US and UK are bottom of the pile in rankings of governments’ handling of coronavirus pandemic
Americans rank dead last — by a long way — among citizens of more than a dozen countries who were asked whether their nation is more…
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Hurricane Laura damaged a Lake Charles Confederate monument two weeks after officials voted to keep it in place
Hurricane Laura’s howling winds in Louisiana tore through roofs, shattered windows and forced thousands of people to seek shelter. The…
Continue Reading Minneapolis erupts after a homicide suspect killed himself, sparking false rumors that police had been involved
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a citywide curfew will go into effect on Thursday following a night of unrest and looting in the city. The…
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NBA playoffs to resume, but there will be no games Thursday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading These must-listen podcasts are raising marginalized voices
‘Listen.’ It’s more than a directive or a sassy retort. It’s an imperative. As the nation contends with its racist history…
Continue Reading John Lennon’s killer denied parole for the 11th time
The man who shot and killed John Lennon in 1980 was denied parole for the 11th time. Mark David Chapman, 65, is serving a 20 years-to-life prison…
Continue Reading A building at Troy University once named after a KKK leader has been renamed after John Lewis
A building at Troy University in Alabama once named for a former governor who was also a Ku Klux Klan leader has been renamed after the late…
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Walmart may partner with Microsoft in bid for TikTok with ownership of Chinese video app up for grabs
NEW YORK, NY — Walmart is joining Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from…
Continue Reading Kenosha police chief says deadly shooting wouldn’t have happened if people weren’t out after curfew
The chief of police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where two people were shot and killed on a night of protests after Jacob Blake’s shooting, appeared…
Continue Reading Afghanistan floods kill dozens, with many still missing
Flash flooding in Afghanistan’s Parwan province has killed at least 86 people and injured at least 106, according to Rahmatullah Haidari,…
Continue Reading Inside a dinosaur egg, this baby wasn’t what researchers expected
Before long-necked dinosaurs like Brontosaurus grew into their giant bodies, they began as baby dinosaurs with some unusual facial features that…
Continue Reading Inside the company at the forefront of China’s push to develop a coronavirus vaccine
Inside the white, sterile walls of a new building on the southern outskirts of Beijing, two employees donning masks and rubber gloves are busy…
Continue Reading 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing that killed four African-American girls during church services in 1963. September 15,…
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Putin says Russia stands ready to offer security assistance to Belarus, but there is no need for that yet
MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that his Belarusian counterpart has asked him to provide security assistance to…
Continue Reading Fugitive among FBI’s Most Wanted taken into custody in Texas
JUSTIN, Texas — Yaser Abdel Said, one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, has been “taken into custody without incident today…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 27: Police violence, Laura, RNC, coronavirus, New Zealand
A hurricane, nationwide demonstrations, a major political event … there’s a lot going on, so let’s jump right in. Here’s what…
Continue Reading Those who didn’t evacuate before Hurricane Laura should put their name in a plastic bag in a pocket, official says
Louisiana officials are warning those who didn’t evacuate from mandatory zones before Hurricane Laura hit that rescue efforts won’t start…
Continue Reading US sanctions 24 Chinese companies over South China Sea island building
The United States government has imposed sanctions on dozens of Chinese companies for helping Beijing advance its territorial claims in the South…
Continue Reading TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app
HONG KONG — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says…
Continue Reading What we know so far about Jacob Blake’s shooting
Days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and large protests erupted, authorities are revealing more information about the…
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Trump makes surprise trip to Fort McHenry for Pence’s ‘law & order’ RNC speech
BALTIMORE, Maryland — President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s…
Continue Reading New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque terrorist sentenced to life in prison with no parole
A far-right terrorist who killed 51 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in modern history will spend the rest of his life in…
Continue Reading Federal investigators launch a civil rights probe into shooting of Jacob Blake
Federal investigators announced that they have launched a civil rights probe into the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in…
Continue Reading Prosecutors say June knife attack on NYPD officers in Brooklyn was ISIS inspired
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment Wednesday against 21-year-old Dzenan Camovic for a knife attack on NYPD officers during a…
Continue Reading New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques has been sentenced to life in…
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Arson suspected cause of huge fire on Navy ship in San Diego, sailor being questioned
SAN DIEGO, California — Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard and a U.S. Navy…
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17-year-old arrested for killing 2 during Wisconsin unrest; officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night…
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Woman may have caught coronavirus in airplane toilet, researchers say
Researchers say they have evidence that a woman caught coronavirus on a flight — perhaps in the jet’s restroom. The 28-year-old woman was…
Continue Reading Houston police fatally shoot man who opened fire on motorist and officers
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police early Wednesday fatally shot a man who opened fire on a car carrying three civilians and at a patrol vehicle,…
Continue Reading Covid-19 adds extra headache to Hurricane Laura evacuations
More than 1.5 million people are under evacuation orders in Texas and Louisiana as powerful Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast, and the…
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