An online petition has drawn over 10,000 signatures in support of 14 Idaho teachers suspended for wearing Halloween costume caricatures of Latinos.
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Idaho teachers dress up as border wall, Mexicans
The teachers’ border wall costumes said Make America Great Again.
Measles cases nationwide top last year’s total; almost 50 diagnosed in one New York county
People, including many kids, who have not been vaccinated or received a second measles shot have been coming down with the highly contagious virus.
Obama cheers Va. campaign volunteers with donuts
Bearing boxes of doughnuts, former President Barack Obama and Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine made a surprise visit to a Fairfax, Virginia, campaign office to visit with volunteers working to generate a large voter turnout. (Nov. 5)
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Officials: 11-year-old killed grandma, self after refusing to clean room
His grandfather said he and his wife were watching TV, when their grandson came up from behind them and shot grandmother in the head.
O’Rourke stumps on last day of key Senate race
Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke is working his way home at the end of one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2018 midterms. (Nov. 5)
Kane Brown still feels like an outsider
Country singer Kane Brown, who is releasing his new album “Experiment,” still feels like an outsider in country music but says he’s “just kind of coped with it.” (Nov. 5)
‘South Park Susan’ arrested after viral video shows her harassing two women
She was deemed ‘South Park Susan’ after a video of her harassing two women went viral. Police say, she not only harassed two women in a parking lot but made false claims to 911 dispatch.
US sanctions on Iran take effect
The Trump administration’s tough new sanctions on Iran have taken effect, but eight major importers of Iranian oil are being spared from immediate penalties. (Nov. 5)
‘He saved my life’: Joshua Quick fought off yoga studio gunman with vacuum, broom
‘I jumped up as quickly as I could, ran back over and next thing you know, I’m grabbing a broom, anything I can,’ said Joshua Quick.