We Build the Wall’s Kris Kobach loses Republican U.S. Senate primary in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Republicans have nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the U.S. Senate instead of polarizing conservative Kris Kobach of…
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Chad Daybell case can proceed to trial, judge rules
An Idaho judge ruled Tuesday that the case against Chad Daybell, the stepfather of two children whose remains were found on his property, can proceed…
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Aurora Police Department apologizes after officers draw weapons on Black family in stolen vehicle mix-up
Aurora, Colorado, police issued an apology Monday after drawing guns on a woman and four minors after mistaking her car for one that had been stolen.…
Continue Reading MLB teams struggling to contain outbreaks and one CEO says cases may be a wakeup call
Major League Baseball is quickly becoming a cautionary tale with players and staff on at least three teams testing positive since the season resumed…
Continue Reading Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford’s wife blames NFL for harassment received after false positive coronavirus test
After a false positive Covid-19 test put Matthew Stafford, quarterback for the Detroit Lions, on the NFL’s Injured Reserve/Covid list, life has…
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LIVE updates: Tropical Storm Isias spawns over 20 East Coast tornadoes with 4 deaths
NEW YORK, NY — Tropical Storm Isaias is buffeting New York State and western New England with heavy rain and wind as it moves northeastward toward…
Continue Reading Nurse who spent 117 days in the hospital with Covid-19 says ‘it feels great to be alive’
Sharon Tapp, a nurse of 40 years, remembers going to the hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, with shortness of breath, and being taken care of right…
Continue Reading Chicago cop could be fired for lying about 19-year-old Black man’s death
Six years after a Black teenager was shot and killed by Chicago police, one of the officers involved could lose his badge. Chicago’s Civilian…
Continue Reading More than 50% of the US population is now under the age of 40
It’s official: millennials and those in the younger generations now make up more than half of the US population. The data, which was released…
Continue Reading Thousands of cockfighting roosters found during raid on Los Angeles property
California authorities are crying foul against occupiers of an L.A. property after approximately two to three thousand roosters were found being bred…
Continue Reading NYC health commissioner resigns amid pandemic, tells staffers ‘your talents must be better leveraged’
Five months after New York City’s first confirmed coronavirus case, the head of the city’s health department, who lead efforts to contain…
Continue Reading ‘Midnight Sun’ is finally here and ‘Twilight’ fans have already started binge-reading it
It’s been 12 long years since the last book of the “Twilight” series came out, meaning high schoolers that once classified…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County district attorney’s husband faces charges after pointing a gun at protesters
The husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces charges for pulling a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters outside the…
Continue Reading One dead, four others injured in Los Angeles mansion party shooting
A mansion party on Los Angeles’ famed Mulholland Drive on Monday turned deadly when someone opened fire, killing a 35-year-old woman and…
Continue Reading Jamaica’s high court ruled a school was legally right in banning a child with dreadlocks
A school that said a student couldn’t attend classes if she didn’t cut her dreadlocks did not infringe on the child’s…
Continue Reading World War I Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.…
Continue Reading North Korea’s work on nuclear weapons includes ‘miniaturized’ devices, UN report says
North Korea is continuing work on its nuclear program and several countries believe Pyongyang has made gains in producing ballistic missiles with…
Continue Reading Ice cream made with liquor is now legal in New York, because sure, why not
The people love ice cream. The people also love liquor. And so, by the power vested in Gov. Andrew Cuomo by the state of New York, liquor-infused ice…
Continue Reading The Rockettes’ 2020 Christmas Spectacular is canceled over Covid-19 concerns
There will be no Rockettes kickline on the Radio City Music Hall stage this holiday season for the first time in its nearly 90-year history. The 2020…
Continue Reading Indianapolis 500 will run without fans
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Indy 500 officials talked about attendance levels of some 300,000 for the 2020 version of America’s iconic…
Continue Reading For some environmentalists, ‘I can’t breathe’ is about more than police brutality
“I can’t breathe.” Those three words were uttered by Eric Garner in 2014 and again by George Floyd in 2020, when both men died…
Continue Reading Leaked police bodycam video shows new details of George Floyd’s fatal arrest
In partial footage obtained by the Daily Mail from the body cameras worn by two of the now-former Minneapolis police officers involved in the arrest…
Continue Reading High school football player loses both parents to Covid-19 within one week
Justin Hunter’s senior year of high school was supposed to be major. The Atlanta area star football player was looking forward to offers from…
Continue Reading A missing teen in Washington was found alive in the woods 9 days after she went missing
A Washington teenager that disappeared for nine days was found alive in the woods over the weekend, her mother and authorities confirmed to CNN. Gia…
Continue Reading Man charged with shooting at an employee after being asked to wear a mask in a Pennsylvania cigar shop, police say
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide after he allegedly shot at an employee of a cigar shop who asked him to wear a…
Continue Reading The correct way to make tea? Science weighs in on microwaving vs. kettle
An American woman’s TikTok guide to making hot tea that went viral in June had Brits tut-tutting in horror over their morning cuppa —…
Continue Reading Lasers in daylight can better detect space debris orbiting Earth, new study suggests
In director Alfonso Cuaron’s 2013 space thriller “Gravity,” Sandra Bullock’s astronaut character dons a suit for a spacewalk…
Continue Reading Dayton will mark mass shooting anniversary virtually amid Covid-19 pandemic
One year ago, a man unleashed a barrage of bullets on a bustling Dayton, Ohio, nightspot, killing nine people, including his sister Megan and forever…
Continue Reading Activists are commemorating Black August. Here’s the history behind the month-long celebration
Activists and social justice organizations are celebrating the history of Black resistance this month in what’s known as Black August. This…
Continue Reading ‘SOS’ in the sand saves Pacific island mariners
An “SOS” message written on the beach of a tiny Pacific island pointed rescuers to three missing mariners, United States and Australian…
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