeting with President Trump, saying it would be a "waste of time."

November 1, 2019

Grisham: White House ‘expecting’ Trump’s impeachment; ‘This is a sham and a kangaroo court’

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Friday the White House is "expecting" President Trump to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

November 1, 2019

Nancy Pelosi on Stephen Colbert show says of impeachment inquiry: ‘This is about the Constitution’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Democrats moving President Trump impeachment inquiry forward Thursday, framing the Constitution as the reason for finalizing the rules in the investigation of Mr. Trump.

November 1, 2019

Spanking ineffective, leads to worse behavior in children: Study

Spanking children as a form of discipline will inspire more bad behavior, a new study based on 50 years of research found.

November 1, 2019

Michelle Obama slams ‘white folks’ for continuing to ‘run’ from immigrants and black people

Former first lady Michelle Obama said recently that white Americans are devastating communities by "running" from neighborhoods when black Americans and immigrants move in.

October 31, 2019

Former LGBTQ people travel to Washington to lobby against gay and trans rights

A group that claims to have "changed" themselves from identifying as LGBTQ has traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to lobby against two bills that would expand rights to gay and trans people.

October 31, 2019

Donald Trump Jr.: I’d be able to get rich ‘off my father’s presidency’… if I were Joe Biden’s son

Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday he wishes he could be presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden's son so he could get rich off of his "father's presidency."

October 31, 2019

Florida principal who couldn’t confirm Holocaust as a ‘factual’ event is fired

A Florida high school principal was fired by his school district Wednesday after he told a parent in an email there was no "factual" evidence that the Holocaust ever happened.

October 31, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg defends political ads on Facebook the same day Twitter bans them

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended political advertisements being hosted on his social networking site the same day Twitter announced it would be banning the same ads from its platform.

October 31, 2019

Ga. sheriff cannot put signs in three sex offenders’ yards warning trick or treaters, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Georgia sheriff cannot put signs in the yards of three registered sex offenders warning trick-or-treaters when they're out on Halloween.

October 30, 2019

U.K. parents sue White House, woman accused of killing teen in wrong-way collision

Lawyers for the family of a Harry Dunn -- an English man killed in August in a car crash involving a U.S. diplomat's wife -- are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to return the suspect back to England.

October 30, 2019

Kenan Thompson: America is dealing with ‘Trump fatigue’

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson said the U.S. may be getting tired of President Trump.

October 30, 2019