Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” that was flying high over northern Canada, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska. (Feb. 12)
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Today in History for February 12th
Highlights of this day in history: President Abraham Lincoln and naturalist Charles Darwin are born; The U.S. Senate acquits President Bill Clinton in his impeachment trial; Founding of the NAACP; Cartoonist Charles Schulz dies. (Feb. 12)
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GOP suppression not new for Black Wisconsin voters
Black voters in Milwaukee say the only thing new about Republicans bragging and joking about efforts to discourage them from voting is how boldly recent comments were made. (Feb. 12) (AP video: Harm Venhuizen)
Chiefs, Eagles fans both confident before the Super Bowl
Fans attending the annual NFL Experience event at the Phoenix Convention Center say their team is the one to beat, prior to Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. (Feb. 11)
Rescued Syrian siblings receive treatment in Idlib
A five-year-old girl and her younger brother have been receiving treatment on Friday in a Syrian hospital after surviving a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the city of Harem in Syria earlier in the week. (Feb. 11)
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Plane-bus collision at LA airport injures five
A jet being towed on a taxiway collided with a bus at Los Angeles International Airport late Friday, injuring five people. (Feb. 11)
Native Americans at a Super Bowl event say they subjected to a racist rant by a store owner
Native American dancers who were the target of a suburban Phoenix gallery owner’s racist rant as they were being filmed for Super Bowl week are pushing for hate crime charges. (Feb. 10) (AP video by Alina Haroutnian)
Today in History for February 11th
Highlights of this day in history: South Africa frees Nelson Mandela; Allied leaders in the last months of World War II sign the Yalta accords; Ayatollah Khomeini’s followers seize power in Iran; inventor Thomas Edison born. (Feb. 11)
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Donations pour in for earthquake victims in Turkey
Donation piles lined the front of the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C Friday for those affected by the deadly earthquake. (Feb. 10)
Super Bowl betting is bigger than ever
A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicted. (Feb. 10) (AP video by Haven Daley)