Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual
Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest school system, will start the coming school year with fully remote learning for all students…
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The debate over masks today is a lot like the decades-long fight to mandate seat belts
Buckling up is second nature for most Americans. It took us over 60 years to get to that point, though. The US doesn’t have 60-plus years to…
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Second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school in Georgia
A Georgia second grader tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the first day of school, the school district told CNN. Sixes Elementary in the…
Continue Reading Google Doodle promotes mask wearing and social distancing practices
Google is chiming into the Covid-19 discourse using a “Google Doodle” to emphasize the importance of wearing a mask. Their homepage is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 5: Beirut, coronavirus, election, airlines, Taiwan
Yes, members of Congress are still trying to see eye to eye on a new stimulus agreement. They’re hoping to reach a decision by next week, but…
Continue Reading South Korean authorities encourage men to marry foreign women. But their brides often become victims of abuse
Trinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke…
Continue Reading India’s Narendra Modi lays foundation stone at divisive Ayodhya temple despite rise in coronavirus cases
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a Hindu temple at a holy site that’s been at the center…
Continue Reading Satellite imagery reveals new penguin colonies in Antarctica
Satellite imaging has revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. However, while the…
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Massive blast in Beirut, Lebanon leaves over 100 dead, 4,000 hurt
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Lebanese Red Cross official said at least 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in a huge explosion that…
Continue Reading US health chief to make most senior visit to Taiwan in decades
United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan, his office announced Tuesday, in a high-level trip that…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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