There was to be no perfect ending to a momentous week for Marcus Rashford as Manchester United was held to a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Friday. It was only three days ago that the 22-year-old became a national hero with his free school meal campaign that forced the UK government into a U-turn but the
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As the coronavirus plows through the United States, health experts worry President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will become a new hotspot for coronavirus infections. Leaders and public health experts have expressed concern, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, as well as Bruce Dart, the director of Tulsa’s health
Continue Reading For the second consecutive day, Florida announced a record number of new coronavirus cases Friday, adding almost 4,000 reports for a total approaching 90,000. That broke the previous record set just Thursday, when 3,207 reports were added, according to the state Health Department. The Sunshine State has “all the markings of the next large epicenter
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On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree. That decree was General Order No. 3, and is the basis for what’s now known as Juneteenth — the oldest celebration of the
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive are closer than ever to returning to the pitch. On Friday, it was made official after the USL Championship and its players’ association came to a “formal agreement” to open its season on July 11. In a news release from the USL, the league said both sides
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The city of Louisville, Kentucky, and its police department are taking the first steps toward firing an officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor last March. Mayor Greg Fischer has initiated termination proceedings against Louisville Metro Police Det. Brett Hankison, Fisher said in a statement, without elaborating. The 26-year-old African American EMT was
Continue Reading French climber Luce Douady has died at the age of 16 after falling from a cliff on Sunday, the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing (FFME) has said. Douady was a rising star in the French climbing team and was described as “very promising” in a statement from the FFME on Monday. The 16-year-old was
Continue Reading A Baltimore-area elementary school is the scene of an unlikely free speech battle because people keep washing away the chalk art messages and drawings that children created in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The students, family and community members around Hillcrest Elementary in Catonsville have been persistent and the school’s red brick walls
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AUSTIN, Texas — Multiple Texas counties and cities, including El Paso, are ordering businesses to require customers and workers to wear face masks as the state sees a continued rise in the numbers of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has refused to order a face covering mandate for individuals, said
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US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made comments this week suggesting panic about an increase in infections is overblown. But in nearly half the country, case counts are on the rise. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains where the US really stands today. You can listen on your favorite podcast
Continue Reading It started as a normal day. Dawn Guest, 54, got up and headed out to her job as a nurse around 5 a.m. She heard her 16-year-old son, Andre, stirring in his room, but he had always been an earlier riser, even when his school was shut for Covid-19. Later that day she would get
Continue Reading A vaccine to prevent coronavirus may be months or even years away, but a team of researchers in the United States say an everyday vaccine that is available now might be used to help prevent the worst effects of coronavirus infection. They’re proposing giving a booster dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine
Continue Reading Parents take note: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has voluntarily recalled three lots of its children’s cough syrups — Children’s Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Children’s Dimetapp Cold and Cough — due to the products having incorrect dosing cups in their packaging. That means parents might accidentally overdose a child by putting too much
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WASHINGTON, DC — In a major reversal, the U.S. Navy has decided to fire the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier who warned about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic aboard his ship. The Navy’s actions were expected to be announced at a Pentagon briefing that will take place later on Friday. It’s
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British actor Ian Holm has died at the age of 88, according to a statement from his agent. Holm had a long and varied acting career that saw him cast as a slew of characters, including Bilbo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy, Ash in Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and athletics coach Sam
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A police officer involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor will be fired, the Louisville mayor announced Friday. Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison was one of three officers involved in the shooting that took place on March 13 when they conducted a no-knock warrant. Mayor Greg Fischer said LMPD Chief Rob Schroeder
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AUSTIN, Texas — Actor Matthew McConaughey has long been a popular figure in the Long Horn state as a result of his charitable work, which included most recently supplying hospitals across Texas with personal protective equipment. But is the Texas native considering a bid for governor? In recent days, some talk radio hosts and political
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man has been arrested for murder in connection with a stabbing that killed two people on Tuesday, according to court documents. Phillip Lawrence Nelson, 38, is facing two counts of first-degree murder. Court documents state that Nelson “unlawfully and intentionally cause the death
Continue Reading A crowd of protesters gathered around a statue of George Washington in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday night and lit a fire on its head before pulling it to the ground. Photos and video from the scene showed that the statue was spray painted with “Genocidal Colonist,” “You’re on native lands,” “BLM” and “Big Floyd” —
Continue Reading The ways our ancestors adapted to live in patchy landscapes cluttered with obstacles “poured jet fuel” on the evolution of the brains of animals and early human ancestors, according to researchers at Northwestern University. The combination of our enhanced eyesight and higher intelligence to survive in this complex land environment is “why we can go
Continue Reading Ohio police have identified three people in connection to the killing of 18-year-old Na’kia Crawford, according to a Facebook post from the Akron Police Department. Police signed a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Adarus Black, 17, of Lakemore for murder, Akron police said. Two others, Jaion Bivins, 18, of Akron and Janisha George, 24,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Mayor Lyda Krewson officially proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day in St. Louis and plans to make it a paid holiday for city employees beginning next year. Krewson has requested the Director of Personnel begin the formal process to recognize Juneteenth as a
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GALVESTON, Texas — It’s the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, and Galveston celebrated at the very place it began. The celebration was held at the historic Ashton Villa in Galveston. Galveston is known as the ‘birthplace of Juneteenth,’ when the federal troops arrived on the island to announce and enforce the emancipation of the slaves. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Midland, MI (WNEM) — Fisher Contracting purchased 15 Carter Kits and donated them to Midland County Fire Department on June 19. Carter Kits are sensory bags to give first responders an additional tool when they arrive to the scene with a special needs child. The kits consist of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Friday morning, Multnomah County is finally entering Phase 1 of reopening, and businesses are taking precautions to welcome customers back. Muv Fitness is planning to open its southeast Portland location on Friday morning, after three months of being closed. Managers at the gym say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREWSBURY, MO (KMOV) — A South County sixth-grader is behind a movement to help black lives matter by making a difference, mowing one lawn at a time. 11-year-old Jack Powers has a number of hobbies, but his latest extra-curricular is mowing lawns. “I just wanted to make a
Continue Reading Californians are now required to wear masks in a variety of public settings when social distancing isn’t possible. The order by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes visits to high-risk settings such as healthcare facilities and while people are waiting or riding public transit. It comes one week after Orange County reversed a mask requirement when threats
Continue Reading Former US national men’s soccer team coach Bruce Arena has questioned whether the “The Star-Spangled Banner” — the American national anthem — should be played at professional sporting events in the States. Speaking to ESPN’s Taylor Twellman, Arena said, “I think it puts people in awkward positions. “We don’t use the national anthem in movie
Continue Reading Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has confirmed that he will play Mike Tyson in an upcoming biopic about the life of the American former heavyweight boxer. Casting for the highly anticipated film, with Foxx in the lead role, was first announced in 2014 but after a six-year hiatus there had been some doubts about whether it
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El Paso, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court once again rejected a request to hear a case that has deep implications for the most expensive ‘quality of life project’ the City of El Paso has ever undertaken. The state Supreme Court on Friday declined to rehear a case that challenged the city’s authority to build
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