Month: June 2020

Parts of the southeastern US are still feeling the dangerous effects of that Saharan dust cloud, and a new round of it will hit parts of the Gulf Coast later this week. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You

Singapore is distributing a digital contact-tracing device to people who don’t use smartphones, as part of the city-state’s efforts to contain coronavirus. The TraceTogether Tokens are aimed at vulnerable seniors who aren’t digitally connected but are at higher risk from coronavirus, according to a statement from the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO). Distribution

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Hundred of protesters marched to the home of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson Sunday night while chanting “resign Lyda, take the cops with you,” according to CNN affiliate KMOV. The demonstration came after Krewson read the names and addresses of people calling for police reform during a Friday afternoon Facebook live video, the affiliate reported.

Millions more properties than previously known across the US are at substantial risk of flooding. And as climate change accelerates, many more will see their flood risk grow. Those are the findings of a comprehensive new analysis by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research and technology group that experts say has put together the

As the number of people killed by the coronavirus passes 500,000 worldwide, China isn’t taking any chances of a second wave gripping the country — despite having largely contained its outbreak in recent months. In stark contrast to the relaxing of restrictions amid spiking infection rates in the United States and parts of Europe, about

Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star that acts as the shoulder of Orion in his constellation, intrigued astronomers when the normally bright star showed signs of unprecedented dimming in December. Many have suggested potential causes for this dimming, including dust or the fact that the star is likely to explode in a supernova between now and

The New England Patriots have been punished by the National Football League for illegally videotaping the sideline during the game, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to CNN. The punishment includes a fine of $1.1 million and a loss of the 2021 third-round draft pick, the source said. Patriots television crews are also

When he was about 14 years old, Paul L. Howard Jr. sat in a Burke County, Georgia, courtroom with his classmates to watch a trial for a school lesson. The case involved two Black defendants and a White alleged victim, who told the all-White jury, “If my gun had not stuck, those two [n-word] wouldn’t

The attorney for Brett Hankison, one of the former officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, said in an appeal letter last week that the termination of his client was unfairly premature. Hankison is one of three officers involved in the shooting death of Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT who was shot eight times

A group of people threw glass bottles and other debris at New York City Police Department vehicles early Sunday morning in Harlem after police responded to a “shot spotter activation,” according to NYPD Sgt. Mary Frances O’Donnell. “Shot spotters” are meters placed across New York City that detect the sound of gunshots. After determining the