DEA raids colossal fentanyl operation in one of the largest drug busts in Utah history; Wayne State University police officer in critical condition after being shot in head; Dalai Lama, long friendly with U.S. presidents, says he has ‘no worries’ about Trump; Colin Jost faces furious backlash after transgender joke on ‘Saturday Night Live’; He fatally shot a Texas cop on Sunday, police say. On Monday, he got married at a courthouse.; Justin Bieber punches fan in the face in Spain, gets ‘Son of God’ tattooed across belly; Watch Michael Jordan, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Gates, Robert DeNiro at White House mannequin challenge; ‘You could hear them screaming’: School bus crash leaves at least 5 dead in Chattanooga; Kanye West hospitalized in Los Angeles, placed on psychiatric hold; This ancient Chinese bird kept its feathers, and colors, for 130 million years; Anorexic woman weighing 69 pounds has a right to starve, court rules; Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injured; Trump, breaching protocol, suggests his buddy Nigel Farage as ambassador to U.S. ‘No vacancy,’ says British P.M.; For trying to help, he was hit by a truck and fell 50 feet into icy water with a shattered leg;
 
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At least 4 dead, hundreds sickened, in Australia asthma attacks triggered by thunderstorm
"It felt like an elephant had his foot on my chest for about four hours," said one man who suffered from the thunderstorm asthma attack.
DEA raids colossal fentanyl operation in one of the largest drug busts in Utah history
'It would be very safe to say that people have died from this operation,' one agent said.
 
Wayne State University police officer in critical condition after being shot in head
Officer Collin Rose, 29, was recovering from surgery Tuesday night after being shot in the head while on patrol.
 
Dalai Lama, long friendly with U.S. presidents, says he has ‘no worries’ about Trump
The Tibetan Buddhist leader said he wants to meet with Trump after his inauguration. He has a long history of warm relations with U.S. presidents.
 
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Colin Jost faces furious backlash after transgender joke on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Op-eds continue to mount, some calling Jost obscenities, others blaming him for Trump's victory.
 
He fatally shot a Texas cop on Sunday, police say. On Monday, he got married at a courthouse.
An arrest affidavit details the bizarre chain of events that led up to and followed the fatal shooting of San Antonio police detective Benjamin Marconi Sunday morning.
 
Justin Bieber punches fan in the face in Spain, gets ‘Son of God’ tattooed across belly
Currently, pop star Justin Bieber is gallivanting around Europe on his current tour. And while he's been across the pond, the young man has caused quite a ruckus.
 
Watch Michael Jordan, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Gates, Robert DeNiro at White House mannequin challenge
The after-party at the White House Medal of Freedom ceremony.
 
 
‘You could hear them screaming’: School bus crash leaves at least 5 dead in Chattanooga
The driver was traveling “well above” the speed limit, police said. He has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide.
 
Kanye West hospitalized in Los Angeles, placed on psychiatric hold
Media reports attributed his hospitalization to exhaustion.
 
This ancient Chinese bird kept its feathers, and colors, for 130 million years
A new technique — which can also be used for dinosaurs, one paleontologist said — led to the discovery of key proteins within the old feathers.
 
Anorexic woman weighing 69 pounds has a right to starve, court rules
A Superior Court judge in New Jersey ruled Monday that a 29-year-old anorexic woman cannot be force-fed and should be transferred to a palliative care unit.
 
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Activists and police trade blame after Dakota Access protester severely injured
Activists say police fired a concussion grenade that ripped open a young woman's arm. Authorities deny that and say protesters may have caused her injury.
 
Trump, breaching protocol, suggests his buddy Nigel Farage as ambassador to U.S. ‘No vacancy,’ says British P.M.
Farage said he was “very flattered” by Trump's suggestion. British Prime Minister Theresa May was less than thrilled.
 
For trying to help, he was hit by a truck and fell 50 feet into icy water with a shattered leg
“I thought about my 7-month-old son, how I have to be there for him,” he said. “That was my drive and desire.”
 
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