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Tensions over eviction of Black-Indigenous family in Portland reach boiling point as protesters clash with police
A small red house on North Mississippi Avenue in Portland, Oregon, has become a focal point in the city’s struggle with the issues of race,…
Continue Reading She lost her Army Vet husband and gave birth to their premature baby in 48 hours
Jeffery Michael Keene was a devoted husband, father and an Army combat veteran. He had served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq during his 12 years…
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She lost her Army Vet husband and gave birth to their premature baby in 48 hours
Jeffery Michael Keene was a devoted husband, father and an Army combat veteran. He had served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq during his 12 years…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting
A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy was in Columbus, Ohio, on December 4 looking for violent offenders. Instead, he fatally shot Casey…
Continue Reading Covid-19 took the personal out of personal training. Here’s how trainers adapted
Things were looking up for Jason Zenga in late 2019 and in early 2020. The personal trainer worked out of a gym based in Santa Monica, California,…
Continue Reading Former gang member is named Missouri’s Teacher of the Year
Darrion Cockrell hated school as a child, as he navigated the the foster care system. He joined a gang by age 10. But with the help of the educators…
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FDA approves U.S. emergency use authorization of Pfizer virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday night issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus…
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A grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
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A grieving family in Trump country is fighting to prevent more Covid-19 deaths
May Bunjes was a giver who lived to donate her time and money to those less fortunate in her community in Greeley, Colorado. Bunjes, 71, died of…
Continue Reading Utah State football game canceled after players reportedly vote not to play because of comments from university president
Members of the Utah State football team unanimously voted Friday to not play in Saturday’s game against Colorado State in Fort Collins,…
Continue Reading Two Black men have been executed within two days. Two more are set to die before Biden’s inauguration
Anger over federal executions continued to grow Friday after two Black men died by lethal injection within nearly 24 hours. Alfred Bourgeois was…
Continue Reading Casey Goodson shooting is renewing calls for change in a city fighting deeply rooted racism
Casey Goodson was returning home from a dental appointment and picking up Subway sandwiches for his family, his mother says, when he became the…
Continue Reading Star of Netflix series ‘Cheer’ indicted on new child pornography and sex charges
“Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been indicted on new federal charges that allege he enticed minors to engage in…
Continue Reading Health care workers are being adopted by people who want to thank them for their sacrifices
Christine Danderand knows how hard nurses like her mother have been working during the coronavirus pandemic and wanted to do something to let them…
Continue Reading Pitt joins Boston College in opting out of bowl game opportunity following pandemic-impacted season
The University of Pittsburgh on Friday became the second college football team in two days to opt out of an opportunity to play in a bowl game. Pitt…
Continue Reading A 17-year-old lost both her parents to COVID-19 hours apart
Tony and Lisa Vasquez were high school sweethearts. Last week, within hours of each other, the two died from Covid-19. Tony and Lisa both grew up in…
Continue Reading After 51 years, the Zodiac Killer’s cipher has been solved by amateur codebreakers
More than 50 years after the so-called Zodiac Killer first began terrorizing the streets of Northern California, a code-breaking team is believed to…
Continue Reading Thousands of people are protesting with farmers in India. This is why you should care
Farmers in India have reached a stalemate with the government over its proposed amendments to laws the farmers feel will ravage their livelihoods and…
Continue Reading Analysis: More Black people need to be part of Covid-19 vaccine trials. Here’s why I participated
From the outside, it looks like any other doctor’s office — patients waiting in chairs, nurses and doctors bustling in and out of exam…
Continue Reading The Mississippi home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument
The Mississippi home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument. The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in…
Continue Reading Officials find pilot’s body after an F-16 military plane crashed in Michigan
A pilot who died in a military plane crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been identified as Air Force Capt. Durwood “Hawk”…
Continue Reading Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species
Another big cat species tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard. It’s the sixth animal species confirmed to have been…
Continue Reading A Michigan judge rules companies don’t have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she’ll appeal
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she will appeal a Michigan Claims Court judge’s ruling that allows discrimination against a same-sex…
Continue Reading White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine by end of Friday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House on Friday told the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to submit his resignation if the agency does…
Continue Reading Arrest made in death of nurse who was shot while driving to work in Nashville
A 21-year-old man is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Nashville nurse Caitlyn Kaufman, Nashville police said on Friday. Kaufman,…
Continue Reading Feds raid ‘ghost gun’ maker whose products they say are linked to ‘hundreds of crimes’
First, there was a home-invasion-style robbery in April 2019 that resulted in a triple homicide. Three months ago, a pair of sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading Attorney says Casey Goodson Jr. pointed a gun at the deputy who fatally shot him
An attorney for the Ohio deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. says the young Black man pointed a gun at his client — an allegation that…
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Congress passes funding bill to avert shutdown for now, give time for virus relief talks
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress has passed a bill to fund the government for another week, giving lawmakers time to reach agreement on a new coronavirus…
Continue Reading Disney is making a movie about Keanon Lowe, the football coach who stopped a potential school shooting
Keanon Lowe prevented a potential tragedy last year when he disarmed — and then hugged — a young student who brought a gun to school.…
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