What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, July 2
Six months into the pandemic, the situation is only getting worse. The World Health Organization said yesterday that the number of new infections has…
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5 things to know for July 2: Covid, police, Russia, social media, Confederate bases
FBI firearm background checks set another record in June — almost 4 million in total. Looks like toilet paper and masks weren’t the only…
Continue Reading Jonathan Irons was freed from prison this week with the help of basketball star Maya Moore
Four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore sat out for an entire season to help overturn the conviction of Jonathan Irons, who she said was wrongfully…
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They were arrested for breaking lockdown rules. Then they died in police custody
Four Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking…
Continue Reading Soldier, a suspect in disappearance of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, kills self when confronted by police
A soldier suspected in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities…
Continue Reading Police are investigating after Black woman says she was followed by a man accusing her of suspicious behavior
Police in a Massachusetts town have opened a criminal investigation into a report that a Black woman was followed by a man and allegedly accused of…
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A healthy 30-year-old man went to a crowded bar – and ended up in a hospital on a breathing tube
Covid-19 was the last thing on his mind when he went to a crowded bar in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jimmy Flores said. “We were on the verge of…
Continue Reading 3 staff members charged after teen’s restraint death in Michigan have been released on bond
Three people accused in the death of Cornelius Fredericks, a 16-year-old boy who was restrained at a residential facility in Michigan, have been…
Continue Reading Protests break out in Hong Kong as first arrest made under new security law
Hong Kong was facing up to a new reality on Wednesday, after China’s central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night…
Continue Reading 6 FC Dallas players test positive for coronavirus as team prepares for tournament
Six FC Dallas players have tested positive for Covid-19 since arriving in Florida ahead of the upcoming “MLS is Back Tournament,” the…
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Gunmen burst into Mexican drug rehab center and open fire, killing 24 & wounding 7
IRAPUATO, Mexico — Mexican authorities say gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center and opened fire, killing 24 people and…
Continue Reading Assisted living home residents are in need of pen pals in this time of isolation
Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of…
Continue Reading Dozens of students living in fraternity houses near the University of Washington test positive for coronavirus
At least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington’s campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Texas teens at ‘pong fest’ party exposed to coronavirus, officials say
About 300 teens were exposed to Covid-19 at a “pong fest” party in Lakeway, Texas, on June 20, local officials say. At the time of the…
Continue Reading New commission in three major cities targets past misconduct within criminal justice systems
A civil rights advocacy group is teaming up with district attorneys in three major US cities to launch commissions that they say will listen to…
Continue Reading Gun violence surges in major American cities in the midst of a pandemic and a policing crisis
The stray bullet shattered a window and pierced the head of the 10-year-old girl in her home in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. She died…
Continue Reading Yale University to open campus without sophomores in fall and without freshmen in spring
Yale University will reopen in the fall without sophomores living on campus and then will be open in the spring without freshmen living on campus in…
Continue Reading A 100-mph car chase in California ends with suspect driving over cliff and into the Pacific Ocean
What started out as reports of a man shooting into the air ended with him driving a car off a cliff. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., deputies responded…
Continue Reading A Texas bar owner is fighting the state’s shutdown: ‘We are going to starve,’ she says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered bars in the state to reclose. But that’s not stopping the owner of a bar in Odessa from welcoming…
Continue Reading Top US Supreme Court Decisions Fast Facts
Here’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision…
Continue Reading Seattle Police disperse protesters from occupied CHOP area after emergency order
Police dispersed protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an…
Continue Reading Delaware removes whipping post outside courthouse
An old whipping post that was used “disproportionally on Blacks” was removed from outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown,…
Continue Reading Women’s soccer league players and officials kneel during National Anthem
A majority of National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) players knelt on one knee during the National Anthem in the opening weekend of its…
Continue Reading The officer who shoved a kneeling protester has been charged with misdemeanor battery
The Fort Lauderdale Police officer seen on video shoving a kneeling protester and then being scolded by a fellow officer has been charged with…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old boy organized a Black Lives Matter march for kids. Hundreds showed up.
The cries for racial equality have been heard across the world as thousands of protesters rallied after the death of George Floyd. But at one protest…
Continue Reading Eight Louisiana police officers accused of excessive force after chase have been indicted
Eight Louisiana police officers are accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had “raised their hands … in an…
Continue Reading Cemetery in Iowa vandalized, 50 headstones knocked over
Staff at an Iowa cemetery met an unimaginable scene as they arrived to work on Tuesday morning. The usually serene grounds of the historic Elmwood…
Continue Reading New York Police Department’s budget has been slashed by $1 billion
Facing pressure from thousands of constituents calling to defund the police, New York City slashed $1 billion from the police budget. But some city…
Continue Reading Confederate statues are coming down following George Floyd’s death. Here’s what we know
The death of George Floyd is leading to the removal — by protesters in some cases and city leaders in others — of contentious statues…
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