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Groundhog Day was initially celebrated with a hedgehog by the Germans. But when the Germans settled in Pennsylvania, the animal was changed to a groundhog because of a large population of groundhogs in the state.

Oswalt was charged in Benton County with four criminal counts including two counts of criminal mischief and two counts of intimidation.

Springfield police Lt. Scott McKee confirmed the news and ruled out foul play. 

Kira Molina got tested Jan. 25, but died Tuesday of liver failure in an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive in her home on Sunday.

This is the first time in a 100 years that the university will be revoking honorary degrees. The last time the university took a similar decision was in 1918 when the degrees of German Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm II and German Ambassador to U.S. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff were revoked after U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Germany post First World War.

A maintenance worker at Andover Place Apartments confronted the man when he saw him riding a stationary bike while wearing no clothes. The worker asked the man what he was doing, to which he replied, "working out."

Miguel Perez Jr., 39, a Chicago resident who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and recently finished a prison term on a drug conviction, had sought to remain in the U.S., arguing his life would be in danger if he was deported to Mexico.

The couple, identified as Erica Shryock and Charles Elliot, was just 19 and 18 years old when the incident took place. 

A Florida nurse posted a video highlighting the risk of catching the flu this season and shared some useful tips to avoid getting yourself, and other people, sick.

The father said that his family doesn’t own a gun hence he has no idea how his daughter managed to her hands on it.

Twitter users chastised Ivanka Trump for using the word “all Americans” instead of specifically referring to the African-Americans, for whom the Black History Month is observed.

In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said that if Nancy Caraballo, the social worker, had been doing her job, she would have witnessed the deplorable conditions Larissa Rodriguez's children were living in.

Cliffe was taken into custody by the police, however, he was not charged with the offense, Seattle-based local news station KIRO 7 reported.

Don Lemon's family released a statement Thursday confirming the death of L’Tanya “Leisa” Grimes and added: "The Lemon/Grimes family would like to thank everyone for their condolences."

Battaglia, a former accountant in Dallas, was convicted for killing his two daughters in 2001, while their mother listened helplessly on the phone.

Mothers of teens who pleaded guilty to the "Slender Man" stabbing case said they never saw any warning signs from their daughters that they would harm someone else.

Carter G. Woodson was the subject of Thursday's Google Doodle, a celebration of the pioneering African-American historian and the "Father of Black History."

An inmate appeared to admit to a crime on Facebook live from an Atlanta prison.

A homeless man likely smuggled the bath salts into the shelter.

An African-American University of California worker union protester at U.C. Berkeley can be seen getting violently thrown on the ground by several police officers during what appears to be a peaceful protest.

Police had to return dogs they believe were used in fighting after a judge ruled the seizure unlawful.

Morgan Geyser, one of the defendants in the “Slender Man” stabbing case was sentenced to 40 years in a psychiatric institution.

The trial for Alexandria Duval, who was accused of murdering her twin sister by driving their car off a cliff, was expected to come to a close Thursday.

A Michigan doctor was arrested for past crimes and faces deportation, despite being a legal permanent resident his family says.

Wood's death has been surrounded by mystery for years.

Two students were left injured after a shooting at Los Angeles' Salvador B. Castro Middle School Thursday morning, LAPD says.

An African-American customer has accused Old Navy of racial profiling.

A Kansas man was arrested by a Secret Service agent for allegedly threatening to blow up the White House.

Tension over immigration, health care and other priorities divides younger voters and Latinos from older Republicans in Rep. Darrell Issa’s district.