Sports is returning to play, but maybe it’s best to sit this one out
My lucky Atlanta United jersey is ready for Saturday night. I’m not. Don’t get me wrong, I so miss sports. I’ve been watching…
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5 things to know for July 8: Coronavirus, Mexico, Election 2020, WHO, Facebook
Well, that was quick. After a few weeks of rising sales, airline bookings are trending downwards again because of rising Covid-19 cases. Here’s…
Continue Reading A Phoenix hotel houses homeless coronavirus patients. Here’s what it’s like inside
David Lindstrom is 58, homeless — and has Covid-19. “It’s not a fun trip. It kinda makes you feel like you got ran over by a Mack…
Continue Reading Texas and Arizona ER doctors say they are losing hope as hospitals reach capacity
As concerns over the capacity of hospitals resurface amid surging Covid-19 cases, two emergency room doctors say they worry about where the pandemic…
Continue Reading US admirals in South China Sea: Everyone wears a mask
Two US Navy admirals in charge of a rare South China Sea exercise say “extraordinary” coronavirus measures taken by the service,…
Continue Reading China says it won’t join nuclear talks until the US reduces its arsenal
China would be “happy” to join trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, on the condition that Washington…
Continue Reading The University of California announced its first Black president
The University of California (UC) announced Michael V. Drake as the new president of the university system in a meeting on Tuesday. The UC Board of…
Continue Reading Children in China locked up for as long as 10 days at internet addiction camp
A group of men who operated a self-proclaimed internet addiction treatment facility in southeastern China have been sentenced to prison, after being…
Continue Reading FBI investigating alleged racist attack in Indiana, lawyer says
The FBI is investigating an incident over the Fourth of July weekend in which an Indiana man says he was the victim of a racist attack involving…
Continue Reading Mary Kay Letourneau, who was convicted of raping 13-year-old student she later married, has died of cancer
Mary Kay Letourneau, the Seattle teacher who was convicted in 1997 of raping a 13-year-old student she later married, has died of cancer, her former…
Continue Reading Attorney releases video showing 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks being restrained and given chest compressions later
The attorney representing Cornelius Fredericks‘ estate, Geoffrey Fieger, released surveillance video Tuesday showing the 16-year-old being…
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Two people are charged with a hate crime for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural
A White man and a White woman who allegedly painted over a California community’s Black Lives Matter mural this weekend are each facing a hate…
Continue Reading A man was fatally shot while walking with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx
A man was shot dead while walking and holding his 6-year-old daughter’s hand in the Bronx, police said. The New York Police Department (NYPD)…
Continue Reading Two of Thomas Jefferson’s descendants want his DC memorial replaced
The Jefferson Memorial is an iconic Washington landmark and the National Park Service calls it a “shrine to freedom,” but two of Thomas…
Continue Reading Eagles’ DeSean Jackson apologizes after posting anti-Semitic quote
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized for a series of anti-Semitic Instagram posts over the weekend, one of which included…
Continue Reading Two people were hurt by a car as a Black Lives Matter demonstration was ending in Indiana
Two people were injured after a car sped forward as a Black Lives Matter protest in Bloomington, Indiana, was ending Monday evening, police said.…
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MLB unveils 60-game season set to begin July 23
Major League Baseball released its 2020 season schedule on Monday. Every team will play a 60-game schedule entirely against teams in their own…
Continue Reading Jimmy John’s employees fired after playing with a noose made out of dough and filming it
Employees at a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop in Georgia have been fired after filming themselves with a noose made of dough and simulating a…
Continue Reading Everyday words and phrases that have racist connotations
The words and phrases permeate nearly every aspect of our society. “Master bedrooms” in our homes. “Blacklists” and…
Continue Reading Two cases of bubonic plague prompt crack down on marmot hunting
Russian authorities have warned people near the country’s border with Mongolia not to hunt or eat marmots after an outbreak of bubonic plague.…
Continue Reading Warrant in fatal encounter between Breonna Taylor and police was linked to gentrification plan, family’s lawyers claim
The police raid of Breonna Taylor’s home that ended with police killing her was connected to a political plan to clear a Louisville, Kentucky,…
Continue Reading Florida jogger finds decomposing human head on side of the road
A woman out for a run in St. Petersburg, Florida, came across a decomposing human head on the side of the road on Tuesday, according to police.…
Continue Reading Atlanta mayor says increase in shootings stems from ‘perfect storm of distress’
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday the increase in shootings and murders in the city and across the country is the result of a…
Continue Reading Attorney for White woman who called police on Black birdwatcher decries ‘cancel culture’
The attorney for the White woman facing charges for calling police on a Black man birdwatching in Central Park said she would be acquitted and…
Continue Reading Opening night Major League Soccer match is postponed due to positive Covid-19 tests
MLS is not quite back. Major League Soccer’s MLS is Back Tournament match between Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC has been postponed, the…
Continue Reading FDA warns against using 5 more hand sanitizers found to contain methanol
The US Food and Drug Administration has added five hand sanitizers to its list of products that have tested positive for a toxic chemical. These…
Continue Reading Courts find new ways to swear in citizens despite coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has made naturalization ceremonies look a little different, but they are no less meaningful for new US citizens. At the…
Continue Reading This student collected garbage to pay for college. Now he’s headed to Harvard Law
A college graduate from Maryland has been admitted to Harvard Law after continued adversity nearly made him abandon school altogether. After…
Continue Reading Miami-Dade to shut down restaurants again as Florida’s Covid-19 hospitalizations surge
As Florida sets the most dubious of records amid the coronavirus pandemic, Miami-Dade County has decided it’s done playing by the state’s…
Continue Reading Australia to reimpose six-week coronavirus lockdown in second largest city as country battles potential second wave
Strict lockdown measures are to be reimposed in Australia’s second largest city, as authorities scramble to prevent a second wave of…
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