Minnesota governor expects ‘swift’ justice in Floyd death as ‘fires still smolder’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed his concern Friday over the protests that have rocked his state and the black community…
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Bakery uses vending machine to serve pastries, toilet paper
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — A local business is getting creative to serve customers,…
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4 arrested after gunshots occur during George Floyd protest in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Albuquerque police used a helicopter and tear gas to disperse a crowd of people following a confrontation during an…
Continue Reading George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What can black parents possibly tell their kids now about staying safe?
It’s time to have a talk about “The Talk.” For generations, black parents have given the same lecture to their children:…
Continue Reading Man who almost drowned meets heroes who saved him
Click here for updates on this story CITRONELLE, Ala. (WALA) — A near-drowning in Citronelle last week could have ended…
Continue Reading Man using t-shirt sales to support medical heroes
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — A Lancaster County man is going above and beyond to…
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A woman kept her grandmother’s body hidden in a basement freezer for 16 years in social security scheme, police say
Last year, police in Pennsylvania found old human remains in a freezer. Now, an investigation has concluded that it was all part of a scam to collect…
Continue Reading Man dies 48 hours after positive Covid-19 test; family sends message to community
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — It’s a sobering reminder of just how vicious COVID-19 can be;…
Continue Reading Ms. Jennifer, a 53-year-old tortoise, has found a new home after her owner died of Covid-19
For decades, a tortoise named Ms. Jennifer happily lived with her owner, who would take her to the bank and other places around their town of…
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5 new virus deaths in El Paso; over 1,500 now recovered
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Department of Public health reported Friday that five more people had died of Covid-19 in El Paso County. The new…
Continue Reading The White House podium has lost its meaning
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. The White House briefing has often been contentious, long-winded and stuffed with…
Continue Reading This incredibly popular store is one of the hardest to socially distance in
TJ Maxx built its appeal on the “treasure hunt” shopping experience. Now it must persuade shoppers that it’s safe to return to…
Continue Reading Ambulance crew, driver duck for cover as bullets fly
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — An innocent driver and an ambulance crew found themselves…
Continue Reading Former pro wrestler to retire after 55 years at same job
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — For more than half a century, Jimmy Kimble has walked…
Continue Reading Woman searches for husband’s remains lost in mail
Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (KTVQ) — A Billings woman is searching for answers after a spring…
Continue Reading Woman searches for husband’s remains lost in mail
Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (KTVQ) — A Billings woman is searching for answers after a spring…
Continue Reading Man defends message after billboard calling COVID-19 a lie removed
Click here for updates on this story CHESTERTON, Ind. (The Times) — An electronic billboard message challenging the…
Continue Reading Officials: Pandemic squashes hiring of lifeguards
Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (The Times) — The city has responded to a local advocacy group…
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Police in Texas, across U.S. speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the…
Continue Reading Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment
When a journalist is arrested at a protest, the free and fair gathering of the news is arrested, too. That’s one of the reasons why these…
Continue Reading Saturday school? State board OKs one-year flexibility for Oklahoma schools grappling with COVID-19 contingency plans
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — Public schools grappling with multiple contingency…
Continue Reading Facebook group reuniting Residents with lost items after flood
Click here for updates on this story Sanford, MI (WNEM) — Hundreds of personal belongings and family heirlooms were…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s office, rental assistance programs brace for influx of evictions
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — A large number of evictions in St. Louis City that have…
Continue Reading CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as…
Continue Reading World’s deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface
The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting. The observations of…
Continue Reading College grads face staggering unemployment as they search for jobs
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — College graduates are facing staggering unemployment…
Continue Reading Woman injured when bullet-ridden car hits utility pole, crashes into home
Click here for updates on this story Shreveport, LA (KTBS) — Police are searching for a shooter who is believed to have…
Continue Reading The move used to restrain George Floyd is discouraged by most police. Here’s why
George Floyd’s death has raised new questions about a potentially dangerous method of restraint: the knee-to-neck maneuver. Floyd, a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of South Korea schools close again after reopening
More than 500 schools closed again Friday to students after briefly reopening, as South Korea moves to stamp out a resurgence of the coronavirus in…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police release 911 call that led to encounter with George Floyd
It started with a routine police call reporting someone used a counterfeit bill at a store in Minneapolis. What followed was a series of events that…
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