Despite being among the handful of NBA championship favorites playing on the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers, guard Avery Bradley told…
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“Defund the police!” has become a common chant of US activists protesting the death of George Floyd. The calls have multiplied as other…
Continue Reading The woman facing first-degree arson charges in the Wendy’s restaurant fire that broke out during protests over Rayshard Brooks’ death in…
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WASHINGTON, DC — A GOP policing bill has stalled as U.S. Senate Democrats voted to block it, contending it doesn’t go far enough. Democrats…
Continue Reading Over 150 years ago, the federal government put an end to practically all forms of slavery, but the 13th Amendment allowed an exception —…
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least 6 people, damaged…
Continue Reading A Baltimore restaurant group has apologized after a video showed a Black woman and her son being denied service because the boy’s clothes…
Continue Reading A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker was released from jail Monday on $400,000 bond, according to the organization that…
Continue Reading The University of Cincinnati will remove the name of a sports figure from its baseball stadium after renewed calls from students and alumni about her…
Continue Reading The New York City Marathon, one most prestigious events in the running calendar, was supposed to be extra special this year: It would have been the…
Continue Reading Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says the death of George Floyd was “murder” and that the officer who was seen pressing his…
Continue Reading Popular Asian matchmaking website Shaadi.com has removed its skin tone filter following an online backlash. The backlash was brought about by three…
Continue Reading Trude Lamb, an incoming high school sophomore, has won countless medals for her school’s cross country team. But with each victory and…
Continue Reading Protests in Madison, Wisconsin, over a man’s arrest resulted in toppled statues and a state senator in an ambulance. Devonere Johnson, a Black…
Continue Reading If you’ve been losing sleep lately over fireworks every night, it’s not just you. There’s a sudden wave of fireworks exploding in…
Continue Reading North Korea has suspended plans to increase military pressure against South Korea, after weeks of rapidly deteriorating ties which included blowing…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet…
Continue Reading Despite warnings from public health officials, new research suggests Black Lives Matter protests across the country have not led to a jump in…
Continue Reading The father of 1-year-old twins who died when he left them in a hot car while he was at work has been sentenced after pleading guilty. “These…
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KILLEEN, Texas — Investigators are suspecting foul play in the disappearance of a Texas soldier who has been missing for two months, according to a…
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An 8-year-old girl, her mother and grandfather found dead in the pool of their New Jersey home died as a result of accidental drowning, the medical…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball has announced the 2020 regular season will open approximately one month from now, on July 23 or 24. “Major League…
Continue Reading A 16-year-old Michigan boy went into cardiac arrest and died after several staff members of the residential treatment facility he stayed at…
Continue Reading A review of newly obtained disciplinary records of the former police officer who held Eric Garner in a chokehold before he died shows the officer had…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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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NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball players have agreed to report to training camp starting July 1, as all remaining issues have been resolved.…
Continue Reading The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday demanded an independent investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado…
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