Elijah McClain’s family files civil rights lawsuit against Aurora, Colorado
The family of Elijah McClain filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Aurora, Colorado, in federal court. “Aurora’s…
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Seattle police chief announces her retirement after city council votes to cut the police budget by nearly $4 million
Police Chief Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, shortly after Seattle’s City Council voted to cut nearly $4 million from the…
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Big Ten and Pac-12 pull plug on college football amid pandemic
CHICAGO, Illinois — The Big Ten and Pac-12 won’t play football this fall because of concerns about Covid-19, taking two of college football’s…
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Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP, making her the first Black woman on major party presidential ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP, making her the first Black woman on major party presidential…
Continue Reading The FDA is recalling some potatoes, lemons, limes and oranges due to potential listeria contamination
First it was onions and now, it’s lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes. The FDA has announced a voluntary recall by Freshouse II LLC due to…
Continue Reading Food bank doles out tons of food as Texans, like many Americans, fight to feed themselves
American food insecurity is an under-told story amid the coronavirus pandemic, but as more people find themselves unemployed or underemployed,…
Continue Reading Ghislaine Maxwell petitions judge over jail restrictions, citing ‘onerous conditions’ related to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Monday to direct the Bureau of Prisons to release her into the general population of the…
Continue Reading Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world with salty water under the surface, NASA mission finds
Ceres is a dwarf planet and the largest known object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. And now we know it may be an ocean world with…
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Woman without mask allegedly pushed against wall by police in Australia
Police in Australia have referred an arrest to its standards unit after footage emerged appearing to show a male officer pushing a woman up against a…
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EU’s top diplomat says bloc to review ties with Belarus, mulls action over vote crackdown
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU’s top diplomat says bloc to review ties with Belarus, mulls action over vote…
Continue Reading Meet ‘Mad Hatterpillar,’ the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense
In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren’t Grateful Dead fanatics…
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Lifelike robotic pets are helping isolated seniors avoid loneliness
For some, limiting the spread of coronavirus has meant long periods of isolation. And for older adults — who are among the most vulnerable to…
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Putin says Russia has approved ‘world first’ Covid-19 vaccine. But questions over its safety remain
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for use on Tuesday, claiming it as a “world first,” amid…
Continue Reading A man faces hate crime charges after feds say he burned a cross and displayed a swastika to intimidate his Black neighbor
An Indiana man who burned crosses, displayed swastikas and made signs with racist slurs was charged with a hate crime for intimidating his Black…
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A school nurse in the district with the crowded hallway photo quit over a scarcity of Covid-19 precautions. Rising cases are ‘not the validation’ she wanted
A school nurse in Georgia who quit over what she considers a lack of Covid-19 precautions said a viral photo of students crowded last week in a high…
Continue Reading Two weeks after it imposed a security law on Hong Kong, China says 600,000 people may have broken it
A primary election held by Hong Kong’s democratic opposition may have been illegal under the new security law, China said Monday, in a…
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Two police body cameras capture the struggle leading to George Floyd’s death
Police body camera footage showing Minneapolis police pointing a gun at George Floyd and struggling with him during his fatal arrest was released by…
Continue Reading Russia claims to have 1st coronavirus vaccine ready for use
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 11: Coronavirus, immigration, China, US election, Beirut
The G7 meeting, which was going to be held in June and then was moved to September, is now officially postponed until after the US election.…
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