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5 things to know for September 25: Election, protests, Covid-19, N Korea, Benadryl
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is still making history, even after her death. The late justice becomes the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state…
Continue Reading Cases like Breonna Taylor’s highlight Black women are ‘not safe anywhere,’ #SayHerName campaign founder says
Breonna Taylor’s name echoed in the streets of US cities for months after she was fatally shot by Louisville police in her apartment. But…
Continue Reading Berkeley to be first US city to ban junk food and candy in grocery checkout aisles
The city of Berkeley, California, is trying to make its residents healthier. As part of a health initiative, Berkeley is getting ready to become the…
Continue Reading Daily Caller reporters arrested and held overnight while covering Louisville protests
Two journalists with The Daily Caller, a conservative online news outlet based in Washington, were arrested late Wednesday night while covering the…
Continue Reading Buffalo Police no longer requires officers to wear names on their uniform
Police officers in Buffalo, New York, no longer need to wear their names on their uniforms. Officers will wear an identifying number instead of their…
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Seattle police officer captured on video riding his bicycle over a protester’s head placed on leave
A Seattle police officer captured on video rolling his bicycle over the head of a protester who was laying in the street is now on administrative…
Continue Reading 26-year-old suspect arrested in shooting that injured 2 Louisville police officers
Police have arrested a 26-year-old suspect in the shooting of two police officers during protests in Louisville, Kentucky, over the charging decision…
Continue Reading A sign reminding people of the 200,000 US Covid deaths vandalized five times in 6 days
A sign memorializing the hundreds of thousands of people who have died in the United States from Covid-19 has become a target for vandalism in a…
Continue Reading Police declare unlawful assembly after windows shattered during Breonna Taylor protests
After windows were broken Thursday night, Louisville police declared gatherings downtown were an unlawful assembly and told people protesting the…
Continue Reading Pac-12 announces it will play college football this fall, walking back previous vote
The Pac-12 Conference voted Thursday to return to play college football this fall. Beginning November 6, each team in the Pac-12 will play seven…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Chargers QB has lung accidentally punctured by team doctor
While attempting to administer a shot to Tyrod Taylor’s ribs, a Los Angeles Chargers team doctor accidentally punctured one of the…
Continue Reading California’s largest single wildfire spawned two massive firenados — one was an EF2
California’s Creek Fire is not only the largest single wildfire in the state known for huge and destructive blazes, it spawned two rare…
Continue Reading A year of free subway rides for a man who chased down and captured train derailment suspect
After chasing down and capturing a suspect allegedly responsible for derailing a subway train, one man gets a year of free rides, the Metropolitan…
Continue Reading Kyle Rittenhouse, Facebook and militia groups facing lawsuit over fatal shootings at Jacob Blake protest
A civil rights lawsuit was filed this week against suspected shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, Facebook and self-styled militia groups the “Kenosha…
Continue Reading China says US has ‘created enough troubles for the world’ as UN spat continues
China’s Ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that the US has “created enough troubles for the world already” as the two…
Continue Reading Washington officer tells partygoers to stay ‘out of sight, out of mind’ after complaint about violation of Covid-19 restrictions
A Pullman, Washington, police officer is heard in body camera video telling Washington State University women’s basketball coach Kamie Ethridge…
Continue Reading Solicitation charges dropped against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft
Two solicitation of prostitution charges filed against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in Florida were dropped Thursday, court documents…
Continue Reading Twenty thousand flags placed on National Mall to memorialize Covid-19 deaths in the US
Twenty thousand American flags have been placed on the National Mall as part of a memorial paying tribute to the more than 200,000 people nationwide…
Continue Reading California sheriff’s department fires the deputy seen on video punching a 14-year-old boy
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has fired a deputy who was seen in a viral video punching a 14-year-old boy. “After an…
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Breonna Taylor investigations are far from over as demands for transparency mount
Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer says he presented all the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to a grand jury, but many investigative…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor investigations are far from over as demands for transparency mount
Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer says he presented all the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to a grand jury, but many investigative…
Continue Reading The strange case of the man who died after eating too much licorice
It’s hard to exercise restraint when eating candy. For licorice lovers, indulging sparingly could actually be lifesaving. A study published…
Continue Reading Mexican firefighters arrive in California to help battle wildfires
Firefighters from Mexico are in California to help battle the record-breaking wildfires ravaging the state. The US Forest Service in California…
Continue Reading First she lost her friend, George Floyd. Then she lost her sister to Covid-19
“The loss of George Floyd was the most impact in my whole entire life, you know, up until my sister passed,” Ruby Mallard says. The…
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Trump claims White House can overrule FDA’s attempt to toughen guidelines for coronavirus vaccine
President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the White House could override the US Food and Drug Administration if the agency released tougher…
Continue Reading New York City schools’ remote opening is off to a bumpy, stressful start
New York City schools opened Monday with in-person classes for some students but remote learning for most — and the first few days have been a…
Continue Reading A wild bear broke into an Alaska zoo and killed an alpaca
Caesar – a 16-year-old alpaca – was killed over the weekend by a wild brown bear who had broken into a zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. The bear…
Continue Reading Police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold as new
Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. Footage…
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