Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps…
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A 7-year-old boy in Georgia died of Covid-19, the youngest victim in the state
A 7-year-old African American boy has died of Covid-19 in Georgia, the youngest victim of the virus in the state, according to data compiled by the…
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FBI helping in search for Georgia woman whose toddler was found wandering alone in Florida
The FBI is now involved in the case of a missing Georgia woman whose toddler was found barefoot, wandering alone in a Florida city almost two weeks…
Continue Reading 4 employees at Mississippi food plants indicted on immigration-related charges one year after historic raids
Four employees at two Mississippi food processing plants have been indicted on federal immigration-related charges on the eve of the one-year…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks’ widow ‘baffled’ and joins DA’s call to revoke ex-officer’s bond for vacation trip to Florida
Rayshard Brooks‘ widow echoed a prosecutor’s call Wednesday for a judge to revoke Garrett Rolfe’s bond after the ex-Atlanta police…
Continue Reading Three teens arrested at Mar-a-Lago after fleeing from police
Three teenage boys were arrested after they fled police and ended up at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with a loaded…
Continue Reading New Covid-19 cases are declining in Arizona, once a hot spot. Here’s how the state is turning things around
In late June, Arizona was confronting a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases, forcing officials to reimpose a slew of coronavirus restrictions about two…
Continue Reading Louisiana Supreme Court upholds Black man’s life sentence for stealing hedge clippers more than 20 years ago
A Black Louisiana man will spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing hedge clippers, after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied his request to…
Continue Reading 147 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison test positive for Covid-19
Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed in a private prison in Mississippi have tested positive for Covid-19, according to a release from Vermont…
Continue Reading If you see people gathered in large numbers, Rhode Island wants you to call it in
A new unit of the Rhode Island State Police will be enforcing the state’s limitations on social gatherings, and Gov. Gina Raimondo wants Rhode…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama says she’s suffering from ‘low-grade depression’
Former First Lady Michelle Obama says she’s suffering from a “low-grade depression.” The reasons? The pandemic, race relations in…
Continue Reading Louisville chief of public services, police chief walk out of meeting on Breonna Taylor protests
Louisville’s police chief and chief of public services walked out of a government oversight committee meeting Monday, citing a recent lawsuit…
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Ohio’s governor tests positive for virus right before he was set to meet with President Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement came shortly before…
Continue Reading What the 15 biggest US school districts are planning for reopening
Of the 15 biggest school districts in the country, 13 have opted to begin the school year with online learning only. Just one, Hawaii Public Schools,…
Continue Reading When a nearly 12-foot alligator came toward his 4-year-old, this dad sprung into action
Andrew Grande didn’t hesitate before jumping into action when he saw a massive alligator making its way to his 4-year-old daughter. “When…
Continue Reading The Canadian government is allowing 4 terminally ill patients to use psychedelic mushrooms to help ease their anxiety
The Canadian government will allow four patients with incurable cancer to receive psilocybin therapy, which uses the drug found in the so-called…
Continue Reading Los Angeles can cut off power and water at properties hosting parties during the pandemic
Authorities in Los Angeles can soon request a shutoff of water and power from homes and businesses that host egregiously large gatherings. The order…
Continue Reading US offers up to $10 million reward for info on foreign hackers interfering in upcoming election
With the 2020 election only a few months away, the US State Department is ramping up its efforts to prevent any interference through “certain…
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NY Attorney General’s lawsuit seeks to dissolve NRA for ‘illegal conduct’
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Attorney General is filing a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association, seeking to dissolve the powerful gun lobby…
Continue Reading Proposal to abolish Minneapolis Police Department delayed past November ballot
The Minneapolis City Council’s proposal to dismantle the city’s police department will not be on the November ballot after the…
Continue Reading Seabird poop is worth millions, say scientists trying to save the birds
Some hot commodities are obvious: gold, oil, corn and more recently, hand sanitizer, are clearly worth a lot. But some valuable products are less…
Continue Reading Grandmother sues after she was arrested at Disney with CBD oil in her purse
Attorney Ben Crump has filed a civil lawsuit against several entities including, The Walt Disney Co. and the Orange County Sheriff, on behalf of…
Continue Reading Prehistoric ‘hell ants’ hunted their prey with unusual headgear
Sometime during the Cretaceous period, 99 million years ago, a prehistoric hell ant trapped a tasty treat — a relative of the cockroach —…
Continue Reading Oprah sends 500 CEOs and leaders copies of ‘Caste,’ which compares America’s racial hierarchy to India and Nazi Germany
Oprah says her latest book club pick “might well save us.” So the media mogul is sending 500 copies to the nation’s governors,…
Continue Reading Some teachers wrote their own obituaries as part of their back to school prep
Sarah Backstrom knew this school year was going to be different, even without the Covid-19 pandemic. The veteran teacher moved to Des Moines, Iowa,…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, August 6
“As long as you have any member of society, any demographic group, who’s not seriously trying to get to the end game of suppressing this,…
Continue Reading Why a giant Hindu deity is appearing on Times Square — and why it’s so controversial
Times Square is pretty deserted these days, with the tourists who usually throng the New York City landmark kept home by the coronavirus. But that…
Continue Reading The Black children who had guns drawn on them in a stolen vehicle mix-up are traumatized, the mother says
Four children are traumatized days after officers in Aurora, Colorado, drew guns on them in a mix-up over a stolen vehicle, the woman driving the…
Continue Reading Jake Paul has propelled to fame as a brash social media villain. And he loves it
With his spiky blond hair, brash personality and eye-popping antics, YouTube star Jake Paul has propelled to fame as a social media villain and…
Continue Reading He spent 27 years in prison for murdering two children. Now a Chinese court has found him not guilty
A Chinese man convicted of murdering two children has had his conviction overturned after serving 27 years in prison, in what has been described as…
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