Man bowls perfect game with his father’s ashes inside the ball
One Illinois man has bowled a perfect game more than a dozen times — but the last time he went for the perfect 300, there was more at stake.…
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Recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom has enough valid signatures to get on ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the…
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The oldest known whiskey is soon to be up for auction
A historic bottle of whiskey can soon be yours — if you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare. The whiskey, bottled in LaGrange, Georgia,…
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Shooting in Kansas City leaves one person dead and three others injured, police say
One man was killed and three people were wounded in a Sunday night shooting in the historic and entertainment district in Kansas City, Missouri,…
Continue Reading In the midst of a Covid-19 spike, Michigan’s mask mandate is expanded to kids ages 2-4
As Michigan grapples with a surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, state officials have expanded the mask mandate to include children as young…
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Texas hospital system will require employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine and could fire them if they don’t comply
HOUSTON, Texas — A hospital system in Houston is requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, making it one of the first…
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2020 US Census count shows California losing House seat; Texas, Florida and Colorado gain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first numbers from the 2020 census are out and they show Republican-controlled Southern and Western states gaining…
Continue Reading Family of Andrew Brown Jr. views video of fatal police shooting in North Carolina
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a 20-second snippet of police body camera…
Continue Reading US population rises to 331,449,281; Census Bureau says 7.4% increase is 2nd slowest ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Census Bureau says the population of the United States is 331,449,281. The 7.4% increase over the last decade is the second…
Continue Reading Family of Andrew Brown Jr. prepares to view video of fatal police shooting in North Carolina
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police in North Carolina last week is set to view police body camera footage of the shooting on…
Continue Reading NYPD asks for help identifying suspect who attacked 61-year-old Asian man
Authorities in New York City are asking for help to identify a man who attacked a 61-year-old Asian man last week. The victim was approached from…
Continue Reading NYPD ask for help identifying suspect who attacked 61-year-old Asian man
Authorities in New York City are asking for help to identify a man who attacked a 61-year-old Asian man last week. The victim was approached from…
Continue Reading Elizabeth City declares state of emergency as Andrew Brown’s family prepares to view video of fatal police shooting
A North Carolina city declared a state of emergency Monday morning amid concerns that video showing the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. could…
Continue Reading Armed men stormed her school in a kidnapping raid. Then she found her family in her captors’ hideout
Habiba Iliyasu, 15, was asleep in her school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria when a group of armed men burst in and ordered her and her schoolmates…
Continue Reading Attorney General announces 2nd policing practices probe, Louisville joins Minneapolis under review
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced an investigation into the policing practices of the Louisville…
Continue Reading Frances McDormand’s third Oscar win puts her one step closer to most honored best actress
Frances McDormand’s third Oscar win puts her nearly in a league of her own. McDormand won the Best Actress award on Sunday night at the 93rd…
Continue Reading U.S. to share up to 60M AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses with world
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the Covid-19 vaccine clear federal safety…
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U.S. Supreme Court to take up whether a right exists to carry guns in public for self-defense
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to…
Continue Reading Judges Targeted Fast Facts
Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from…
Continue Reading Roe v. Wade Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as Jane…
Continue Reading Suspect faces numerous charges after alleged assault on Delaware policeman and elderly couple
Delaware State Police have arrested a man in connection with assaults on an elderly couple and a 22-year veteran officer of the Delmar Police…
Continue Reading Will Biden share vaccines with India?
The Biden administration said it will deploy additional supplies and support to India in response to mounting pressure to help the Covid-19 stricken…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 26: Covid-19, White House, SCOTUS, police violence, Oscars
The US has begun to withdraw troops from Afghanistan ahead of the White House’s September 11 deadline, marking the beginning of the end of…
Continue Reading What’s next for the 3 other ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s death
With Derek Chauvin’s convictions secured, the three other former Minneapolis Police officers on scene during George Floyd’s death last…
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Full moon in April 2021: When to see the ‘Pink’ supermoon
April’s full moon is the “pink” moon, and it’s a supermoon, too. Catch it in the night sky this Monday. This moon will be at…
Continue Reading An Arizona wildfire that’s ‘raging out of control’ prompts evacuation orders for about 200 homes
A wildfire is “raging out of control” in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake, Arizona, according to officials. The blaze, named the…
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