Solar eclipse 2020: How and when to watch the June annular eclipse
This weekend, stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice. This type of…
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16-year-old boy attacked by a shark in North Carolina
A 16-year-old boy visiting North Carolina’s Outer Banks with his family is recovering from injuries suffered when he was attacked by a shark on…
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Prosecutors are investigating possible evidence tampering in Javier Ambler’s death
Prosecutors in central Texas are investigating whether there was evidence tampering in the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died last year…
Continue Reading Unemployed Kentucky residents descend on capital, demand help after months of waiting for benefits
Kentucky has temporarily reopened in-person unemployment services to help with the state’s backlog of jobless claims, state officials tell CNN.…
Continue Reading Memorials to the racist former owners of the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Twins are removed
A monument to the former owner of the Washington Redskins and a statue of the former owner of the Minnesota Twins were removed Friday because of the…
Continue Reading New York governor gives final coronavirus briefing after ‘111 days of hell’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefings have drawn comparisons to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats…
Continue Reading The National Archives has unearthed the original handwritten Juneteenth order
On June 19, 1865, Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in…
Continue Reading Louisville seeks to fire police officer in shooting of Breonna Taylor
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, and its police department are taking the first steps toward firing an officer involved in the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Children are decorating a school with chalk art supporting Black Lives Matter, but people keep washing the messages away
A Baltimore-area elementary school is the scene of an unlikely free speech battle because people keep washing away the chalk art messages and…
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Navy upholds firing of USS Theodore Roosevelt captain who pleaded for help with virus
WASHINGTON, DC — In a major reversal, the U.S. Navy has decided to fire the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier who warned…
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Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired by Louisville police
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A police officer involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor will be fired, the Louisville mayor announced…
Continue Reading Protesters tore down a George Washington statue and set a fire on its head
A crowd of protesters gathered around a statue of George Washington in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday night and lit a fire on its head before pulling…
Continue Reading Prehistoric ‘clutter’ on land led to bigger, smarter human brains
The ways our ancestors adapted to live in patchy landscapes cluttered with obstacles “poured jet fuel” on the evolution of the brains of…
Continue Reading Akron police search for 3 suspects in Na’kia Crawford killing
Ohio police have identified three people in connection to the killing of 18-year-old Na’kia Crawford, according to a Facebook post from the…
Continue Reading California makes face coverings mandatory outside the home
Californians are now required to wear masks in a variety of public settings when social distancing isn’t possible. The order by Gov. Gavin…
Continue Reading The SEC said they would consider pulling championship events if Mississippi doesn’t change its flag
The Southeastern Conference, the preeminent and powerhouse collegiate athletics conference in the South, made their message clear: Mississippi must…
Continue Reading A controversial Confederate monument goes down in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur
A crowd gathered in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur to watch the removal of a Confederate monument — the latest controversial symbol toppled in…
Continue Reading What to consider as you donate to a social justice fund
The world needs do-gooders right now. And you want to give. But where to start? It’s easy to donate to a social cause or crowdfunding campaign,…
Continue Reading A lucky penny and family birthdays help an Arizona couple win a $410 million Mega Millions jackpot
The winners of a $410 million Mega Millions jackpot said they’ve been playing the lottery for 38 years and were feeling extra lucky when they…
Continue Reading Mississippi coronavirus cluster tied to fraternity rush parties
Fraternity parties in Mississippi have continued this summer, and as a result Covid-19 cases have too, the state’s health officer said…
Continue Reading Earth-like planets and ocean worlds could be common in our galaxy, studies say
Outside of Earth, intriguing ocean worlds in our solar system are of interest to astronomers as potential hubs of life. New estimates and…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, June 19
As the number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma continues to rise, some experts are urging health officials to shut down President Donald…
Continue Reading Arizona official brought women to the US to give birth and charged families to adopt the babies
A former Arizona county assessor pleaded guilty to running an adoption fraud scheme that involved bringing pregnant women from the Marshall Islands…
Continue Reading Malala Yousafzai finishes Oxford University, says now is time for ‘Netflix, reading and sleep’
Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning woman who survived being shot by the Taliban, has completed her degree at Oxford University.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 19: DACA, coronavirus, police reform, Facebook, economy
The US Supreme Court again ruled against President Trump, this time on his attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.…
Continue Reading Two Canadians held in China have officially been charged with spying
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained in China in December 2018, have been formally charged with spying by Chinese prosecutors,…
Continue Reading What’s been happening in China’s Xinjiang, home to 11 million Uyghurs?
As US President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Wednesday that aims to punish Beijing for its repression of the Uyghur ethnic minority, he was…
Continue Reading The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
You might see another red, white and blue flag flying today over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is…
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