US & World
You can see every planet in our solar system this week
It might be time to break out that telescope. This week, there will be some not so familiar sights in the sky: Seven planets will be visible at…
Continue Reading New York City’s Rockefeller Center gets its Christmas tree
Even in a year where the global pandemic has drastically disrupted everything from grocery shopping to weddings, some traditions stay the same…
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New York City’s Rockefeller Center gets its Christmas tree
Even in a year where the global pandemic has drastically disrupted everything from grocery shopping to weddings, some traditions stay the same…
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MAGA March brings together Trump voters, far-right leaders and counterprotesters, ending in some clashes
WASHINGTON, DC — Anti-Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the President and law enforcement Saturday evening in the nation’s…
Continue Reading British artist creates a ‘human atlas’ of Detroit to tell 100 stories of the city’s unsung heroes
Rocking a blazer with a t-shirt, John George tips the brim of his baseball cap embroidered with an Old English “D.” As acclaimed…
Continue Reading Meet the singer taking TikTok by storm by annoying his girlfriend in the most endearing way
A singer who went viral on TikTok for making videos of himself annoying his girlfriend with his songs is also touching people’s hearts with his…
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Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths – over 1,600 of those in Juárez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has registered more than 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though…
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Gigantic alligator spotted roaming Florida golf course
You thought Jurassic Park was just a movie? Well, you might be forgiven for thinking dinosaurs still walk the earth after seeing footage of a…
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Ex-press secretary: Trump ruined this job
It started on a brisk Saturday in January 2017 with an angry press secretary, Sean Spicer, looking straight into the camera and lying to the American…
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Federal judge says new DACA rules imposed by Trump Administration are invalid
WASHINGTON, DC — Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting U.S. Homeland Security secretary when he signed rules limiting DACA applications…
Continue Reading A New Jersey restaurant with a coronavirus scare stayed open because of the generosity of a neighboring barbershop
A New Jersey restaurant was able to continue operating during the pandemic thanks to the generosity of a nearby barbershop. Following a positive…
Continue Reading ‘We can’t keep it out’: Two dozen people died of Covid-19 in a Kentucky veterans center as infections in the community surged
At least 24 veterans have died of Covid-19 and more than 80 have been infected since an outbreak last month at Kentucky’s Thomson-Hood Veterans…
Continue Reading Missouri police believe 5-year-old was injured in ‘rolling’ shootout
A “rolling gun battle” between people in two vehicles might have left a 5-year-old girl shot and in the hospital Friday night, Missouri…
Continue Reading Indicted former R. Kelly manager in the middle of plea negotiations, prosecutors say
A former manager for singer R. Kelly, who faces criminal charges of his own, is in the middle of plea negotiations, prosecutors revealed at a status…
Continue Reading 60 years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked to school and showed how even first graders can be trailblazers
Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four federal marshals as a White mob hurled insults at her. Bridges, just 6 years old on…
Continue Reading How Miles Morales in his own Spider-Man video game confronts racial disparity in gaming
When Jorge Castro saw that Marvel’s Miles Morales would be walking around New York’s Spanish Harlem on the new Spider-Man video game, he…
Continue Reading A couple got married in a hospital parking lot after the groom recovered from Covid-19
When Antionette Brown first saw Henry Bell at a nightclub 14 years ago, she knew he was the one. Although they never married, they commonly referred…
Continue Reading Canadian conservationists are raising $1.7 million to buy an island and fend off developers
A foundation in British Columbia, Canada, is raising money to purchase West Ballenas Island, an undeveloped enclave rich with stunning views, rare…
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National Pickle Day: 5 facts that make pickles a big dill
Dill, sweet, spears, bread and butter, chips…you name it, there’s a pickle for everybody. Regardless of your pickled preferences,…
Continue Reading North Carolina city postpones $1 million funding resolution allocated for reparations to Black residents
A city in North Carolina has put on hold a vote on how to allocate $1 million in community reparations to Black residents. Asheville Mayor Esther…
Continue Reading Kenosha County Board votes to pay for body cameras for sheriff’s office
Funding for body cameras for sheriff’s deputies in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, has been approved by the county board. The Kenosha County Board…
Continue Reading Suspect in Ahmaud Arbery killing called DA from the crime scene seeking advice, prosecutor says
One of the suspects in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery called his former boss, the local district attorney, from the crime scene in an attempt to…
Continue Reading The George Floyd Memorial Foundation and a Texas university have launched an internship program for Black men
COMMERCE, Texas — The George Floyd Memorial Foundation has teamed up with Texas A&M University-Commerce to launch an internship program for…
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Grandfather serving 505-year sentence ordered to be released ‘without delay’
LOS ANGLES, California –In a stunning reprieve for a man sentenced to more than five centuries behind bars for a nonviolent offense, a judge in…
Continue Reading California sees fastest growth in new daily coronavirus cases
California, which this week announced its 1 millionth Covid-19 case, is seeing the fastest rate of increase in the number of daily reported…
Continue Reading Football game between UCLA and Utah is postponed, bringing this weekend’s postponement tally to 15
The college football season appears to be in disarray after a 15th Division I game, scheduled for this Saturday, was called off due to Covid-19. The…
Continue Reading No charges for Indiana police officer who fatally shot Dreasjon Reed during a foot pursuit
The Indianapolis officer who shot and killed a Black man in May, will not face any charges in the case, a special prosecutor announced. Dreasjon…
Continue Reading As schools shut across the US, Europe made it a mission to keep them open
Late last month, Ireland entered a strict, six-week lockdown against the spread of Covid-19, under which social gatherings are prohibited, exercise…
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