Johnny Majors, famed college football coach, dies at 85
Johnny Majors, the college football coach who led the University of Tennessee to three SEC championships and the University of Pittsburgh to a…
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Trump’s former defense secretary James Mattis denounces him for dividing country
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis castigated President Donald Trump as “the first president in my lifetime who…
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25 more cases at Otero County Prison, while virus infection is reported at a Hatch nursing home
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported an additional 122 coronavirus cases, with 25 of those among inmates at a…
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America’s legacy of lynching isn’t all history. Many say it’s still happening today
When Heather Coggins saw George Floyd cry out, “Mama!” as a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck, she thought of her uncle.…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says almost all businesses can open at 50% capacity – effective immediately
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday afternoon announced his third phase of reopening Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing…
Continue Reading This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd
George Floyd moved to Minnesota for a fresh start — an opportunity to better himself and to be a better father. And while so many now know the…
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Pope Francis condemns death of George Floyd, expresses support for Bishop Seitz memorial effort
THE VATICAN — Pope Francis on Wednesday publicly condemned the “tragic” death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers and said he…
Continue Reading The National Guard has a long history of being called out during protests – but not in numbers like this
The National Guard. Maybe you’ve seen them in your community in recent months in a broad range of responsibilities: from sewing face masks for…
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NM Senate leaders from Las Cruces & Deming lose as primary voting surges, shifts to absentee balloting
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Local election officials struggled Wednesday to fully tally an avalanche of absentee ballots as voting surged in a primary…
Continue Reading Gambia calls for an investigation after a retired diplomat’s son is killed in a police standoff in Georgia
Gambia’s government is demanding that the United States investigate the police shooting of one of its citizens. Momodou Lamin Sisay, 39, was…
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4 accused of abducting El Paso man from street corner, beating him as they drove around in van
EL PASO, Texas — Four people have been charged with robbing, brutally beating and kidnapping an El Paso man, allegedly driving around the city with…
Continue Reading Governor warns ‘bad actors’ against disrupting hearings for those accused in Ahmaud Arbery killing
Preliminary hearings are scheduled Thursday for Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. in the shooting death of…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Louisville BBQ man fired gun before he was fatally shot, police say
Video released by Louisville police appears to show a popular BBQ man firing at officers outside his business before he was fatally shot. David…
Continue Reading Coronavirus patients evacuated as Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Mumbai
Coronavirus patients were among more than 100,000 people evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in India’s western states as a cyclone made…
Continue Reading Coronavirus cases rise in US south and west as crowded protests spark worries
Coronavirus cases continued to spread in parts of the American south and west in the past week as experts warn that packed protests could exacerbate…
Continue Reading State senate leader from Las Cruces locked in tight race as ballot counting continues
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The incumbent state senate president is struggling in her bid for the Democratic nomination to gain re-election in her…
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Defense secretary says no military for protests, active-duty troops in DC returning to home bases
WASHINGTON, DC — Active-duty troops brought in to Washington, D.C. to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capitol are beginning…
Continue Reading Amazon’s best sellers list is dominated almost entirely by books on race right now
Advocates say that one of the most important ways to be an ally to marginalized people is to educate yourself on the systems that oppress them and…
Continue Reading TV changed last night: Stephen Colbert got somber and ViacomCBS stations went dark
Television felt different Monday night. “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — a show usually reserved for jokes about current events…
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Dozen more virus deaths in Juarez; actual number of infected in Chihuahua state may be 10,000
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Wednesday reported a dozen new deaths in the city of Juarez, accounting for 12 of the…
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New Mexico close to historic all-female US House delegation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has moved closer to possibly sending a historic delegation of all women of color to the U.S. House. According to…
Continue Reading The US national security adviser says there’s no systemic racism in policing. Studies suggest otherwise
When a Trump administration official said he doesn’t think systemic racism exists in policing, many were stunned — especially after…
Continue Reading Calif. governor cleans up Capitol memorial with volunteers
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Gov. Gavin Newsom grabbed a scrub brush Tuesday and…
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Biting Mexican comic, satirist Héctor Suárez dies at 81
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican comic Héctor Suárez, whose decades-long career celebrated the common man and satirized the rich, corrupt and arrogant,…
Continue Reading Phoenix man pepper-sprayed, arrested for rioting says he was not involved in unrest
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — A Phoenix man says he was pepper-sprayed, threatened with…
Continue Reading Fire destroys iconic business, 8 homes
Click here for updates on this story CAVE CREEK, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) — Some people forced to evacuate their homes and…
Continue Reading Retired St. Louis Police captain killed after responding to a pawnshop alarm during looting
A retired police captain fatally shot during looting in St. Louis was passionate about helping young people and would have forgiven those behind the…
Continue Reading Officer fired after publishing ‘Let’s start a riot’ Instagram post amid protests
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KDVR/KWGN) — The Denver Police Department said Tuesday that the officer…
Continue Reading Utah church leaders call for justice and change
Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Rev. Vinnetta Golphin-Wilkerson, pastor of the Granger…
Continue Reading 97-year-old woman uses walker to get to food drive
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Maria Arakaki, 97, used a walker to get to Aloha Stadium to…
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