A family was injured after their boat collided with a whale off the coast of Alaska
A family of four sustained several injuries after they collided with a humpback whale off the coast of Juneau, Alaska. The family was in a 22-foot…
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Andres Guardado’s family wants independent autopsy
LOS ANGELES, California — The family of Andres Guardado, the teenager who was shot dead by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy earlier…
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China passes sweeping Hong Kong national security law
Beijing imposed a wide-reaching national security law on Hong Kong on Tuesday, which many fear could be used to override existing legal processes and…
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‘Very disturbing’: Fauci warns U.S. may see 100,000 virus cases a day, says he’s worried about Texas
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public…
Continue Reading There’s a renewed call for police body cameras. Here’s why that may not be the right solution
The calls for police officers to wear body cameras is not new. They came after Michael Brown was killed in 2014; after Walter Scott was fatally shot…
Continue Reading A volunteer ‘sewing squad’ distributed more than 55,000 masks to vulnerable communities in 3 months. They’re not slowing down
Kristina Wong is an actress and comedian known for her one-women shows. But she traded the stage for a sewing machine and formed a team of volunteers…
Continue Reading More than 200 people are advised to quarantine after possible Covid-19 exposure at gym in West Virginia
More than 200 gym-goers in West Virginia are being urged to quarantine after a Planet Fitness client tested positive for Covid-19, health officials…
Continue Reading Academic, mental and physical benefits of in-person school outweigh virus risks, pediatrics group says
As states grapple with how to safely start the upcoming school year, the American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing for students to be physically…
Continue Reading Newly released body camera footage shows former Chicago Police superintendent asleep at the wheel
Newly released video shows former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson asleep at the wheel of a vehicle, an incident that led to his firing.…
Continue Reading Atlanta Hawks to turn arena into a giant voting center
The Atlanta Hawks want to make voting safer and easier in their home city. On Monday, the team announced that their stadium, State Farm Arena, would…
Continue Reading This is what space smells like
Space, the final fragrance. If you’ve ever wondered what space smells like, a new perfume may answer that for you. A Kickstarter crowdfunding…
Continue Reading 4 San Jose officers are on leave while Facebook posts are investigated
Four San Jose Police Department officers are on administrative leave while their department investigates comments made in a private Facebook group…
Continue Reading A family rescued a bear after it was found swimming with a plastic tub on its head
A Wisconsin family rescued a young bear after it got a plastic cheese ball container stuck on its head. Tricia Hurt, her husband Brian, and their son…
Continue Reading More than 100 Covid-19 cases linked to Michigan bar
At least 107 coronavirus cases have been linked to a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, health officials tell CNN. The Ingham County Health Department is…
Continue Reading The Golden State Killer’s guilty plea closes a chapter for victims left waiting for decades
Victims of the Golden State Killer and their families waited through his 13-year crime spree. Then, they waited through decades of investigation into…
Continue Reading Investigating the disappearance of a massive star in a distant galaxy
A massive star has quietly disappeared in a dwarf galaxy 75 million light-years away, according to a new study. Given the lack of a visible…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 30: Coronavirus, SCOTUS, White House, China, social media
The FBI wants you to be on the lookout for fake coronavirus antibody tests, which scammers could be using to steal personal information. Here’s…
Continue Reading International Asteroid Day: A look at NASA’s first planetary defense mission
In two years, NASA will demonstrate its asteroid deflection technology on the newly named Dimorphos, a moon orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Didymos.…
Continue Reading The body of one of three missing men has been found on Mount Rainier
The body of one of the three men who have gone missing on separate excursions in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park has been found,…
Continue Reading National Women’s Soccer League players now have the option to remain in the locker room during the National Anthem
Players for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will now have the option to either be on the field or remain in the locker room during…
Continue Reading Meet the Japanese man who holds the world’s only master’s degree in ninja studies
A Japanese man has become the first person in the world to hold a master’s degree in ninja studies, after completing a graduate course that…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain was a massage therapist who ‘wanted to heal’ others, his mother says
Before his name was added to a growing list of Black people killed at the hands of police, Elijah McClain “was a happy young man” who was…
Continue Reading Wrongly arrested Black man said he knew he was going to be falsely accused as police approached him
As Valdosta police approached Antonio Smith, he was terrified and thought he was going to “get pinned for something I didn’t do,”…
Continue Reading Arizona closes bars, gyms and other businesses after ‘brutal’ increase in Covid-19 cases
In one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet, Arizona is closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses for 30 days amid a…
Continue Reading Google Doodle of Marsha P. Johnson, beloved trans-rights activist, will close out Pride month
Google is paying tribute to Marsha P. Johnson — a pioneering figure in the country’s LGBT rights movement — on the last day of…
Continue Reading New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he’s no longer using his desk that once belonged to Woodrow Wilson
When New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted a picture of him observing a moment of silence in honor of George Floyd earlier this month, people were…
Continue Reading More than 40,000 sign to replace a Christopher Columbus statue with black trans activist Marsha P. Johnson
More than 43,000 people say they want a statue of Christopher Columbus in Elizabeth, New Jersey, removed. But that’s not all — they want…
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Employee of Miami restaurant quits after owner jokingly refers to blackened chicken wings menu item as ‘I Can’t Breathe’
MIAMI, Florida — An employee at a restaurant in Miami said he quit his job after he says the owner allegedly renamed blackened chicken wings,…
Continue Reading Video appears to show Detroit police car driving into protesters
A Detroit Police Department vehicle appears to plow into protesters at a “Your Fight is My Fight!” march on Sunday night, a video…
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Officials say White House was aware of Russian bounties on U.S. troops back in 2019
WASHINGTON, DC — Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering…
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