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just now  (291+ words) A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university. The school released a statement Monday, saying the graduate instructor's prior grading standards and…...

14+ min ago  (305+ words) GASTON COUNTY, N.C. " A prominent Gaston County businessman who was sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for driving his car into a restaurant in March 2018 and killing two people, including his daughter and daughter-in-law, filed an appeal to overturn his conviction....

23+ min ago  (213+ words) WASHINGTON " The holiday season is in full bloom, and with it comes an increase in seasonal respiratory viruses. A number of diseases tend to peak in the winter, thanks to indoor gatherings that help germs spread. The list includes not…...

23+ min ago  (718+ words) From stranded astronauts to secret moons to space photos that were once impossible to consider, here are the top space stories of the year:...

29+ min ago  (568+ words) Winchester 44 - Havant Dolphins 5 All four of Winchester's teams emerged victorious. The most significant being the Warriors, Winchester's 2nd XV, making one of the biggest comebacks of recent years, reversing a 0-17 half-time deficit against fellow promotion contenders, Basingstoke 1st XV, to emerge victorious,…...

30+ min ago  (166+ words) Do you need to pick up any last-minute items for a Christmas party or for dinner?WXII has made it easy to find which grocery stores are open or closed for the holidays. Do you need to pick up any…...

30+ min ago  (148+ words) GASTONIA, N.C. " A Gastonia man kicked off the holiday week with a big win." Ronnie Denton won a $1 million top prize on a $10 scratch-off he purchased at Will's Food Store on South New Hope Road in Gastonia. He was given the…...

32+ min ago  (333+ words) Jordan Stolz was 5 years old when he saw speed skating on TV during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Seeing his fascination, his father bought him a pair of skates and the rest is history. Fast forward to the present day,…...

49+ min ago  (183+ words) A 23-year-old was arrested in Kentucky this week over the Christmas presents in his trunk. That's because police say those presents were actually filled with methamphetamine. Police said there was a narcotics investigation Monday in Jeffersontown, outside Louisville. Jeffersontown police…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (564+ words) Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank overnight, breaking in and killing sheep, a Palestinian official said Tuesday. It was the latest in a surge of attacks by settlers against Palestinians in the…...