More than a dozen cities push to minimize or even eliminate police presence at mental health calls
More than a dozen cities are developing “alternative” or “co-response” programs to minimize or eliminate the role of police…
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Covid-19 variant identified in India may increase risk of hospitalization, UK officials say
The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that was first identified in India is now believed to be dominant in the United Kingdom, Public Health England…
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NASA Fast Facts
Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency that conducts research into space.…
Continue Reading Bono Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin,…
Continue Reading No tsunami warnings after two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes hit off Oregon coast
Two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes struck the Pacific Ocean off Oregon’s coast early Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…
Continue Reading Kids need vaccines. So do poor nations
Vaccinating young people is an integral part of protecting the broader community from Covid-19, say experts, and although serious disease among…
Continue Reading Family calls for tougher charges against fraternity members in connection with a 2019 student death at a party
Prosecutors in the state of Washington have charged 15 current and former members of the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at Washington State…
Continue Reading Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich appears on state TV as critics decry his detention as a ‘hostage’-taking
Detained journalist Roman Protasevich has again appeared on Belarusian state media, to the concern of government critics who fear the young dissident…
Continue Reading Driver shot by Washington state troopers after high-speed chase, officials say
Washington state police on Thursday shot a driver after a high-speed chase that began when the suspect allegedly fled from a traffic stop,…
Continue Reading US Marshals say a suspect was shot and killed avoiding arrest in Minneapolis
A person was shot and killed by authorities in Minneapolis and another person was injured, the US Marshals Service said in a statement Thursday,…
Continue Reading At least 10% of the world’s giant sequoias lost in a single wildfire, report suggests
About 10 to 14% of the world’s giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California’s Sequoia National…
Continue Reading 9-year-old driver and younger sister, who told police they were driving to California for a swim, unharmed after crashing into semi in Utah
Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a…
Continue Reading Investigators ask for surveillance video to help in their search for a missing 11-year-old
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in Central Iowa after hundreds of people…
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Massive sinkhole in Mexico grows, threatens to swallow house
SANTA MARIA ZACATEPEC, Mexico — A huge sinkhole some 60 meters in diameter has appeared in farmers’ fields in central Mexico,…
Continue Reading Surveillance video shows masked suspects who police say opened fire outside Florida concert
Miami-Dade Police released surveillance video that shows three masked suspects who they say opened fire at a crowd outside a concert venue in…
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Walmart extending store hours that were cut during pandemic
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart says it’s expanding its hours, after reducing them during the pandemic. As of June 5, most stores nationwide will be…
Continue Reading Reward being offered in suspected road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy in California increased to $450,000
The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California has now risen to $450,000,…
Continue Reading A man who killed his wife on an Alaskan cruise after she demanded divorce was sentenced to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors say
A Utah man who admitted to beating his wife to death aboard a cruise ship in Alaska in 2017 was sentenced on Thursday to 30 years in prison followed…
Continue Reading Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87
F. Lee Bailey, the prominent defense attorney who represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson, died Thursday at age 87. His death…
Continue Reading Minneapolis crews remove barricades at George Floyd Square as city pledges to create a permanent memorial
Minneapolis city workers early Thursday removed parts of a memorial at the intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths, as the city stated…
Continue Reading Hong Kong organizer of annual candlelight vigil arrested on anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong media say police have arrested a member of the committee that organizes an annual candlelight vigil for the victims of…
Continue Reading Realtor groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to block CDC’s eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON, DC — A coalition of Realtor groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday night to block the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Texas high school valedictorian switches speech to speak out on state’s abortion law
DALLAS, Texas — A high school valedictorian exhaled as she pulled a piece of paper from underneath her graduation gown. Gathering her courage,…
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Famed celebrity lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies at 87
WALTHAM, Massachusetts — Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey has died. He was 87. The death was confirmed Thursday by Peter Horstmann, who worked with…
Continue Reading When the pandemic brought her business to a halt, this chef tackled food insecurity with farm-to-table meals
Before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran an upscale catering business and underground supper club in Evanston, Illinois. She was…
Continue Reading Famed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, whose clients included O.J. Simpson, dies
F. Lee Bailey, a prominent and controversial defense attorney, died Thursday. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at…
Continue Reading French military temporarily suspending joint operations with Malian military after 2nd coup d’etat in May
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – France says it is temporarily suspending joint military operations with Malian forces until the West African nation’s…
Continue Reading Juneteenth by the Numbers 2020
Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July,…
Continue Reading Eight high school football coaches suspended over allegations they made a Hebrew Israelite player eat a pizza that had contained pork
Eight high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been suspended while police investigate allegations that they forced a Hebrew Israelite…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police ask for help to identify boy found dead on a trail after woman misidentifies him as her son
Authorities in Las Vegas are asking for the public’s help to identify a boy found dead on a trail near the city, after a woman mistakenly…
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