‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 of cancer
LOS ANGELES, California — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black…
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China test fires so-called ‘carrier killer’ missiles into South China Sea
China launched a series of ballistic missiles into the South China Sea this week, according to United States defense officials, part of a flurry of…
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An abandoned dog taken in by California firefighters is adopted by Miley Cyrus
An abandoned bulldog who captured the hearts of California firefighters has found a forever home with singer and actress Miley Cyrus. When Daisy the…
Continue Reading These teams and athletes refused to play in protest of the Jacob Blake shooting
Across the sports world, athletes took a stand for Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night by holding an unprecedented wildcat strike and refusing to…
Continue Reading Kenosha shooting suspect called a friend to say he ‘killed somebody,’ police say, and then shot two others
Just before midnight Tuesday, a young male clutching a long rifle wandered around the dark streets of Kenosha in a backward baseball cap and a green…
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TikTok stars Blake Gray and Bryce Hall charged for hosting parties during the Covid-19 pandemic
Los Angeles is taking action against people who host house parties in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Blake Gray and Bryce Hall, two TikTok…
Continue Reading In authoritarian China, eating freely is a cherished activity. Now a food waste campaign wants to control meals, too
A call from Beijing to reduce food waste has sent officials and businesses scrambling to find ways to stop people from ordering too much, and in some…
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Tens of thousands ‘March on Washington’ to protest for criminal justice reform
WASHINGTON, DC — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates began…
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A 1-year-old is now the youngest reported coronavirus victim in Georgia
A 1-year-old is now the youngest Covid-19 victim in Georgia, according to the state health department. The child had serious medical conditions, said…
Continue Reading A Black man is freed from prison 44 years after he was wrongly convicted of rape
A Black man was freed from a North Carolina prison on Thursday after serving 44 years for a crime he maintains he didn’t commit. Ronnie Long,…
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Why America and El Paso are running out of aluminum cans
EL PASO, Texas — The latest shortage during the coronavirus pandemic is aluminum cans. Beer and soft drink companies say with so many people staying…
Continue Reading The 26-year-old man killed in Kenosha shooting tried to protect those around him, his girlfriend says
Anthony Huber was armed with nothing but his skateboard when he spotted an armed person among a crowded street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but he still…
Continue Reading A firefighter loses his home while battling the California wildfires
Darrell Sales is no stranger to wildfires. As a second-generation firefighter, he has battled countless blazes that have razed down homes. But this…
Continue Reading R. Kelly attacked by fellow inmate in his Illinois jail cell, his attorneys say
Attorneys for R. Kelly say he was attacked in his Illinois jail cell by a fellow inmate, and they are calling for his release. Doug Anton, an…
Continue Reading Andromeda galaxy’s ‘halo’ is nudging the Milky Way
The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way galaxy’s largest and nearest neighbor, is surrounded by a massive halo that is actually bumping up against…
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Juárez-born actor and comedian Manuel ‘El Loco’ Valdés dies at age 89
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican actor and comedian Manuel “El Loco” Valdés died Friday at the age of 89, his daughter Arcelia Valdés…
Continue Reading Hurricane Laura was strong enough to reverse the flow of Mississippi River water
Strong winds blowing north from Hurricane Laura appeared to reverse the flow of many waterways along the Louisiana Gulf Coast, including the…
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NBA, players’ union say playoff games will resume Saturday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the…
Continue Reading Black MLB players donate salaries to racial justice initiatives for Jackie Robinson Day
Dozens of Black baseball players will donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday to support racial justice initiatives, in honor of Jackie…
Continue Reading This couple memorialized the names of those lost in racial violence. They hope other communities do the same
Damon and Yashira Willis have always supported social justice causes, but at this moment in time, they decided they wanted to do more. And so,…
Continue Reading The NBA took a stand against police violence. But a second message quickly became clear
When NBA teams elected to sit out Wednesday’s slate of playoff games in a player-led protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, it set off…
Continue Reading Before and after satellite images show widespread destruction from Hurricane Laura
New satellite images are giving a glimpse at the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared through…
Continue Reading Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons. “Even though there is one year to go…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 28: RNC, police, coronavirus, voting, Japan
Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery…
Continue Reading Bright satellites in the thousands could impact future space discoveries
Large constellations of bright satellites in low-Earth orbit will “fundamentally change” astronomy that relies on ground-based telescopes…
Continue Reading Kenosha County sheriff said some people ‘aren’t worth saving’ after 2018 shoplifting case
A Wisconsin sheriff who has led the response to protests over the Jacob Blake shooting previously made some inflammatory comments involving Black…
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Trump accepts nomination from White House, delivers attacks on Biden in GOP convention finale
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his…
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Legendary Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85
Lute Olson, who coached the Arizona Wildcats for 24 seasons from 1983 to 2008, passed away on Thursday at age 85, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading Japan’s NHK and other media say Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his intention to step down, citing his health
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed an intention to step down, citing his declining health, according to Japan’s…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend has been arrested and says she had nothing to do with alleged drug trade
Jamarcus Glover, Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested on drug charges Thursday, a day after telling a local Kentucky newspaper Taylor…
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