As we head into autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and temperatures start to cool down, the pandemic can’t change that it’s still the season of leaves falling and light sweaters and jackets, with the morning and twilight feeling crisp but not too chilly. Not yet. You can get really amazing ideas of what to do
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A live audience is always difficult to impress, perhaps even more so in the age of social distancing. An opera in Madrid was halted on Sunday night after audience members protested over concerns that seating was too crowded in the venue. The Teatro Real in Spain’s capital city was forced to cancel the performance of
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A firefighter killed while battling a wildfire that was sparked by a gender reveal party has been identified by authorities. Charles Morton, a Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Squad Boss, was battling the El Dorado Fire Thursday when he was killed, the US Forest Service announced in a press release Monday. The blaze — one of
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Stanley Cup final is knotted at a game apiece after the Tampa Bay Lightning rediscovered their power-play touch. The Lightning scored three goals in a 3:53 span of the first period to beat the Dallas Stars, 3-2, on Monday night. Tampa Bay netted back-to-back power-play goals to go ahead for
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A New York police officer who rose through the ranks of the department is accused of using his position in the department’s community affairs unit to give Chinese officials access to NYPD officials and offered insider information about its operations, according to a criminal complaint. The officer, Baimadajie Angwang, 33, was arrested Monday, according to
Continue Reading It’s not just the nearly 7,900 wildfires that have consumed more than 3.4 million acres and claimed 26 lives in California that have Arthur Gies looking online for apartments in New York. “It’s not necessarily this year of wildfires so much as the dam breaking on the realization that this is not just the new
Continue Reading An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee claims that three agents attempted to deport him despite an order preventing his removal and allegedly beat him when he refused to board the plane, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. Bakhodir Madjitov, a 39-year-old Muslim man from Uzbekistan, alleges that three ICE agents attempted to force him on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Thirteen police cadets graduated from the Las Cruces Police Department’s training academy. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 49th Las Cruces Police Academy’s graduation was limited to a short Zoom presentation and 13 separate badge-pinning ceremonies – one for each new graduate. To comply with state health orders, each cadet was
Continue Reading A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges, a court said Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, a retired real-estate tycoon with close ties to senior Chinese officials, disappeared in March after he allegedly penned a scathing essay that month criticizing Xi’s response to
Continue Reading For the first time in the year since a 656-foot cargo vessel capsized off the coast of Georgia, crew members and the ship’s owners are speaking publicly about the moments before the Golden Ray listed, overturned, and triggered a multiday rescue effort to save the 24 people on board. The vessel has remained on its
Continue Reading After four people were shot and killed over a bloody weekend in Louisville, Kentucky, the city reached a new record — 121 murders so far this year. The number of homicides is the most the city has ever seen, according to statistics from the Louisville Metro Police Department, and there are still three months left
Continue Reading New arrivals to Taiwan might be forgiven for thinking they’ve stepped back in time. On the streets of the island’s capital, Taipei, pedestrians appear more concerned with staying out of the hot midday sun than maintaining any semblance of social distancing. Large lines stretch along the sidewalks, as people cram into popular lunchtime eateries. And
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New arrivals to Taiwan might be forgiven for thinking they’ve stepped back in time. On the streets of the island’s capital, Taipei, pedestrians appear more concerned with staying out of the hot midday sun than maintaining any semblance of social distancing. Large lines stretch along the sidewalks, as people cram into popular lunchtime eateries. And
Continue Reading With its vast mountain ranges, diverse wildlife and clean air, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest community of 2020. Located about 40 miles from Santa Fe, the county is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which developed the first atomic bombs during World War II. The county received a perfect
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A former top lawyer on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team writes in a new book that the group “could have done more” to hold President Donald Trump accountable, according to a forthcoming book obtained by The Washington Post. Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann — who had spearheaded the prosecutions of former Ukrainian lobbyists and Trump campaign leaders
Continue Reading The Florida solicitor general and his staff have decided not to seek another appeal of the solicitation case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, the office of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said Monday. Last month, a state appeals court sided with a lower court decision to throw out video evidence in a solicitation
Continue Reading Drivers on a Chicago highway saw an unusual sight on Monday afternoon: A single cowboy riding alongside vehicles, slowing down traffic amid rush hour. The Dreadhead Cowboy, a local celebrity whose real name is Adam Hollingsworth, said he rode down the Dan Ryan Expressway in support of the #KidsLivesMatter movement. The initiative aims to raise
Continue Reading The Pima County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has declined to file charges against four Tucson police officers who were involved in an April incident that left a man dead, according to a report released by the office Monday. The incident came to light in late June with the release of body camera video. The Pima
Continue Reading In an effort to increase the representation of Black Americans in baseball, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are committing $10 million to The Players Alliance. A non-profit dedicated to racial equality in baseball and made up of former and retired players, The Players Alliance launched in June and has initiated mentorship programs,
Continue Reading The family of David McAtee, a Louisville barbecue restaurant owner who died after being shot at by law enforcement during protests in June, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Louisville Metro Police Department officers and members of the Kentucky National Guard. The lawsuit, filed Monday morning in Jefferson Circuit Court and provided to CNN
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Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting near 6th and Walnut that left a 16-year-old dead. Police say it stemmed from a road rage incident, and that there have been five road rage related homicides from Jan. 1 to Sept. 20 of this this
Continue Reading A former Madison, Wisconsin, police chief will act as a consultant in the investigation into the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer last month, the state’s justice department said. Noble Wray, who is retired, is being retained by Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement
Continue Reading A University of Georgia fraternity has self-suspended operations indefinitely after “racist, sexist, and otherwise discriminatory comments” were made by members on a messaging app, according to a statement from the University of Georgia Interfraternity Council (IFC). The university’s Equal Opportunity Office is investigating the matter, University of Georgia in Athens (UGA) said in a statement.
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UPDATE: Fort Bliss officials are now organizing a community search effort for a missing soldier. Those wishing to participate in the effort can meet at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin Mountains State Park to look for Pvt. Richard Halliday, officials said. ORIGINAL REPORT: El Paso, Texas – Fort Bliss officials are asking for the public’s
Continue Reading Craig Foster was diving, bare-chested, in bitterly cold waters off the southern-most tip of Africa when he saw her — an octopus hiding under a cloak of shells and stones. Enchanted, he began following this incredibly shy creature, trying to prove he wasn’t a predator by staying very still in her presence. For weeks she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — As a Mobile native, this was not Rosetta Kimbrough’s first hurricane. And when she followed the track pushing it toward Gulf Shores, she figured she would be OK on the “mild” side. But Hurricane Sally was a stark reminder that there is no “safe”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — More than 5 miles of the Cedar River, south of Gladwin City Park, have been cleared to allow outdoor recreationists to use the waterway. The Gladwin Conservation District used grant funds from the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) and the Gladwin County Community Foundation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — A Big Island brushfire along the Ka’u Coast has burned 3,500 acres so far, is 90% contained. The fire came dangerously close to the Big Island Farm Sanctuary where Paula and Josh Buck care for over fifty animals. They watched as the fire approached
Continue Reading Through a new pilot program, approximately 150 lower-income Black and Pacific Islander pregnant women in San Francisco will receive a $1,000 monthly stipend in an effort to curb high rates of deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth. The reason: These two groups are most at risk for preterm births and infant and mother deaths during
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EL PASO, Texas – A student at Bowie High School has tested positive for Covid-19, the El Paso Independent School District announced Monday night. The student had been on campus and had been in contact with students and staff at the school, according to a statement from the district. All students and personnel who had
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