Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — The NYPD will now be required to publicly release body camera footage of certain encounters within 30 days, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The mayor said the move is a step toward building trust and transparency. “Body-worn cameras are only as powerful
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEY WEST, FL (WFOR) — After nearly 30 years, DNA technology has helped crack a cold case in the Florida Keys. That case became known as the “Valentine Jane Doe Homicide” and made headline news. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that the previously unknown young woman discovered
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There’s not a lot we know about how the 72nd Emmy Awards will take place, but they are happening and Jimmy Kimmel will host the event. ABC on Tuesday said the late-night host will serve as host for the third time, acknowledging in the announcement the fluid nature of this year’s plans as the world
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A teenager involved in the fatal stabbing of Barnard student Tessa Majors in New York last December was sentenced to 18 months in the custody of the Administration for Children’s Services on Monday. The now-14-year-old boy, whom CNN is not naming because he was not charged as an adult, has been in custody since December
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — As more Minnesotans go back to work, more families will need child care. The YMCA is one of many options, offering various programs to fit early education and school-aged kids. It costs $40 per day, families can pay per day without committing to a
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The UK government has reversed its decision to not extend free school meal vouchers throughout the summer holidays following a campaign by Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford. The scheme was set to finish at the end of current school year in July, but Rashford had pleaded with lawmakers to “put their rivalries aside”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — A Lancaster County man plead guilty Monday in federal court to sexually abusing four girls while operating an orphanage in Kenya between October 2013 and September 2017. Gregory Dow, 61, of East Hempfield Township, plead guilty to four counts of engaging in illicit
Continue Reading Queen Latifah has long been a champion for black artists and storytellers. That’s why she founded the Queen Collective, a film mentoring and development program for women of color. Latifah selected three directors this year from Tribeca Studio’s network of aspiring filmmakers and acted as their sounding board as they worked on their respective projects.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Anyone attending a Las Vegas Justice Court hearing must now wear a face covering, according to an order signed Friday by Chief Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum. The order states anyone who enters a public area of the Las Vegas Justice court
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — A new LGBT bar-lounge opened recently in the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas. The Garden, at 1017 S. First Street, is currently open Thursdays through Sundays from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The new concept is from Eduardo Cordova, who said in
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Children and teenagers are estimated to be about half as likely to get infected by the coronavirus than those aged 20 or over, according to research published Tuesday. The modeling study, carried out by epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and published in the journal Nature Medicine, used transmission models to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — The family of Rayshard Brooks wiped away tears while telling the world about their loss. “Not only are we hurt, we are angry. When does this stop?” asked Brooks’ niece Chassidy Evans. “No one walking this green Earth is supposed to be shot and
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If you’re lonely, your brain might value Ellen DeGeneres, Mark Zuckerberg, your coworker and your best friend all the same — even though you clearly know some of them better than others. Loneliness — a perceived gap or disconnection between yourself and others — might affect how your brain perceives the people or relationships in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Nearly a dozen people gathered to protest the juvenile justice system, calling for reforms on Monday. Members of the Memphis Black Lives Matter chapter gathered outside of 201 Poplar before marching down Poplar Avenue to the Shelby County Juvenile Court. The group chanted, “Let
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump took his first concrete steps on Tuesday to address growing national outcry over police brutality when he signed an executive order creating a federal database of police officers with a history of using excessive force. Trump said he was taking executive action to encourage police to adopt the “highest and the strongest”
Continue Reading A tourist managed to crack the clear glass floor of the largest pedestrian suspension bridge in the United States, forcing the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, landmark to close Monday night for repairs. Gatlinburg’s SkyBridge stretches 680 feet across a valley in the Great Smokey Mountains and has three glass panels in the middle that allow visitors to
Continue Reading The daughter of country music star Hank Williams Jr. has died in a car crash. Katherine Williams-Dunning was 27. Williams-Dunning was driving a 2007 Chevy Tahoe while towing a boat Saturday night in Henry County, Tennessee, when it crashed, according to Wesley Moster, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Safety & Homeland Security. Her
Continue Reading Several Major League Baseball players and team staff have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. It is unknown how many players or staff have tested positive, or which teams have been impacted, according to USA Today. The news of the positive tests was released in a letter obtained by USA Today sent from MLB’s Deputy Commissioner
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Harvard is dropping its requirements that students submit standardized test scores to apply to be part of the Class of 2025. The university joins most of the rest of the Ivy League in making SAT and ACT test scores optional this year because of the difficulty of taking and possibly retaking tests amid shutdowns caused
Continue Reading A crowd of protesters in Richmond, Virginia, brought down the statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, CNN affiliate WRIC reported. Pictures from the affiliate showed the statue on the ground Wednesday night. Richmond police responded to the scene, the affiliate reported. CNN has reached out to police for more details. Davis was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pa. (WNEP) — A driver died after a dump truck crash in Scranton. The truck rolled on the North Scranton Expressway (Route 11) and went over an embankment just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The coroner said the 80-year-old driver from Dunmore may have had a medical
Continue Reading At least two callers and a dispatcher were concerned about Minneapolis police officers’ use of force with George Floyd, according to dispatch recordings and transcripts released by the city’s police department Monday. Floyd eventually died after former officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was pressed on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds on May 25.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Two popular restaurants in Memphis faced a weekend of protests after a social media post about the restaurants went viral with claims the restaurants seat African-American customers in areas where they can’t be seen from the window or street. The claims were made by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Internet, laptops and tablets will be given to every Shelby County Schools student after a historic vote from the school board on Monday night. SCS announced the historic decision on Twitter. During a special online meeting on Monday night, the district vote on a
Continue Reading They’ve both got beaches, food, history and sunshine, but two leading tourist destinations are now selling themselves as Europe’s safest as they try to lure the visitors they need to prop up economies fried by the coronavirus. Both Portugal and Greece, which this week opened their doors wider to international visitors, are trumpeting relatively low
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — A group of state lawmakers plans to unveil the findings of a study that looked at how COVID-19 impacted the state’s nursing homes. The Women’s Bipartisan Legislative Caucus scheduled a news conference at the state capitol for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. It said it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — After three months of uncollected rent and mortgages for many residents in Louisiana, payments have become due as soon as this week. “My biggest fear is being homeless! I don’t see a future and I’m scared – I’m scared, actually and I’m a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — This year marks the 75th anniversary of victory over Germany and Japan in World War II. Clarence Dotson was among the heroes who marched across Europe during the war. He died in January this year at the age of 94 while at the Charles
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The statue of Christopher Columbus was taken down in Tower Grove Park Tuesday. Tower Grove Park posted the following statement to their Facebook page Tuesday morning as the statue was being removed: “Tower Grove Park celebrates the diversity of our community every day
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Muskegon, MI (WNEM) — A guy in Michigan celebrated his birthday over the weekend with texts and phone calls from hundreds of people. The thing is, he doesn’t even know most of them. But they know who he is, thanks to his friends. You may recall this time
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