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 ReadingCoronavirus 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 ReadingWASHINGTON, 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 ReadingAdvocates 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 ReadingRIO 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 ReadingWhen a Trump administration official said he doesn’t think systemic racism exists in policing, many were stunned — especially after…
Continue ReadingA retired police captain fatally shot during looting in St. Louis was passionate about helping young people and would have forgiven those behind the…
Continue ReadingDavid “Yaya” McAtee and his BBQ joint were fixtures on the Louisville corner where he was fatally shot as police and the Kentucky…
Continue ReadingThe mother of George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter is calling for justice over his death. “I want justice for him because he was good, no…
Continue ReadingGlobal Running Day has joined the list of virtual-only events in 2020. Although running has seen a boom recently because of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue ReadingEveryone has the bird. Corina Newsome calls it a gateway bird, the one special species that sets an avian enthusiast on a lifetime course of…
Continue ReadingDozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger’s Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrested for…
Continue ReadingLatin America is in crisis. But parts of it are reopening anyway. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the region is spiking fast. The death…
Continue ReadingToday is Global Running Day, and like so many events in 2020, it’s gone completely virtual. Well, except for the actual running part.…
Continue ReadingMars has two small, funky-looking moons with strange orbits, and they may suggest that the red planet once had rings, like some of the larger planets…
Continue ReadingThe world lost 3.8 million hectares of tropical primary forest in 2019 — equivalent to a football pitch every six seconds — according to…
Continue ReadingA now-viral video is causing outrage at Kansas City, Missouri, police officers after they arrested a man who was yelling during a protest of George…
Continue ReadingThe family of a black man killed by a white bar owner during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, believes a prosecutor rushed to judgment by declaring the…
Continue ReadingFacebook said Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing…
Continue ReadingA 7-year-old boy and his 6-year-old brother were killed in a fatal car crash after they took their grandparents’ car out for a ride,…
Continue ReadingThey marched by the thousands in Houston. They called for a better America in Los Angeles. They sat in the streets in Chicago and in silence in St.…
Continue ReadingScientists believe they have identified the world’s cleanest air, free from particles caused by human activity, located over the Southern…
Continue ReadingCrews in historic Old Town Alexandria quickly removed a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier named “Appomattox” on Tuesday morning. The…
Continue ReadingA scientific journey that began with a lovelorn snail has provided new information regarding the cause of that snail’s rare shell. The lovesick…
Continue ReadingA dinosaur with impressive armored plates across its back became mummified around 110 million years ago after enjoying one last meal before dying.…
Continue ReadingIn the wake of protests against the death of George Floyd, nine New York Democratic elected officials have at least partially reallocated their…
Continue ReadingIt’s Blackout Tuesday, a day promoted by activists to observe, mourn and bring about policy change in the wake of the death of George Floyd.…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican financial regulators said Tuesday they have frozen the bank accounts of 1,939 people and companies believed to be linked…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Joe Biden mounted one of his most aggressive attacks against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, deriding the commander…
Continue ReadingServices honoring George Floyd, who died while being arrested in Minneapolis, will take place in three states over the course of six days. A memorial…
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