Atlanta hospital using bottled water after main break
An Atlanta hospital was using bottled water Saturday after a main break on the Georgia Tech campus led to outages and a boil water advisory in the…
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Colorado protesters shut down highway calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain
Colorado protesters shut down Highway 225 Saturday in a peaceful demonstration calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain. McClain, 23, died…
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These parents created a ‘Common Sense Camp’ to teach their kids basic life skills while quarantining
When Oona Hanson and her husband started running out of ideas on how to keep their two children focused — and entertained — during the…
Continue Reading National Women’s Soccer League players knelt during the national anthem wearing Black Lives Matter shirts
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) kicked off its season Saturday, making it the first major sports league to begin since the…
Continue Reading Officers feel abandoned while protesters demand sweeping police reform
In Atlanta, where police are under intense scrutiny after two white officers were involved in the killing of a 27-year-old black man, some members of…
Continue Reading Patrons are asked to self-quarantine after about 85 people who visited a Michigan bar get Covid-19
People who visited a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, are being asked to self-quarantine because roughly 85 people contracted Covid-19 after visiting…
Continue Reading NBA star Kevin Love is donating $500,000 to UCLA for anxiety and depression research
Kevin Love is using his All-Star power to support and advocate for stronger mental health research. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward, who has shared…
Continue Reading A biracial woman says she was set on fire in Wisconsin. Authorities are now investigating the incident as a hate crime
Madison police and the FBI have launched a hate crime investigation after an 18-year-old biracial woman was set on fire. The assault took place early…
Continue Reading FBI investigating apparent noose found in Black firefighter’s locker in Minnesota
The FBI has launched an investigation after a piece of rope resembling a noose was found in the locker of a Black firefighter in a suburb of…
Continue Reading Princeton University to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from public policy school and residential college
Princeton University will remove the name of President Woodrow Wilson from its school of public policy and a residential college, the school said in…
Continue Reading About 170 Atlanta officers called out sick after cops were charged in Rayshard Brooks’ death
About 170 Atlanta police officers called out sick in the days after a pair of city cops were charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks,…
Continue Reading As US cities cut police budgets, the nation’s largest force faces financial reckoning
At a time of intense scrutiny of law enforcement since George Floyd’s death, a movement to slash police department budgets nationwide is…
Continue Reading New York is lighting up iconic landmarks to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride
New York will light up several major landmarks across the state in the colors of the Pride flag to celebrate Pride weekend. Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Continue Reading New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral is about to celebrate its first public Mass since March
New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday will celebrate its first public Mass since March, when it stopped in-person attendance…
Continue Reading Milton Glaser, designer of ‘I ♥ NY’ logo and Bob Dylan poster, dies at 91
Milton Glaser, co-founder of New York Magazine and famed graphic designer behind the “I ♥ NY” logo, has died, according to the…
Continue Reading 6 arrested at Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, where police say protesters fired paintballs at officers
Police arrested six people Friday night at a protest near the Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia’s capital, after some people fired paintballs…
Continue Reading Facebook takes down videos targeting California public health officers
Facebook has removed at least four videos posted by a group accused of targeting California public health officers over their directives to stay home…
Continue Reading A bear in Italy has been sentenced to death after attacking hikers. Activists want a stay of execution
Animal rights groups in Italy are calling on authorities to lift a death sentence on a brown bear that attacked a father and son last week on a…
Continue Reading How the term ‘Dixie’ came to define the South
Dixie. It was once a catchall word for the South. There are countless songs about it. Streets still carry the name, as do restaurants and grocery…
Continue Reading Parkland brothers turn their activism toward fighting the spread of Covid-19
On February 14, 2018 brothers Adam and Josh Buchwald’s lives changed forever. “I truly believed that this would be the day I died,”…
Continue Reading Police seek a California woman they say coughed on a baby in a social distancing dispute
Police are investigating video of an alleged assault that occurred at a Yogurtland in California where a woman is seen coughing in the face of a…
Continue Reading Three people died and one is permanently blind after drinking hand sanitizer in New Mexico
Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer in New Mexico, health officials said. An…
Continue Reading NYPD officer charged with strangulation after using chokehold during arrest
The New York Police Department officer seen on video putting a man into a chokehold during an arrest over the weekend is the first officer in the…
Continue Reading Officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain reassigned for safety reasons
Three Colorado police officers involved in a confrontation that left a Black man dead last year have been reassigned to “nonenforcement”…
Continue Reading National Women’s Soccer League set to become the first professional league to resume play on Saturday
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is returning to action this weekend after the start of its season was delayed due to the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Pride has gone virtual this year. Here’s how you can celebrate
The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting how the LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pride during the month of June. The pandemic caused the cancelation…
Continue Reading The Good Stuff: An octogenarian stays connected, a diabetic pilot returns to the skies and a baby emu wobbles
Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday…
Continue Reading NJ corrections officer may lose his job over George Floyd death re-enactment
A New Jersey corrections officer who was suspended for his alleged role in mocking the death of George Floyd and re-enacting it earlier this month…
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Federal judge orders release of migrant children being held in Texas & Pennsylvania
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge late Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the…
Continue Reading Paralympian Angela Madsen found dead while trying to row from California to Hawaii
Three-time Paralympian Angela Madsen died earlier this week while attempting a solo row from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Madsen, 60, was declared dead…
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