NBA reportedly sets coronavirus testing and player report dates
The National Basketball Association has laid out plans for coronavirus testing as 22 teams prepare to restart the 2019-20 season in July. To begin…
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Musicians struggle through COVID-19 shutdowns
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The music industry went from rocking to non-existent on…
Continue Reading Individuals from religious cult arrested for allegedly violating state’s quarantine order on the Big Island
Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — The leader of a self-claimed religious cult is among 20…
Continue Reading Truck driver meets woman he saved in crash in Nashville
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A truck driver met the family, who helped save from a crash…
Continue Reading Marine deputy saves two boaters from sinking vessel
Click here for updates on this story Sanilac County, MI (WNEM) — Two people were saved from a sinking boat by a Sanilac…
Continue Reading Latino couple says they were denied COVID-19 testing despite guideline changes
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Health Authority changed guidelines more than a…
Continue Reading Missourians take advantage of hemp harvest despite pandemic
Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, MO (KCTV) — For more than 80 years, hemp hasn’t been allowed to be…
Continue Reading Minneapolis City Council takes another step to ‘end the current policing system’
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution declaring it will create a “transformative new model” of…
Continue Reading Attorney who spit on teen at George Floyd protest charged with hate crime
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — A 64-year-old woman accused of spitting on a teen…
Continue Reading Fayetteville Walmart switches to self-checkouts only
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM) — According to Walmart representatives, the store on Joyce…
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El Paso man allegedly shot dog, brutally beat puppy after pup urinates on couch
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is jailed on animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting one dog and brutally beating another that was just a…
Continue Reading Armed robbers run after gun fired during struggle at jewelry store, police say
Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, NC (WGHP) — Armed robbers ran away after a gun was fired at a…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor blasts ‘disgraceful’ officers relaxing in congressman’s office during unrest
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was shocked by video showing 13 police officers lounging in a congressman’s office during protests and…
Continue Reading Starbucks reverses its stance and will now let baristas wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ apparel
Starbucks is reversing its position that had prohibited employees from wearing paraphernalia, such as T-shirts or pins, supporting the “Black…
Continue Reading Louisiana mom-to-be rescued from floodwaters
Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — In the middle of an an ambulance. In the middle of a…
Continue Reading A Missouri woman asked Merriam-Webster to update its definition of racism and now officials will make the change
Kennedy Mitchum wasn’t expecting much when she emailed Merriam-Webster last month, but she wanted to let the dictionary publisher know that she…
Continue Reading Police: Man bit child in face
Click here for updates on this story Shippensburg, PA (WPMT) — A Shippensburg man is facing charges after he bit a four…
Continue Reading Max Mason gains pardon ‘100 years overdue’ in rape case that led to lynchings
The Minnesota Board of Pardons posthumously pardoned Max Mason by unanimous vote Friday, 100 years after he was accused in a rape case that led to…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and a black entrepreneur on ways leaders can stand against racism
City streets and hearts across America are smoldering. For generations, black parents have feared for the safety of their children every time they…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and a black entrepreneur on ways leaders can stand against racism
City streets and hearts across America are smoldering. For generations, black parents have feared for the safety of their children every time they…
Continue Reading Brother of NBA icon Dominique Wilkins arrested
Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — The brother of NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins is…
Continue Reading AT&T launched the VideoPhone 2500 in 1992. It sold for $1,499
In 1992, AT&T launched what it called the first full-color, motion-picture video phone. Long before Zoom or Skype were ever created,…
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Another death from Covid-19 in El Paso as county’s death toll about to reach 100
EL PASO, Texas — The Department of Public Health announced Friday morning that yet another person has died of Covid-19 and 45 more had tested…
Continue Reading Inside an elementary school preparing for fall classes
Parents of America’s 56 million school children have two questions: When will schools reopen and how will they be safe? Getting answers is…
Continue Reading Florida observes Pulse Remembrance Day on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting
Four years ago on June 12, 2016, one of the worst mass shootings in US history claimed 49 lives at a Florida gay bar. This morning, people across the…
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More men are dying of COVID-19 in El Paso than women; health experts are not sure why
EL PASO, Texas — A higher percentage of men are dying from COVID-19 in El Paso County, despite a near equal divide of coronavirus cases among men…
Continue Reading ‘Enigmatic’ footprints reveal prehistoric crocodile that walked on two legs
Ancient footprints embedded in rock in South Korea likely belonged to a prehistoric crocodile that walked on two legs, paleontologists said.…
Continue Reading Astronomers witness the steadfast beating heart of a black hole
About 600 million light-years away from Earth, the heartbeat of a supermassive black hole can be seen emanating from the center of a galaxy.…
Continue Reading The NFL commits $250 million over the next 10 years to help fight systematic racism
The NFL announced it would pledge $250 million over the next ten years to help fight systematic racism. The money will be allocated to a fund that…
Continue Reading Officer charged with killing George Floyd still eligible for pension worth more than $1 million
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive more than $1 million in pension benefits during his retirement years even if he is…
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