Month: May 2020

Surveillance video from a construction site appears to show Ahmaud Arbery shortly before he was shot and killed while running in a south Georgia neighborhood in February. The video, obtained by CNN affiliate WJXT from the homeowner, shows a man in a white T-shirt walk into a home that is under construction. Leaves are strewn

When Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African American man, went out for a jog in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23 he could not have known that doing so would lead to his death. His killing raises a host of troubling concerns in a country where jogging while black must be added to the outrageous list of

As moms are being celebrated this Mother’s Day, there’s one mama bear that deserves a special shoutout. Firefighters with California’s South Lake Tahoe Fire Fighters Association were recently dispatched to Key Marina after receiving a call about three bear cubs who had become separated from their mom. By the time they arrived on the scene,

As moms are being celebrated this Mother’s Day, there’s one mama bear that deserves a special shoutout. Firefighters with California’s South Lake Tahoe Fire Fighters Association were recently dispatched to Key Marina after receiving a call about three bear cubs who had become separated from their mom. By the time they arrived on the scene,

A quick-thinking off-duty officer helped save a 24-year-old hiker who was trapped in a whirlpool on Saturday. The hiker apparently misjudged the swiftness of the water as he tried to cross Angel Falls in California, police said, and became trapped in the cold spring water that was flowing 50 to 80 feet per second. Nearby,

A quick-thinking off-duty officer helped save a 24-year-old hiker who was trapped in a whirlpool on Saturday. The hiker apparently misjudged the swiftness of the water as he tried to cross Angel Falls in California, police said, and became trapped in the cold spring water that was flowing 50 to 80 feet per second. Nearby,

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has rejected an ultimatum by South Dakota‘s governor to remove checkpoints on state highways within tribal reservations or risk legal action. Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to the leaders of both the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe demanding that checkpoints designed to prevent the spread

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has rejected an ultimatum by South Dakota‘s governor to remove checkpoints on state highways within tribal reservations or risk legal action. Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to the leaders of both the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe demanding that checkpoints designed to prevent the spread

When Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African American man, went out for a jog in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23 he could not have known that doing so would lead to his death. His killing raises a host of troubling concerns in a country where jogging while black must be added to the outrageous list of

A birthday party was behind a cluster of coronavirus cases in Pasadena, California, according to health officials. A “large number” of extended family members and friends were at the party, the Pasadena Public Health Department said in a news release, adding the event took place after the city issued a stay-at-home order in March. One

A birthday party was behind a cluster of coronavirus cases in Pasadena, California, according to health officials. A “large number” of extended family members and friends were at the party, the Pasadena Public Health Department said in a news release, adding the event took place after the city issued a stay-at-home order in March. One

Musicians Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Meek Mill and Yo Gotti released a letter to state officials on Sunday demanding swift justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man who was shot and killed in south Georgia in February. “As a society we can no longer pretend that the racial inequities, which exist in every facet of

Residents in the UK stepped up to help protect police on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic after an officer was spat on. Paul Mosley, along with his team, used a 3D printer to make 200 face shields for the Nottinghamshire Police. He said he decided to make them at home after hearing about an

All of the witnesses set to participate in a Senate committee hearing on the novel coronavirus this week, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, will testify remotely, the panel’s chairman announced Sunday. The Tuesday hearing by the Republican-led Senate Health Committee was already going to feature remote testimony from Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers