Brooklyn man sentenced in a hate crime for stabbing a Black woman
A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for a hate crime involving the stabbing of a 57-year-old Black woman, according to…
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The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars. What’s next?
The NASA Perseverance rover has been confirmed to be healthy and is now on a journey to Mars. It will take between 6.5 and seven months before the…
Continue Reading US national shot dead in Pakistan courtroom during blasphemy trial
A United States citizen on trial for blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead while appearing in court, in the latest act of violence connected to…
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These kids are getting left behind when schools go online
Michelle Burnett just landed a new job, and she’s excited to be heading back to work next week for the first time in months. But there’s…
Continue Reading Newly unsealed documents describe Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse of one of Epstein’s alleged victims
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, describes the psychological toll of Epstein’s abuse in portions of a newly released…
Continue Reading Hong Kong postpones legislative elections for a year over coronavirus fears
Hong Kong will postpone legislative elections due to be held in September by one year because of the coronavirus outbreak, the city’s leader…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, July 31
The economic toll of the pandemic is becoming clear. In just a few months, the virus has managed to wipe out years of gains and push millions of…
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts lockdown-easing on hold amid growth in coronavirus cases
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is postponing some planned measures to ease the lockdown because the number of new…
Continue Reading San Diego gym that defied a shutdown order linked to a coronavirus outbreak
A San Diego gym that was shut down after operating in defiance of a county health order to close last week is now linked to an outbreak of…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Coronavirus, election 2020, economy, stimulus, hong kong
We already have the second hurricane of the new Atlantic season. Hurricane Isaias likely will spend the weekend dumping rain in parts of the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing government, citing coronavirus, postpones elections; pro-democracy opposition cries foul
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections, citing a worsening…
Continue Reading NBA season restarts with a nod to Black Lives Matter and 2 games that went down to the wire
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers took their game down to the wire on Thursday — just like the Utah Jazz and New Orleans…
Continue Reading Eurozone economy shrank 12.1% in April-June from previous quarter due to lockdowns, largest drop on record
PARIS (AP) – The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% percent during the second quarter from the quarter before as…
Continue Reading Vietnam reports first ever death from coronavirus as it struggles with renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnamese state media are reporting the country’s first ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles…
Continue Reading Two pilots dead after aircraft collide in mid-air while fighting a Nevada fire
Two single engine aircraft fighting the Bishop Fire in southern Nevada collided in mid-air around Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal…
Continue Reading Women in Xinjiang shine a light on a campaign of abuse and control by Beijing
Zumrat Dawut said she was forcibly sterilized by the Chinese government for having one too many children. A former resident of Urumqi, the capital of…
Continue Reading Police chief in California launches inquiry into alleged badge bending rite to indicate fatal shootings
The police chief in the Northern California city of Vallejo announced an inquiry into his department earlier in the week, saying he is “deeply…
Continue Reading A man is shot after he tossed a dagger at a Detroit officer and injured him, police say
Detroit police shot a man who was allegedly swinging a sword in the middle of an intersection. When police asked him to stop, he tossed a dagger that…
Continue Reading NBA players took a knee before kicking off the league’s reopened season
Every NBA player who restarted the NBA’s season on Thursday kneeled during the National Anthem, wearing “Black Lives Matter”…
Continue Reading Indian serial killer confesses involvement in more than 50 murders. His gang allegedly dumped the bodies in crocodile-infested waters
An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested…
Continue Reading Missouri police officer who killed Michael Brown faces no charges
No charges will be filed against former Ferguson, Missouri, police Officer Darren Wilson after a reinvestigation into the 2014 shooting death of…
Continue Reading With Navajo Nation hit hard by Covid-19, this CNN Hero’s mission to help vulnerable elders has a new urgency
Before Covid-19 hit, elders living on the Navajo Nation were already among the most vulnerable. As the virus spread, their situation became even more…
Continue Reading Organization that runs Bronx Zoo apologizes for putting an African man on display in its Monkey House
For one week in 1906, the Bronx Zoo in New York kept a man from Central Africa in an enclosure in its monkey house There, he stayed trapped in an…
Continue Reading A Black Lives Matter mural is defaced with red, white and blue paint in Washington state
A colorful Black Lives Matter mural was defaced this week, with vandals attempting to obscure “Black” with red, white and blue paint. The…
Continue Reading Federal officers preparing to leave Portland, Oregon governor says
Federal officers are preparing to leave Portland, Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown said on Thursday. The news comes one day after the Trump administration…
Continue Reading Video shows New York police pulling a woman into an unmarked van. She was wanted for damaging police cameras, police say
The New York City Police Department responded to a social media video that shows a woman being taken into custody Tuesday, saying she was wanted in…
Continue Reading These historically Black universities just got their biggest ever financial gifts all thanks to one generous donor
Four historically Black colleges and universities announced that they have each received the largest single donation in their long-standing history.…
Continue Reading A ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural on Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’ is being removed after city officials said it was never approved
A “Black Lives Matter” mural that was recently painted on a street surface in Tulsa’s Greenwood District must be removed because it…
Continue Reading MLB’s Phillies say two staffers tested positive for coronavirus after playing Marlins
Two staff members of the Philadelphia Phillies staff tested positive for coronavirus days after the team played the Miami Marlins, whose season is on…
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