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…
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed his concern Friday over the protests that have rocked his state and the black community…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to have a talk about “The Talk.” For generations, black parents have given the same lecture to their children:…
Continue ReadingLast 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 ReadingFor 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…
Continue ReadingYou 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 ReadingA CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as…
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingGeorge Floyd’s death has raised new questions about a potentially dangerous method of restraint: the knee-to-neck maneuver. Floyd, a…
Continue ReadingMore 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 ReadingIt 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…
Continue ReadingThe Dalai Lama has deplored the death of George Floyd in Minnesota and blamed discrimination and racism for it. The exiled Tibetan leader gave a…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order…
Continue ReadingThere is a new brand of diplomacy taking hold in Beijing and its chief architects have a suitably fierce nickname to match their aggressive style…
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas — When police stopped a Texas man for an alleged traffic violation, the confrontation turned tense, videos of the incident show.…
Continue ReadingProsecutors looking at the death of George Floyd on Thursday asked the people of Minneapolis for patience while they investigate the case that has…
Continue ReadingDALLAS, Texas — A woman managed to go into labor and give birth alone in a Texas jail cell without any corrections officers noticing until after…
Continue ReadingA cell phone belonging to one of the men charged with Ahmaud Arbery’s death called 911 on February 23, shortly before Arbery died, according to…
Continue ReadingWILBRAHAM, Massachusetts — “Feisty” is the way Shelley Gunn describes her 103-year-old grandmother. That quality shone through earlier this…
Continue ReadingFor years in the Gilgo Beach, New York multiple victim investigation, she was “Jane Doe #6.” On Thursday, New York’s Suffolk County…
Continue ReadingFor many children in foster care in the United States — there are more than 400,000 — life is often difficult enough. During a pandemic,…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies on Thursday, days after Twitter called two…
Continue ReadingIf there were any more fun facts to learn about cannabis, its ritualistic use at a biblical site in Israel can now be added to the list. In 1963, two…
Continue ReadingOne of the few reliefs in our current pandemic is removing that mask when you arrive back home after a trip to the store. If you’ve got family…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said President Trump takes the number of U.S. deaths from Covid-19 “very…
Continue ReadingThe 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled, and it will become a virtual race for the first time in the event’s history. Mayor Marty Walsh made…
Continue ReadingMaster Sgt. David Royer stood upright with his interlocking hands in front of him Thursday as he matter-of-factly recounted how he rammed his truck…
Continue ReadingBritain will begin lifting coronavirus restrictions starting Monday in a phased approach, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press…
Continue ReadingAn investigator who was being briefed on Peter Manfredonia’s description and height on Wednesday night turned and noticed the murder suspect…
Continue ReadingAntarctic ice sheets retreated at speeds of up to 50 meters (164 feet) a day at the end of the last Ice Age — about ten times quicker than the…
Continue ReadingOnce on the endangered species list, bald eagles are flourishing in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MFW) said in…
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