It’s time to face the new reality on mask wearing
Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious…
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Scientists find ‘double mutant’ coronavirus variant in California
STANFORD, California — There’s been confirmation of the very first U.S. case of a new Covid-19 “double mutant” variant found in California, ABC…
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Breach continues but evacuation orders lifted near Florida reservoir
Evacuation orders near a Tampa-area reservoir where there still is a breach have been lifted, officials said Tuesday. Acting Manatee County…
Continue Reading Deb Haaland creates unit to investigate killings and disappearances of Indigenous people
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland of New Mexico announced a new unit within Bureau of Indian Affairs that plans to tackle…
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A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis
Students at Lake Superior State University have had the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in cannabis chemistry since 2019. Now, they can also…
Continue Reading Class-action federal civil rights suit filed against Rochester police and city officials alleging racism and excessive force
A class-action civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses the Rochester, New York, Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a…
Continue Reading Police use-of-force instructor says Derek Chauvin’s kneeling is not a trained restraint
A Minneapolis Police use-of-force training instructor testified Tuesday that Derek Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck is not a…
Continue Reading Border Patrol says families are ‘self-separating’ in Mexico after being expelled from the U.S.
EDINBURG, Texas — Migrant families are “self-separating” in Mexico, sending children alone to cross into the United States after…
Continue Reading Thousand-year-old Native American rock carvings have been vandalized in the Chattahoochee National Forest
Thousand-year-old Native American petroglyphs, or rock carvings, in Georgia have been vandalized, the US Forest Service said Monday. The petroglyphs…
Continue Reading Biden moves deadline for states to open Covid vaccines to all U.S. adults to April 19
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he’s bumping up his deadline for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for…
Continue Reading Arkansas lawmakers enact ban on gender confirming treatments, surgery for transgender youth, overriding governor
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth,…
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Focus on use of force training in ex-cop’s trial for Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Four years before George Floyd’s death, Officer Derek Chauvin took a 40-hour course on crisis intervention that included…
Continue Reading Undercover video sparks outrage over secret dinner parties for Paris elite
An undercover report showing members of the Paris elite enjoying secret dinner parties in luxury restaurants and flouting Covid-19 restrictions has…
Continue Reading MLB All-Star Game will move to Denver
Coors Field in Denver — home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies — will be the new host of this year’s All-Star Game.…
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California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, keep mask mandate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15. State officials said Tuesday that…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor calls for a new police foot pursuit policy
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is calling for her city’s police department to put a new policy in place for foot pursuits after a 13-year-old boy…
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Navy hospital corpsman wounds 2 in Maryland shooting before being killed at Fort Detrick
FREDERICK, Maryland — A man shot and injured two people at a business in the Maryland city of Frederick on Tuesday morning before driving to…
Continue Reading Authorities in Dubai say those involved in naked photo shoot will be deported
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities in Dubai say those involved in a naked photo shoot on a balcony that went viral and prompted a…
Continue Reading Minneapolis Police use-of-force instructor says Derek Chauvin’s kneeling is not a trained move
A Minneapolis Police use-of-force training instructor testified Tuesday that Derek Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck is not a…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police officials say Derek Chauvin didn’t follow his training or department policies
The training coordinator for the Minneapolis Police Department’s crisis intervention program testified Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s…
Continue Reading Suspect in Maryland shooting killed at Fort Detrick after wounding 2 nearby, police say
A man shot and injured two people at a business in the Maryland city of Frederick on Tuesday morning before driving to the US military’s nearby…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police officials sharply criticize Derek Chauvin’s use of force in direct blow to his defense
In opening statements last week, Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney said the former Minneapolis Police officer “did exactly what he had…
Continue Reading Police say they’re responding to a shooting in Frederick, Maryland
Police in Maryland are “on scene responding to an active shooter” in the city of Frederick on Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from…
Continue Reading Indian vaccine producer says it could restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if infections subside in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest vaccine maker, based in India, will restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if coronavirus…
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Longtime US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; Entered Congress after his impeachment as judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rep. Alcee Hastings, the fiercely liberal longtime Florida congressman who was dogged throughout his tenure by an…
Continue Reading The moment of truth is here for the Iran nuclear deal
It is the moment that all the grunting and yelling has been leading up to. Few doubted the United States and Iran deep-down preferred diplomacy…
Continue Reading Hospitals notice a difference in Covid patients
The more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US. Experts are concerned this strain…
Continue Reading In Michigan’s latest coronavirus surge, there’s a new kind of patient
Michigan is in another coronavirus surge and hospitals are again on the front line, but this time they have a new type of patient: younger and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 6: Covid-19, infrastructure, LGBT rights, Israel, Russia
April is now Arab American Heritage Month, the State Department has announced. It’s a time to celebrate and recognize a group whose…
Continue Reading Israeli President Reuven Rivlin picks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to form a new government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has handed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the difficult task of trying to form a new government. That…
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