Month: August 2020

The main opposition candidate in Belarus’ Sunday presidential election went into hiding the night before challenging longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking his sixth term. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s campaign said she fled her apartment due to safety reasons after police detained several of its senior staffers, in what critics called an attempt to intimidate the

Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave after shooting at five minors during a vehicle stop Saturday morning. The officers are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, a news release from Waycross Police said. Waycross is in south Georgia. No one was injured or killed in the shooting, but a

On the heels of protests shining a light on police brutality, law enforcement agencies are under pressure to be more transparent when addressing accusations of bad behavior by their officers. The issue is running hottest in the nation’s most populous city, where thousands of New York Police Department disciplinary records are up for grabs in

One person was killed and an off-duty police officer was injured in a shooting at a motorcycle club in Alabama, authorities said. In addition to the officer, four others were injured, said Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin, spokesman for the Birmingham Police Department. He did not give details on their conditions but said the officer suffered injuries

One year after he was swept up in the United States’ largest single-state immigration crackdown, a 42-year-old undocumented worker from Guatemala is grateful. For the first time in his 18 years in the US, he’s been able to spend time with his five children in Carthage — a small town in central Mississippi. And he

The Space Force has added a once-wild mustang to its conservation program. But don’t worry, they won’t be sending it to space. The 5-year-old horse named Ghost is part of the Bureau of Land Management at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. The conservation unit and military working horse program have been a part

The suspect in the killing of former Arkansas state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith has pleaded guilty — a shocking twist to a case that rocked the small community of Pocahontas. Collins-Smith was found dead in June last year at her home in the town 140 miles from Little Rock. Her former aide and close friend, Rebecca

After sitting idle for several decades, a nearly 100-year-old sewing machine has been put to good use during the Covid-19 pandemic. Giselle Williams’ hairstyling and knitting businesses came to a standstill during the coronavirus lockdown. Mask shortages in their community of Arvada, Colorado, prompted her to put her time and talents toward sewing masks. In

106 cards for 106 years of life. That was the goal set by Our Lady of the Valley Retirement Community for Venus Tucker, a resident who’s turning 106 years on August 13. Tucker is the oldest resident at the Roanoke, Virginia, community. And the facility had to resort to celebrating this way since the pandemic

Six people were shot in Philadelphia Saturday night, including a pregnant woman, police said. Three women, ages 59, 24 and 18, were taken to a hospital and are in stable condition, the Philadelphia Police Department said, and the unborn baby is healthy. Three teenaged boys, two 18-year-olds and one 17-year-old, were also shot, police said.