NSA leaker Reality Winner among 500 women with coronavirus at Texas federal prison
FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of incarcerated women in Texas, including NSA leaker Reality Winner, are at the center of one of the largest…
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Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit ends this week
WASHINGTON, DC — A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay…
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NFL players will honor racism victims with names on helmet decals
When football season kicks off this fall, NFL players will be wearing helmet decals featuring the names of victims of systemic racism and police…
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Civil War-era smallpox vaccination kits offer new insights on how the virus was eradicated
While the race for a Covid-19 vaccine continues, scientists are learning more about the early vaccines used to fight smallpox, the only human…
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‘Gets worse before it gets better,’ Trump says at 1st coronavirus briefing in months
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump held his first press briefing focused on the coronavirus crisis in nearly three months…
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Photo of another female judge found in car connected to suspect who shot federal judge’s family
Officials found the name and photo of New York state’s chief judge in a car associated with Roy Den Hollander, the man suspected of opening…
Continue Reading This artist paints portraits of medical workers and captures their exhaustion treating Covid-19 patients
When the pandemic forced artist and video game developer Steve Derrick to work from home, he found himself with extra time on his hands that he said…
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Dollar Tree, Family Dollar reverse decision to require masks at all stores, but ‘request’ customers wear them
CHESAPEAKE, Virginia — Dollar Tree and Family Dollar have reversed course and will no longer require customers to wear masks while shopping at all…
Continue Reading NFL player may retire over neck surgery put on hold due to the pandemic
NFL safety Reshad Jones is contemplating retirement after a planned neck surgery was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking with the…
Continue Reading A new mask allows people to drink without taking it off or exposing their mouth
As restaurants, malls and amusement parks around the country reopen, masks have become a necessary part of today’s new normal. But covering…
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Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60 million bribery investigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The powerful Republican speaker of the Ohio House and four other people were arrested Tuesday in a $60 million federal bribery…
Continue Reading Rare yellow turtle discovered in India
A farmer in eastern India has found a yellow turtle which experts say is the product of albinism. Basudev Mahapatra spotted the turtle while he was…
Continue Reading You can help a Georgia woman celebrate turning 105. All it takes is a birthday card
A Georgia woman’s family can’t throw her the blowout 105th birthday party they’ve been looking forward to, so they’re asking…
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LeBron James on Kobe Bryant: ‘A day doesn’t go by when I don’t think about him’
It’s been nearly 6 months since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash en route to a basketball…
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NBA announces zero positive Covid-19 test results after over a week inside the Disney bubble
As the NBA gears up to resume its season on July 30, the league along with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced that there…
Continue Reading In Chicago, 25 people were shot Monday after 12 people were killed over the weekend
A violent weekend in Chicago gave way to more carnage on Monday, with 25 people shot in just one day. Among them, four men were killed, each in…
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MLB pitcher says he’s using his platform to ‘implement change’ after kneeling during the National Anthem
As the National Anthem rang out across the baseball field Monday, Los Angeles Angels’ relief pitcher Keynan Middleton took a knee and raised…
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Kanye West won’t be on ballot in South Carolina after holding his 1st rally there
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Kanye West will not make an appearance on the presidential ballot in South Carolina this year. The announcement comes…
Continue Reading People are using honest obituaries to blame governors for coronavirus deaths and invite them to their loved ones’ funerals
Isabelle Papadimitriou was a dedicated respiratory therapist who worked to help others breathe. When coronavirus robbed the 64-year-old of her…
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Walmart stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day this year
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Walmart will close its stores on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in more than 30 years, the world’s largest retailer…
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Trump seeks to bar immigrants in country illegally from reapportionment count
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted…
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Astronauts upgrade space station during 300th U.S. spacewalk
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken conducted a spacewalk Tuesday outside of the International Space Station to upgrade station…
Continue Reading A massive asteroid shower hit Earth and the moon 800 million years ago, study says
Over the course of Earth’s ancient history, our planet has been blitzed with a variety of foreign objects, some of which may have triggered…
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U.S. accuses Chinese hackers of targeting virus vaccine research
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets…
Continue Reading Florida educators file lawsuit after state forces schools to reopen this fall
Florida educators have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s emergency order that forces schools to open for in-person instruction…
Continue Reading She marched on Washington, got her law degree at 62 and beat cancer twice. Then coronavirus took her
Anna Levine always carried her pocket Constitution, and she knew it cover to cover. She was always ready to cite certain parts of it if she saw any…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg will donate $114,000 to fight the coronavirus in the Brazilian Amazon
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will donate a portion of a $1.14 million prize to fighting coronavirus in the Brazilian Amazon. This week,…
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Alyssa Nakken made MLB history as the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game
A woman made Major League Baseball history Monday by coaching first base for the San Francisco Giants during an exhibition game Monday. Alyssa…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting at home of Judge Esther Salas described himself as an ‘anti-feminist’ lawyer, once argued a case before the judge
On his website, Roy Den Hollander described himself as an “anti-feminist” lawyer who defended “men’s rights.” His…
Continue Reading Texas pastor dies of Covid-19 a month after giving sermon on the virus’ impact on her community
In her last sermon in early June, Rev. Vickey Gibbs described what she called a fractured nation, and the impact that the coronavirus was having on…
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