The death of George Floyd is leading to the removal — by protesters in some cases and city leaders in others — of contentious statues that have riled some residents for decades, if not longer. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25 in Minneapolis. While being arrested, Floyd was held down by a
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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com AUSTIN, Texas — Despite Texas’ surge of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that he doesn’t need the advice of the nation’s top infectious disease doctor, Anthony Fauci. John Wittman, the chief spokesman for Gov. Greg Abbott, didn’t immediately respond to questions from ABC-7 about whether the
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When Major League Baseball finally comes back into our lives this month, it will look a lot different than the hallowed summer pastiche we’re used to. Gone will be the roaring crowds, the call of the hot dog seller, and the grunting of thirty or so grown men hocking loogies and slapping each other on
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — On Wednesday, a Connecticut hero received a hero’s welcome, as he finally was discharged from Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford. Suffield ambulance EMT John Ryan spent the last 58 days at the hospital as he recovered from COVID-19. He said he believes he
Continue Reading The president of Boston University has asked a committee to look into whether the school should retire the “Rhett” nickname of its Boston Terrier mascot because of its reference to the film “Gone With the Wind.” The mascot was chosen by students in 1922, but it’s unclear when the nickname “Rhett” came to be widely
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UPDATE: A man who police had said shot and wounded himself during a SWAT standoff earlier this week died Friday morning from his injuries, authorities said. The man was identified by police as 34-year-old Ivan Zubiate. In a twist, authorities said Friday it had been determined that the man didn’t actually shoot himself, but rather
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Oregon has reached a record high in the daily reporting of its COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, the Oregon Health Authority announced 281 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19. The OHA also said one more person has died of COVID-19 in Oregon, bringing the state’s
Continue Reading About 40% of Asian and Black Americans say people have acted uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. And nearly a third of Asian Americans (31%) say they’ve been subject to racist slurs or jokes, the study found,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — The City of Milwaukee is officially in Phase 4 of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city entered Phase 4 at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1. It means bars and restaurants can operate at 50 percent capacity. Retail stores are now allowed to
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Animal Defense League of Texas took field trips to the San Antonio Zoo during June, bringing foster kittens and dogs to look over the zoo animals. Footage of the interactions, separated by glass, shows kittens curiously investigating leopards and hippos. The dogs met lions, hyenas, giraffes, and a gibbon. Both
Continue Reading Early Wednesday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken conducted a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace lithium ion batteries for one of the station’s power channels. Wednesday’s spacewalk began at 7:13 a.m. ET and concluded at 1:14 p.m. ET. It lasted for six hours and one minute. Both astronauts are veteran
Continue Reading Mississippi has made it official: The state’s flag, which bears the familiar cross of the Confederate battle flag, will officially be changed. The state’s Republican governor signed the decision into law, solidifying yet another response to ongoing racial reckonings around the country. However, though the Mississippi flag was the last to bear the obvious image
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WILLIAMSTON, North Carolina — A White hotel employee called the police on a guest, a Black woman and her children, who were using the hotel’s swimming pool over the weekend. Missy Williams-Wright, her son, 11, and daughter, 7, were staying at the Hampton Inn in Williamston when a hotel employee called the police to report
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, AR (KFSM) — On Wednesday (July 1) Walmart announced it had surpassed the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment (VWHC) goal of hiring $250,000 veteran associates. More than 265,000 veteran associates have been hired, and more than 44,000 of them have been promoted to roles with higher pay and
Continue Reading Jennifer Aniston showed us her mask, now she wants to see yours. On Tuesday, the “Morning Show” star took to Instagram with a photo of herself wearing a face mask, alongside a message encouraging everyone to wear a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I understand masks are inconvenient and uncomfortable. But don’t you feel that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FOX 12 Staff (KPTV) — The Oregon Zoo has a new adorable addition: a little red panda cub. The zoo announced the cub’s birth Wednesday morning. The cub was born June 18 and currently weighs about half a pound. The proud red panda parents are Mei Mei and
Continue Reading Comedy Central on Wednesday announced “Beavis and Butt-Head” creator Mike Judge will reimagine the Gen X MTV series in two new seasons. Judge also will create additional spinoffs and specials of the animated series. “Beavis and Butt-Head,” which first aired in 1993, quickly became a pop culture hit. It centered around two oddball teenage couch
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Facebook is about to look a little different, whether users notice or not. Starting Wednesday, numerous household names — from Hershey’s to Denny’s — will officially pause advertising on the platform as part of a broader boycott effort over concerns about Facebook’s handling of misinformation and hate speech. A civil rights coalition that includes the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A 74-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of a 80-year-old man at a Veterans of Foreign Wars in Nashville last year. The arrest of George Post comes after an assault on Leonard Long at the VFW on Lebanon Pike
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bill aims to ban natural hair discrimination in Nebraska (WOWT) — In less than a month the Legislature will resume after the pandemic forced them to suspend the session. Many people are hoping one bill in particular is at the top of legislator’s minds when they return. In
Continue Reading Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades’ worth of credits — including “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The 2000 Year Old Man” — showcased a ready wit and a generous spirit, has died, his son, director Rob Reiner, announced in a tweet. He was 98. “Last night my dad passed
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KILLEEN, Texas — A military suspect who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and a civilian suspect arrested by the Texas Rangers are connected to the disappearance and apparent death of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, according to ABC affiliate KTRK. The military suspect was a junior soldier who fled Fort Hood Tuesday night.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MS (KMOV) — Saint Louis University joins the University of Missouri and University of Illinois systems in requiring students wear masks while attending in-person classes this fall. For the University of Illinois, the resumption of classes hinges on whether the state’s reopening plan advances. Assuming it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EMERALD ISLE, NC (WLOS) — Some cleaning companies in Emerald Isle are changing their normal cleaning routines because of COVID-19. Taps Cleaning service is one company that has made changes to make sure staff, clients and vacationers are safe. Owner TeeAnne Simon says the company has spent a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATSUMA, AL (WALA) — For decades coal burned for power has piled up in ash ponds like the one at Plant Barry in northern Mobile county. In recent years significant levels of heavy metals toxic to people and the environment have been found in groundwater at the plant’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATSUMA, AL (WAlA) — For decades coal burned for power has piled up in ash ponds like the one at Plant Barry in northern Mobile county. In recent years significant levels of heavy metals toxic to people and the environment have been found in groundwater at the plant’s
Continue Reading The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is pushing ahead with its diversity goals. The organization behind the Academy Awards announced Tuesday that it had extended invitations to 819 artists and executives as part of its 2020 membership class. The invitees are 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49% international from 68 countries,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police on Wednesday released the identities for most of the seven people killed and three injured when a car that had been pursued by the U.S. Border Patrol crashed in downtown last week. Five of the ten victims, according to police, were from Guatemala. The identities as well as
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Caring for children during Covid-19 has meant wrenching choices for many, but Frances Ber hardly saw a choice at all. Ber manages the social services department at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, California, a job that now includes finding isolation housing for Covid-19 patients and connecting grieving families with mortuaries. Ber’s also a single
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A campaign has been launched to build a statue for an English footballer who was supposedly denied the chance to play for his country because he was Black. The Jack Leslie campaign hopes to raise £100,000 ($124,000) for a statue to honor Leslie, a striker for English club Plymouth Argyle in the 1920s and 1930s.
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