America’s unemployment rate falls to 13.3% as economy posts surprise job gains
The American economy just got a shocking piece of good news: The job market may be recovering well ahead of schedule. The US unemployment rate…
Continue ReadingNews
Analysis: Five things Corporate America can do besides tweeting to combat racism
Major companies have expressed solidarity with the collective plight of African Americans this week following the horrifying murder by police of…
Continue Reading
Breonna Taylor would have been 27 today. Here’s where her case stands.
On June 5, Breonna Taylor would have been 27 years old. But she was killed two months ago when police broke down the door to her apartment in an…
Continue Reading Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’
When news broke months ago about the country’s first coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home, Linda Mayberry immediately recognized the…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, June 5
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t making everyone poorer. A jobs report today is expected to show that US unemployment is now near 20% — the…
Continue Reading ‘They died in the exact same way’
Paris (CNN) — The case of Adama Traoré has striking parallels with that of George Floyd. Both were black men whose interactions with police…
Continue Reading Ryan Williams, a 32-year-old black CEO, says America has been ‘hallucinating’ about racism and inequality. Until now.
The United States is experiencing a “reckoning” over race, justice and inequality that has been decades in the making, fintech CEO Ryan…
Continue Reading Exclusive: He quit his Facebook job because of Zuckerberg’s inaction on Trump’s posts
A Facebook employee who quit the company this week told CNN he is worried the platform will be used to further escalate violence in the United…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 5: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, coronavirus, lynching
Las Vegas is returning to a new normal. So, what does a pandemic-era Sin City look like? There’s more room at the craps table — and EMTs…
Continue Reading What we know about the four ex-police officers charged in George Floyd’s death
One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading Police searching for cyclist who was filmed accosting people posting signs supporting Black Lives Matter
Police in Maryland are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter.…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says last moments of his life were heartbreaking
Among those who learned more about Ahmaud Arbery’s death at a preliminary hearing on Thursday was his mother, who called the revelations…
Continue Reading 3 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison for taking photos at Florida naval base
Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos.…
Continue Reading Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban to remember Tiananmen Square massacre
Thousands of Hong Kongers defied a police ban Thursday to gather in the city’s Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s friend who was in the car with him found out about his death on social media, he says
George Floyd did not resist arrest and pleaded with police officers before his death last month in Minneapolis, his friend said. Maurice Lester Hall,…
Continue Reading India and Australia sign pacts to strengthen military ties as tensions simmer in South China Sea
India and Australia signed two bilateral military agreements Thursday in the “first step in deepening of the defense relationship”…
Continue Reading Bail set at $1 million for three ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s death
A judge on Thursday set bail for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death at $1 million each, or $750,000 under…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, a Georgia…
Continue Reading
JC Penney unveils closing list of 154 stores; El Paso survives but Alamogordo to close
NEW YORK, NY — J.C. Penney said Thursday that it will start closing 154 of its stores next week in what it is calling the first phase of its…
Continue Reading
Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters ‘terrorists’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a letter on Twitter that referred to the peaceful protesters who were…
Continue Reading
El Paso virus case spike tied to jail cluster, conflicts with top doctor’s claim of not heeding warnings
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health said Thursday afternoon that much of a spike involving nearly 200 additional coronavirus…
Continue Reading Swift and decisive action has been taken against police in major US cities in the past week
One day after George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, the four officers involved were fired. Four days later,…
Continue Reading
At George Floyd memorial, Floyd’s brother says ‘he touched so many people’s hearts’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A memorial service for George Floyd, to mourn his death and honor his life, was held Thursday at the North Central…
Continue Reading
El Paso school teacher is lone arrest for blocking roadway amid large group of protesters
El PASO, Texas — A Coronado High School teacher protesting George Floyd’s death in downtown El Paso earlier this week was dragged away from the…
Continue Reading The charges against 4 officers involved in George Floyd’s death, explained
Now that prosecutors have charged all four officers involved in the arrest that ended in George Floyd’s death, their real work begins: proving…
Continue Reading
Heat Advisory in Borderland ’till Saturday due to sizzling temps
EL PASO, Texas — A Heat Advisory was in effect for Thursday through Saturday for much of the Borderland as high temperatures were set to be in the…
Continue Reading A traveling pianist played to protesters outside George Floyd’s memorial to help Minneapolis heal
Traveling pianist Davide Martello showed up in Minneapolis to spread a message of hope through music at George Floyd’s memorial. Martello, also…
Continue Reading Fire department rescues two dogs from apartment fire
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Fire Department rescued two dogs from an…
Continue Reading