New York City mayor launches commission to address systemic racism
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a racial justice commission that will be tasked with dismantling structural racism and addressing the…
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A new lawsuit calls Deshaun Watson a ‘serial predator.’ 14 lawsuits against him now allege sexual assault
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was called a “serial predator” in the latest of 14 lawsuits against him alleging sexual…
Continue Reading ‘It was crushing’: Denver Post editor talks about difficult process of covering another Colorado mass shooting
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Lee Ann Colacioppo,…
Continue Reading A state lawmaker said Asian Americans have never faced discrimination. He later apologized
Connecticut officials are expressing their outrage after a state representative downplayed racism against Asian Americans during a General Assembly…
Continue Reading ‘Gun, gun, gun! Run, run, run!’ Grocery store witnesses describe the deadly rampage in Colorado
A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. The shooter entered the store Monday afternoon…
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10 dogs found dead in trash bags in a North Carolina ditch
Authorities in North Carolina said they are conducting an investigation after they discovered ten dead dogs in trash bags that were thrown into a…
Continue Reading A firefighter is missing and a resident is dead after a fire at an assisted-living center in New York
A residential assisted living center in New York caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving one resident dead and a firefighter…
Continue Reading Analysis: Mass shootings signal a dubious ‘back to normal’ in America
Americans have been saying for a year they want to get back to normal. Tragically, they’re getting their wish. With the gradual return to…
Continue Reading What has to happen after the Colorado killings
Once again Americans are grieving over lives lost to another mass shooting. On Monday, 10 people, including a police officer, were killed at a…
Continue Reading A doctor moves back home after living out of a camper for a year to keep her family safe from Covid-19
After a year of living in a camper and caring for Covid-19 patients at a hospital, one doctor is finally home. Dr. Tiffany Osborn moved back in with…
Continue Reading ‘Be relentless’: What it will take to free two Canadians detained in China
From her home in Toronto, Vina Nadjibulla fields hundreds of emails, texts, and phone calls, all about the only person she really wants to hear from.…
Continue Reading Boulder banned assault weapons in 2018. A judge recently ruled that the city cannot enforce the ban.
In 2018, the city of Boulder, Colorado, passed a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Earlier this month,…
Continue Reading The police officer killed in the Boulder supermarket shooting was the father of 7
When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward…
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North Korea fired off 2 short-range missiles over weekend, U.S. Official says
A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles sometime over Saturday and Sunday. The firing of the two…
Continue Reading Maya Angelou Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Easter Egg Roll at the White House Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. March 19, 2021 – The White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled for the second time…
Continue Reading A charismatic grocery store manager. A heroic officer. They were among the victims in Boulder — from ages 20 to 65
Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store. “She was so…
Continue Reading Vaccine trial participant and CNN correspondent’s big reveal. Was it the placebo or the real thing?
My Covid vaccine trial routine is automatic now. Twice a week, I attest via an app that I am not experiencing any Covid-like symptoms. Every 35 days…
Continue Reading Biden is botching his first crisis
What’s the old saying? The first step to fixing your problem is admitting you have one. And yet President Joe Biden’s administration just…
Continue Reading The Colorado attack is the 7th mass shooting in 7 days in the US
The mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday took place less than a week after eight people were killed in a series of attacks…
Continue Reading Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting charged with 10 counts of murder
[Breaking news update, published at 11:35 a.m. ET] Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, the 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers…
Continue Reading What we know about the jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial
The jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd are unnamed and unseen on camera, but we do know basic details…
Continue Reading Terry Nichols Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer…
Continue Reading 10 dead in shooting at a grocery store in Colorado — less than a week after the spa killings in Atlanta
[Breaking news update, published at 10:47 a.m. ET] The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder,…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts
Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three…
Continue Reading High schoolers face catalog of issues, as lower grades are prioritized for return to classrooms
High school held such a promise for Ja-Lin Guzman — an escape from the crime-riddled streets of north Philadelphia’s Kensington…
Continue Reading My daughter’s simple words remind me why Asian Americans should be proud
Sometimes it takes the youngest among us to show us where we currently reside as a society. I was reminded of this when my daughter, age 11, a…
Continue Reading Colorado congressman calls for federal action on gun legislation in wake of Boulder mass shooting
Rep. Jason Crow is urging Congress to act on gun measures that he argues would make communities safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting Monday in…
Continue Reading After another mass shooting in America, these survivors stand ready to help the victims’ families
Sandy Phillips says every single time there’s another mass shooting in the US, her mind runs back to the moment she received the dreaded news…
Continue Reading A resident is dead and firefighters hurt in a fire at a New York senior center
One resident is dead and two firefighters injured following a fire at a residential assisted-living center in New York City’s northern suburbs,…
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