This is the state of policing in America a year after George Floyd was killed
In the year that has passed since the nation was confronted with harrowing video showing a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd, police…
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Reports of gunshots near George Floyd Square on the anniversary of his death
Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago. One person…
Continue Reading Dylann Roof’s appeal in his 2015 church massacre conviction focuses on killer’s competency to stand trial
Lawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, began making their case…
Continue Reading Efforts to combat poverty in Nepal backslide during the latest deadly wave of Covid-19
As Nepal wrestles with a deadly wave of Covid-19, efforts to help vulnerable families there are facing new and unimaginable challenges. Maggie Doyne,…
Continue Reading Memorial events, marches and White House meeting to mark one year since George Floyd’s death
As the nation honored the life of George Floyd with memorial events and marches, Floyd’s family and supporters said they have been encouraged…
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Texas female deputies in human trafficking task force accuse superiors of sexual exploitation, abuse
HOUSTON, Texas — Three former and current Harris County deputy constables allege they were being sexually exploited, molested and harassed by…
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When to see the total lunar eclipse and ‘flower’ supermoon
The moon is about to put on a bit of a show. The full moon on May 26 will be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019, according to EarthSky.…
Continue Reading Louisiana State Police say senior officer at Ronald Greene scene did not initially report his camera footage
A senior officer who came to the scene where Louisiana State troopers were arresting Ronald Greene after a car chase did not initially report his…
Continue Reading Dylann Roof’s bid to overturn his conviction in the 2015 Charleston church massacre is set to begin
Lawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, will make their case Tuesday…
Continue Reading Biden, Putin to meet next month for U.S.-Russia summit
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between…
Continue Reading Nearly 50 years after the crime, Massachusetts district attorney says teenager was murdered by a Catholic priest
Nearly 50 years after a Massachusetts teenager was murdered, officials announced Monday that a Catholic priest close to the family was responsible…
Continue Reading Missing fisherman found alive after 17 nights in the Oregon wilderness
A missing fisherman has been found alive after spending 17 nights in the Oregon wilderness, according to police. Harry Burleigh, from Roseburg,…
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More than 50 years before George Floyd’s death, lawmakers predicted a growing racial divide
A year ago, George Floyd’s chilling last words, “I can’t breathe,” sent shock waves around the world. A guilty verdict came…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s friends have turned their pain into action in the year since his murder
The day after George Floyd’s funeral, Jonathan Veal drove from Houston and back to his Oklahoma City home still grappling with what had…
Continue Reading What we know about potential armed protests ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration
Washington, DC, and states across the country are heightening security and preparing reinforcements this week ahead of potential armed protests from…
Continue Reading A driver was arrested after police say she struck 2 women peacefully protesting the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
A White driver is in custody and could face a hate crime penalty after she struck two Black women with a car during a protest Monday over the fatal…
Continue Reading At least 31 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in…
Continue Reading New York City plans mandatory in-person school this fall. That’s left these parents with both hope and worry
Faced with a return to in-person learning in the fall — and with no option for remote schooling — New York parents are hopeful —…
Continue Reading The Jewish man who was the victim of a gang assault in New York says the level of hatred was troubling
A 29-year-old Jewish man, who was attacked in a New York City gang assault said Friday that he could not understand why there was so much hate…
Continue Reading A second person was arrested in the gang assault of a Jewish man in New York during protests
A second person has been arrested in connection with the attack on a Jewish man near Times Square during protests in New York City last week, the New…
Continue Reading 15-year-old soccer player should be allowed to play in US professional women’s league, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that a 15-year-old soccer player should be able to be signed by the National Women’s Soccer League despite the…
Continue Reading 21-year-old University of Cincinnati soccer player drowned in an Ohio state park
A 21-year-old University of Cincinnati soccer player drowned in a state park in Ohio over the weekend, authorities said. The Ohio Department of…
Continue Reading At least 15 dead and thousands displaced after volcanic eruption in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in…
Continue Reading Pilot in contractor fighter jet that crashed near Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died
The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the…
Continue Reading Covid made the Philippines’ hunger crisis worse. So why does hardly anyone want a vaccine?
With nine children and one grandchild, life was hard for Mona Liza Vito and her family even before the pandemic. Vito used to work long hours peeling…
Continue Reading NFL is reviewing claims made by former coach, who said he was told he was ‘not the right minority’ during an interview
The NFL is reviewing claims made by a former player and coach in the league, who said he was told he was “not the right minority” while…
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Nevada military plane crashes in Las Vegas, pilot killed
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — A pilot died after Nellis Air Force Base officials said an aircraft operated by a military contractor crashed in a nearby…
Continue Reading Aircraft crashes after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas
An aircraft operated by a contractor crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, according to tweets from the military…
Continue Reading Nation’s largest Confederate memorial to get new exhibit telling the ‘whole story’ of Georgia’s Stone Mountain
A new exhibit that seeks to explain “the whole story” of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, including the history of the Ku…
Continue Reading Archdiocese of Chicago reinstates Michael Pfleger, the activist priest accused of sex abuse
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of the St. Sabina parish in Chicago, will be reinstated to active ministry, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich…
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