Chicago shootings in March are at their highest level in 4 years, police data show
The number of shootings in Chicago in the month of March — and the number of shooting victims — are at their highest in four years,…
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Atlanta Braves cover All-Star Game patch on team jerseys after MLB’s decision to move game
The Atlanta Braves altered their uniforms Saturday ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies, with the All-Star Game patch the team…
Continue Reading As restrictive voting bills multiply, GOP signals it won’t bow to corporate pressure
As the backlash to Georgia’s restrictive voting law intensified last week with big corporations like Delta and Coca-Cola criticizing the law…
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In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage even as the…
Continue Reading A handcuffed suspect stole a Kansas state patrol car and led troopers on a chase, highway patrol says
A suspect with his hands cuffed behind his back stole a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) trooper’s car and led law enforcement units on a high-speed…
Continue Reading A man won $100,000 in the lottery two weeks after winning $5,000
A North Carolina man who won $5,000 with a scratch-off lottery ticket said he was “extremely happy and surprised” to learn he’d won…
Continue Reading Michigan adds more than 8,400 new Covid-19 cases in one day, the most since December
Michigan reported 8,413 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the state’s total pandemic case count to 692,206, according to the…
Continue Reading A loose cow trotting along an Atlanta-area interstate ties up traffic for an hour
Atlanta-area drivers are used to sitting in traffic, but for those on Interstate 285 this weekend, the cause for their delay was unusual: a loose cow…
Continue Reading Virginia Beach police ask for the public’s help after a triple shooting
A triple shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, left one person dead and two others injured Saturday night, police said. A caller reported gunfire in…
Continue Reading You should think twice before laminating your vaccine card
Vaccine eligibility in the US is expanding quickly, and so is the popularity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s little white…
Continue Reading An Asian woman was fatally stabbed while walking her dogs in California, but police say they don’t suspect a hate crime
An elderly Asian woman was stabbed to death while walking her dogs Saturday morning in Riverside, California, police said. But investigators say they…
Continue Reading Democrats fear a delay in redistricting threatens Black and Asian residents in two southern states
Sheryl Threadgill-Matthews is paying close attention to how a delay in the release of redistricting data by the US Census Bureau could affect…
Continue Reading Jordan’s former crown prince says he has been placed in isolation
Jordan’s former crown prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of the country’s ruler King Abdullah II, claims he has been placed in…
Continue Reading Delay in redistricting threatens Black and Asian residents in two southern states, some Democrats fear
Sheryl Threadgill-Matthews is paying close attention to how a delay in the release of redistricting data by the US Census Bureau could affect…
Continue Reading The Great Depression led to many of the hobbies we enjoy now. The pandemic created a whole host of new ones
In the 1930s, it was the game of Bridge that kept people busy during the Great Depression. In 2020, during the global pandemic, it was “Animal…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue
Florida’s Manatee County Public Safety Department has declared a state of emergency and ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point…
Continue Reading Black families still reeling from verdicts in police brutality cases warn justice is not promised in Chauvin trial
Tiffany Crutcher still remembers the numbness she felt when a jury announced it was acquitting the Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in…
Continue Reading Neil deGrasse Tyson on stars, Santa’s location and jokes for third graders
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a man of many parts, constantly on the go. In his day job, he is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum…
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1 dead, 2 others injured in an exchange of gunfire between gunmen and officers in New York City
One person is dead and two others are injured after an exchange of gunfire on Saturday between gunmen and New York Police Department officers, the…
Continue Reading It’s the US’ deadliest avalanche season in years. Experts say Covid is partially to blame
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools. Some experts say it’s also to blame for a recent…
Continue Reading White supremacy graffiti was found on Northern Kentucky University’s campus for the second time this year
The president of Northern Kentucky University said the school will launch an investigation after supremacy graffiti was found on campus for the…
Continue Reading Final Four: Gonzaga’s the favorite, but all the teams have great basketball stories to tell
Here’s two reasons to marvel at the men’s Final Four on Saturday night: Somehow, the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t derail the season,…
Continue Reading Rep. Joaquin Castro: Security and public access must be balanced at Capitol after deadly attacks
Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US…
Continue Reading Investigators think U.S. Capitol attack was isolated case involving disturbed, delusional man
WASHINGTON, DC — The man who rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol, killing one of them before he was shot to…
Continue Reading Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli released from prison
Designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin who made a plea deal with prosecutors last year related to a college admissions scam…
Continue Reading Two suspects arrested after 5 people were injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar
Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday…
Continue Reading 3 people killed and 4 injured in a house party shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, police say
A shooting at a house party early Saturday left three people dead and four others injured in Wilmington, North Carolina, police said. Gunfire erupted…
Continue Reading Why MLB’s decision to move its All-Star Game was surprising
Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented…
Continue Reading First Broadway theater opens its doors since the Covid-19 pandemic began
The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down…
Continue Reading The US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it’s not letting up
Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against…
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