5 things to know for June 29: Coronavirus, Russia, police reform, Facebook, Pakistan
Parts of the southeastern US are still feeling the dangerous effects of that Saharan dust cloud, and a new round of it will hit parts of the Gulf…
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No smartphone? No problem. Singapore rolls out coronavirus contract-tracing device for seniors
Singapore is distributing a digital contact-tracing device to people who don’t use smartphones, as part of the city-state’s efforts to…
Continue Reading Calls for resignation mount after St. Louis mayor releases names of individuals calling for police reform
Hundred of protesters marched to the home of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson Sunday night while chanting “resign Lyda, take the cops with…
Continue Reading Millions more US homes are at risk of flooding than previously known, new analysis shows
Millions more properties than previously known across the US are at substantial risk of flooding. And as climate change accelerates, many more will…
Continue Reading As coronavirus spikes in US, China locks down 400,000 people … over 18 cases
As the number of people killed by the coronavirus passes 500,000 worldwide, China isn’t taking any chances of a second wave gripping the…
Continue Reading Betelgeuse, the curiously dimming star, may be covered in giant star spots
Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star that acts as the shoulder of Orion in his constellation, intrigued astronomers when the normally bright star…
Continue Reading New England Patriots fined $1.1 million for illegally videotaping the sideline during a game, source says
The New England Patriots have been punished by the National Football League for illegally videotaping the sideline during the game, a source with…
Continue Reading 5 things to know about the district attorney who charged the officers in the Rayshard Brooks case
When he was about 14 years old, Paul L. Howard Jr. sat in a Burke County, Georgia, courtroom with his classmates to watch a trial for a school…
Continue Reading The attorney for an officer fired in Breonna Taylor’s death says termination was unfairly premature in appeal letter
The attorney for Brett Hankison, one of the former officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, said in an appeal letter last week that…
Continue Reading NYPD cars hit with glass bottles and other debris in Harlem after responding to report of gunfire detected
A group of people threw glass bottles and other debris at New York City Police Department vehicles early Sunday morning in Harlem after police…
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Suspect charged with murder in fatal shooting at a Louisville park during protests over the killing of Breonna Taylor
A man in his early 20s has been charged fatally shooting another man Saturday at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, where protesters have been gathering…
Continue Reading This teen invented a watch that warns you about touching your face so you don’t catch coronavirus
We touch our faces for many reasons: to groom, to gesture, to scratch. The act can even be soothing in times of stress. But in the midst of a…
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Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from state flag
JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous…
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Worldwide death toll from coronavirus now exceeds 500,000
ROME, Italy — Another tragic milestone was passed Sunday in the coronavirus pandemic: 500,000 deaths worldwide. The tally comes from Johns Hopkins…
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‘Swift & dangerous’: VP Pence visits Texas as Gov. Abbott grapples with virus spike
DALLAS, Texas — Both Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged Sunday that there has been a rapid rise in the number of…
Continue Reading Georgia officials warn of potential health problems linked to Saharan dust cloud
Georgia officials warned this weekend about potential health problems related to the Saharan dust cloud hovering over the state. The Georgia…
Continue Reading Former Washington Redskins coach Joe Bugel dies at 80
Former Washington Redskins coach Joe Bugel has died at 80, the team has announced. Bugel coached for 32 NFL seasons during his career and is known as…
Continue Reading Georgia’s ‘Gone with the Wind’ museums are a big tourism draw — and that’s why at least one of them is changing its exhibit
Gabriel Johnson, a member of the Clayton County Tourism Authority Board, helps oversee the county’s tourist sites including the Road to Tara…
Continue Reading A movement to push police out of schools is growing nationwide – Here is why
Soon after George Floyd died at the hands of police in Minneapolis, the city’s public school district voted to push police out of its schools.…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered after fireworks spark wildfire in Utah
A wildfire threatening homes in Utah was sparked by someone setting off fireworks, Utah Fire Info said early Sunday. The Traverse Fire was burning in…
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Cartel violence erupts: Dozens of bodies found dumped in northern Mexico, brazen ambush targets police chief
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s organized crime violence has burst into full view in recent days, as police in the north-central state of…
Continue Reading Miami’s famous beaches closing for Fourth of July amid coronavirus concerns
Miami’s beaches, popular with residents and tourists, will be closed Fourth of July weekend as officials keep a cautious eye on the rapidly…
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Gunman kills one employee at Walmart distribution center before police fatally shoot him
A man entered a Walmart distribution center in California and started firing at random targets, killing one person before officers fatally shot him…
Continue Reading 5 students tell you why they want police-free schools
Students have spoken at school board meetings, created online petitions and held protests to push police out of their schools in the past weeks. The…
Continue Reading A Black man said he was afraid to walk in his own neighborhood. So hundreds of people joined him
Hundreds of people in a Tennessee man’s community are marching by his side after he shared his fears of walking in his neighborhood because he…
Continue Reading Jamaica’s governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over ‘offending image’
Jamaica’s governor-general will no longer wear a royal insignia for personal use that depicts the archangel St. Michael trampling Satan, who is…
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Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing U.S. soldiers
WASHINGTON, DC — Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as…
Continue Reading This bot will send you free recommendations of books by Black authors
Liz Moy, a 29-year-old programmer based in Brooklyn, wanted to help people educate themselves about anti-racism by reading more books by authors of…
Continue Reading 17 corrections officers disciplined in death of transgender woman at Rikers Island
More than a dozen corrections officers will be disciplined in connection with the death of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco, a transgender woman held at New…
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