Just a few months removed from celebrating her 119th birthday, Japan’s Kane Tanaka died. She was the world’s oldest person and was born in 1903.
Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY
‘In she went’: Woman who fell into toilet trying to get phone rescued by firefighters
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Arizona man arrested after 183 frozen animals found in freezer, including dogs and birds
A man in Arizona is facing 94 counts of animal cruelty after 183 animals were found in his garage freezer. Among them were dogs and rabbits.
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Self-driving car pulled over in San Francisco, confounding police. ‘Ain’t nobody in it.’
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Atlanta lands No. 1 spot on busiest airports worldwide list, eight of the top 10 are in US
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California pushing for 32-hour workweek at larger companies as part of pandemic-driven shift
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‘Pure evil’: NJ man gets 375 years for killing spree of woman, 2 children over Facebook post
A New Jersey judge who sentenced a man to 375 years behind bars for killing three called his crimes “heinous, cruel and depraved murders.”