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…
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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
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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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A man wins a $4 million lottery jackpot — for the second time
When most can’t manage to get a $20 return on a scratch off, one Michigan man walked away with $4 million … TWICE!! “You…
Continue Reading The last convicted Birmingham church bomber has died in prison
The last convicted bomber in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four young African American girls has died in prison, nearly 60 years…
Continue Reading Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly India-China border clash
China appears to have rebuilt and expanded a military camp in the Himalayas that was the site of a deadly border clash with India, satellite images…
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Dow ends down 730 points as Texas, Florida economies stall due to virus
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow and the broader U.S. stock market tumbled Friday as investors grew increasingly worried as the great reopening of the economy…
Continue Reading Police chief offers resignation as video of a police-custody death is made public
The police chief in Tucson, Arizona, offered to resign Wednesday following the public release of body camera video from a two-month-old incident in…
Continue Reading Oregon and Oregon State will no longer call their games ‘Civil War’
The University of Oregon and Oregon State University have shelved the phrase “Civil War,” which players and fans alike used to refer to…
Continue Reading Carolina Panthers coach becomes 2nd to say he may kneel alongside his players
NFL players may see another head coach kneeling on the sidelines when the National Anthem is played before games this season — should it…
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Federal appeals court rules Trump diverting military funds for border wall is ‘unlawful’
SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to divert Pentagon funds to construct additional barriers on the…
Continue Reading Chipotle suspended a manager after an Indianapolis Colts football player said he was racially profiled
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard said he was asked to leave a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in South Carolina after he became the…
Continue Reading Minneapolis City Council advances plan to dismantle embattled police force
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday officially moved to dismantle its police force and replace it with a department of community safety and…
Continue Reading Georgia governor signs hate crime bill spurred by outrage over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed into law a hate crime bill that his state’s Legislature approved this week. The bill, spurred by…
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Mexico passes 25,000 virus deaths as Juarez approaches 500 fatalities
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has now pushed past 25,000 coronavirus deaths and 200,000 confirmed cases, as the nation’s treasury secretary said…
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