Oregon state trooper put on leave after defying mask mandate in coffee shop
An Oregon state trooper is on administrative leave and officials have apologized after coffee shop owners say the trooper used profanity and scoffed…
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If they’re going to rename the Washington Redskins, these are the likeliest contenders
The Washington Redskins could be sporting a new team name this fall, if and when the 2020 NFL season begins. Calls have been growing for the team to…
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Arizona health department demands 3 defiant gyms close their doors or face legal action
The Arizona Department of Health Services demanded that three gyms close immediately or face court action, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading Washington Redskins will review name, team says
The Washington Redskins could get a new name. The NFL team announced Friday it will review the name, long criticized for racist connotations.…
Continue Reading A vintage clothing store isn’t arguing with customers about wearing masks
Antique Sugar co-owner Sarah Bingham is tired of arguing with customers who don’t want to put on a mask before coming into the vintage clothing…
Continue Reading A Miami-Dade officer who struck a woman at an airport will be terminated, officials say
Termination proceedings have been initiated against a Miami-Dade police officer who struck a woman who he said struck him during an argument at Miami…
Continue Reading MLB cancels its 2020 All-Star Game
As the MLB season gears up for a late start this month, one thing will be missing: its annual All-Star Game. Major League Baseball made the…
Continue Reading Turkey convicts human rights activists on terror charges
A Turkish court sentenced four Amnesty International activists to between two and six years in prison on terrorism charges in a high-profile trial…
Continue Reading 2 Kansas City police officers shot in separate incidents
Two police officers in Kansas City, Missouri, were shot in separate incidents on Thursday that left one of them in critical condition. The officers…
Continue Reading Pfc. Vanessa Guillen bludgeoned to death on Army base, family attorney says
Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in the armory room where she worked, an attorney for Guillen’s family said…
Continue Reading With a worsening pandemic, California bans singing in places of worship
While you can still attend in-person church services in California, you can’t sing. The state, to curb a rapidly worsening pandemic, has…
Continue Reading A brief history of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” is not so much a song as a hymn — a call to action that honors African Americans’ long, painful…
Continue Reading Born on the dark fringes of the internet, QAnon is now infiltrating mainstream American life and politics
Since its origin three years ago, QAnon has festered in the darker corners of the internet. Now the group’s followers, who call themselves…
Continue Reading Hong Kong protest leader Nathan Law pledges to fight for democracy in exile after fleeing city
Prominent pro-democracy activist Nathan Law pledged Friday to continue to fight for Hong Kong’s democratic future, despite fleeing the city for…
Continue Reading Pro-democracy leader Nathan Law leaves Hong Kong
Nathan Law, a former lawmaker and prominent pro-democracy activist, has fled Hong Kong, he announced Thursday on Facebook. The news comes days after…
Continue Reading LA sheriff will fine you $300 if you’re not wearing a mask in public
Californians living in several key Golden State cities could incur hundreds of dollars in fines if they venture out in public without masks.…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, July 3
As America prepares to celebrate a Fourth of July unlike any other, another Covid-19 record has been set: 52,291 new cases were confirmed yesterday.…
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These moms wore masks while giving birth. You can wear one to the grocery store, they say
When Valeri Hedges was delivering her daughter, Adrienne, she didn’t really notice the face mask she had to wear to protect herself and the…
Continue Reading Broadway actor says he still has symptoms three months after testing positive for Covid-19
Adam Perry is still waiting for the day he can tap dance for eight minutes straight again. The Broadway actor and dancer tested positive for…
Continue Reading New crew will launch to the International Space Station in October
This October, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will launch to the International Space…
Continue Reading Indiana priest suspended after calling Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters ‘maggots,’ ‘parasites’ and ‘serpents in the garden’
A Catholic priest in Indiana has been suspended from public ministry following an incendiary church bulletin that likened protesters to…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Covid-19 response has been a ‘shining success,’ Kim Jong Un claims
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised what he described as his country’s “shining success” in curbing the novel coronavirus…
Continue Reading 30 years ago, he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now police have apologized for forcing him to make a false confession
South Korean police have admitted using violence to extract a false confession from a man who spent 20 years in prison for the rape and murder of a…
Continue Reading India opens one of the world’s largest hospitals to fight coronavirus
India has opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight coronavirus, as health authorities announced the country’s biggest…
Continue Reading Alabama pastor closes church and restarts online service due to coronavirus
An Alabama pastor has shut down his church after several staff and members tested positive for the coronavirus. Rev. Derek Allen, pastor of First…
Continue Reading Ohio priest indicted on charges of child pornography and juvenile sex trafficking, US attorney says
An Ohio priest who allegedly pretended to be a woman on social media to entice minor male victims has been indicted on child pornography, child…
Continue Reading Jade mine landslide kills at least 160 in Myanmar, with more people still missing
At least 162 people have died and others are feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, according to…
Continue Reading A death row inmate who was found dead had coronavirus. Nearly half the cases in California prisons are in the same facility
Richard Stitely had spent nearly 30 years on death row when the pandemic hit California’s San Quentin State Prison. Last week, Stitely, 71, was…
Continue Reading Woman is reunited with her engagement ring thanks to a group of treasure hunters
A woman who lost her engagement ring the in waters of Rockaway Beach, New York, thought she would never see it again until she asked for help from…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts city will recognize polyamorous relationships as part of new domestic partnership ordinance
The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, will now recognize polyamorous relationships after the city council voted in favor of a new domestic…
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