It’s not just you — there’s a sudden wave of fireworks exploding in cities across the US
The Fourth of July is still over a week away, but in many cities, it’s already arrived. From New York to San Francisco, the skies light up…
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Four weeks after George Floyd’s death, an embattled police union finally speaks out
Nearly a month after the death of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement, and after repeatedly refusing requests for comment on an incident…
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MLB to play 60-game season – spring training starts next week, opening day in late July
NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball players have agreed to report to training camp starting July 1, as all remaining issues have been resolved.…
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LA County Board of Supervisors calls for independent investigation into shooting death of teenager
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday demanded an independent investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado…
Continue Reading Officer fired in shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville police say
A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, has been fired more than three months after Taylor’s…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks remembered as a hard-working father kept down by a racist legal system
Rayshard Brooks was remembered at his funeral Tuesday as a smiling, oft-dancing, hard-working father brought down by a racist legal system of…
Continue Reading Microplastics found in gut of animal on one of the most remote islands of the world
Microplastics have been discovered in the gut of an animal on a remote island in the Antarctic, raising concerns that plastic pollution could be…
Continue Reading FBI says Bubba Wallace not a target of a hate crime
The FBI said Tuesday a noose found in the team garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at the Talladega Superspeedway has been there since last year…
Continue Reading CDC director: Covid-19 has ‘brought this nation to its knees’
Covid-19 has “brought this nation to its knees,” Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said…
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Why the noose is such a potent symbol of hate
A noose. It’s simply the loop at the end of a rope, under a running knot, which tightens as it’s pulled. And yet it has the power to spur…
Continue Reading Georgia legislature approves hate crime bill
The Georgia legislature, spurred by public outrage over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, on Tuesday approved a hate crime bill that will allow enhanced…
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No charges by FBI in NASCAR noose case involving Bubba Wallace
TALLADEGA, Alabama — The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last…
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Dr. Fauci tells Congress next few weeks critical to stop virus surge
WASHINGTON, DC — The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday —…
Continue Reading Gravitational waves reveal merger between black hole and mystery ‘mass gap’ object
A mysterious astronomical object merged with a black hole 780 million light-years away and created gravitational waves that could be detected on…
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Rayshard Brooks funeral at same Atlanta church that mourned MLK
ATLANTA, Georgia — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King…
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Trump celebrates border wall milestone in Arizona
YUMA, Arizona — President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday to celebrate construction of more than 200 miles of wall, hoping it…
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3 killed and 11 injured in North Carolina shooting at block party, police say
Three people were killed and 11 others hurt early Monday at an “impromptu block party” in North Carolina, Deputy Chief Johnny Jennings of…
Continue Reading Judge denies mistrial motion in Robert Durst case
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a motion for a mistrial Tuesday in the case of Robert Durst, the subject of HBO’s “The…
Continue Reading At least 17 high school students test positive for coronavirus after a trip to Myrtle Beach
At least 17 Ohio high school students tested positive for coronavirus after a recent trip to Myrtle Beach, when they returned to a county that had…
Continue Reading Bill Cosby is granted the right to appeal his conviction on sexual assault charges
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Bill Cosby is allowed to appeal two key issues in his 2018 conviction on sexual assault…
Continue Reading Atlanta is once again at the center of the nation’s struggle with race and civil rights
The home of Martin Luther King Jr., capital of the New South and “the city too busy to hate” is again in the spotlight of protest and…
Continue Reading Voters have one polling place in Louisville, Kentucky, for today’s election. Jose Andres’ chefs plan to feed them all
Celebrity chef José Andrés has mobilized his charity World Central Kitchen to set up camp for Kentuckians voting in today’s closely-watched…
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Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car
UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — There was a boom, then the house shook. Daylan McLee thought for a minute it might have been a small earthquake until…
Continue Reading A surge in cases shows the coronavirus won’t go away soon
Large parts of the world are emerging from months of coronavirus lockdown, but a surge in global Covid-19 cases shows that the pandemic won’t…
Continue Reading Seattle mayor announces city will reclaim police-free autonomous zone taken over by demonstrators
Seattle’s mayor told protesters Monday “it’s time for people to go home” and leave the Capitol Hill neighborhood they have…
Continue Reading UC San Diego is planning to test its students, faculty and staff regularly for Covid-19 in fall
For the University of California, San Diego, the key to returning to some in-person education on campus during the pandemic may be testing —…
Continue Reading Want to reform the police? Hire more women
It was a moment that captured national attention and revealed an important lesson about police reform. A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, policeman, facing…
Continue Reading Minneapolis theater community uses stagecraft skills to support businesses of color in the aftermath of protests
As Minneapolis recovers from nights of unrest following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died under the knee of a white police…
Continue Reading They bonded over bagels and lox, then Covid-19 hit. Now this 82-year-old and his millennial friend bond over Zoom
New Yorkers Ben Goldstein and Robert Brajer used to hang out in-person regularly to nosh on lox and bagels and discuss everything from music to…
Continue Reading Charged officer says he would not have done anything differently on the night Rayshard Brooks was killed
One of the Atlanta police officers charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks would not have done anything differently that night, he said in an…
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