Lawmaker files bill to establish minimum teacher salary of $70,000
Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — “Teachers had our backs. Now we must have theirs.” A…
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Minneapolis City Council approves $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s estate
The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $27 million settlement to George Floyd’s estate. “George Floyd’s…
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Georgetown Law fires a professor after she was seen on video complaining about Black students
One Georgetown Law professor has been fired and another placed on administrative leave after one’s comments disparaging Black students were…
Continue Reading Daughter with fully vaccinated dad in long-term care facility wonders why she can’t visit
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Many nursing home residents who have been vaccinated at other…
Continue Reading $900K condo has bathroom without walls
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A unique condo is up for sale in Boston’s Jamaica Plain…
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George Floyd’s family reaches $27 million settlement with city of Minneapolis over his death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd has been unanimously approved by Minneapolis’ City Council. Floyd, a…
Continue Reading Boy starts food donation movement during can drive for his school
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Springfield Middle School parent was suspended…
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‘Hangry’ customer helps police stop alleged suspect running through a Chick-fil-A drive-thru in Texas
JACKSONVILLE, Texas — A quick-thinking customer at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru used the door of his truck to help police catch a fleeing suspect,…
Continue Reading Bezos declines invitation from Sanders to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will not be testifying before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, according Mike Casca, a spokesman for Senator Bernie…
Continue Reading Goose with tennis ball-sized tumors getting help as lifelong mate waits for return
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — With two tennis ball-sized growths on each side…
Continue Reading Google and Microsoft are in a public feud
Google and Microsoft openly sparred on Friday as the latter prepared to testify at a Congressional hearing focusing on Big Tech’s impact on…
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OPINIÓN | Trump para rato
Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas…
Continue Reading Hiker escapes from group of rattlesnakes in national forest
Click here for updates on this story NATURAL DAM, Arkansas (KFSM) — A local man says he stumbled into a wooded area…
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NMSU students frustrated by spring break cancellation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Instead of nine straight days of freedom in March, New Mexico State University will have just a Tuesday off this month.…
Continue Reading Pasó años en prisión injustamente y quien pudo ayudarlo a salir antes no lo hizo
(CNN) — Un hombre de Michigan fue recientemente exonerado de asesinato, un cargo por el que pasó casi cinco años en prisión. Ahora, está…
Continue Reading Two teens charged with setting fire at ‘Biden barn’
Click here for updates on this story MIFFLINTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Mifflin County Regional Police have charged two…
Continue Reading Students making prosthetic legs, plan to deliver them to people in need in Central America
Click here for updates on this story CHICKASAW, Alabama (WALA) — Students at Chickasaw High School are making…
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After Biden stimulus, US economic growth could rival China’s for the first time in decades
For decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the…
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Cuomo says ‘I am not going to resign,’ calls politicians calling for him to quit ‘reckless and dangerous’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual…
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Fact check on Cruz, Durbin argument: No, not all undocumented immigrants will get relief checks. Yes, some of them probably will
WASHINGTON, DC — Last weekend, a prominent Republican senator, Ted Cruz of Texas, and the second-ranking Democratic senator, Dick Durbin of…
Continue Reading Canadian-led team disproves ‘world’s oldest crater’ discovery in Greenland
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A Canadian-led international team of scientists have…
Continue Reading COVID-19 survivors with prolonged symptoms at greater risk for depression: study
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that some COVID-19 patients who…
Continue Reading Sanders invites Bezos to testify before Senate Budget Committee
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income…
Continue Reading Grandparents are getting to hug their grandkids for the first time after getting vaccinated
A granddaughter came to her grandmother’s apartment bearing a unique gift — it was a prescription for a hug. It had been a year since…
Continue Reading Biden rescinds Trump-era immigration rule to alleviate surge of unaccompanied kids
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration announced Friday it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of…
Continue Reading Meghan said racism drove her out of the UK. Black Britons ask, ‘are we still here in 2021?’
It’s been a gut-wrenching week for Black Britons. First came the interview where what many Black Britons believed in their hearts to be true…
Continue Reading Bachelet, preocupada por “crecientes signos” de reducción del espacio cívico en Venezuela
(CNN Español) — La alta comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, expresó su preocupación por los…
Continue Reading Vaccines and stimulus boost US consumer sentiment
American consumers are growing more confident as the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becomes brighter. The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines,…
Continue Reading Renuncia el canciller de Ecuador en pleno impasse diplomático con Argentina
(CNN Español) — El canciller de Ecuador, Luis Gallegos, presentó este jueves su renuncia al cargo, según informó la Secretaría de…
Continue Reading Un hombre condenado injustamente por asesinato demanda a una empresa de alquiler de coches por no proporcionar un recibo que respaldara su coartada
(CNN) — Un hombre de Michigan fue recientemente exonerado de asesinato, un cargo por el que pasó casi cinco años en prisión. Ahora, está…
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