7 adults are found dead in a burning Alabama home
Authorities in Alabama are investigating the deaths of seven adults found in a home near Huntsville on Thursday night, the Morgan County…
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Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever
New cases of the novel coronavirus are rising faster than ever worldwide, at a rate of more than 100,000 a day over a seven-day average. In April,…
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NFL players release video calling on the league to condemn racism and support black players
Several NFL players have released a powerful video titled “Stronger Together” that calls on the league to condemn racism and support…
Continue Reading Behind the fences, Trump may be missing a national moment
President Donald Trump is literally and figuratively fencing himself off from a moment of national reckoning. High barriers have sprung up around the…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor would have been 27 today. Here’s where her case stands.
On June 5, Breonna Taylor would have been 27 years old. But she was killed two months ago when police broke down the door to her apartment in an…
Continue Reading Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’
When news broke months ago about the country’s first coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home, Linda Mayberry immediately recognized the…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, June 5
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t making everyone poorer. A jobs report today is expected to show that US unemployment is now near 20% — the…
Continue Reading ‘They died in the exact same way’
Paris (CNN) — The case of Adama Traoré has striking parallels with that of George Floyd. Both were black men whose interactions with police…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 5: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, coronavirus, lynching
Las Vegas is returning to a new normal. So, what does a pandemic-era Sin City look like? There’s more room at the craps table — and EMTs…
Continue Reading What we know about the four ex-police officers charged in George Floyd’s death
One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading Police searching for cyclist who was filmed accosting people posting signs supporting Black Lives Matter
Police in Maryland are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter.…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says last moments of his life were heartbreaking
Among those who learned more about Ahmaud Arbery’s death at a preliminary hearing on Thursday was his mother, who called the revelations…
Continue Reading 3 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison for taking photos at Florida naval base
Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos.…
Continue Reading Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban to remember Tiananmen Square massacre
Thousands of Hong Kongers defied a police ban Thursday to gather in the city’s Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s friend who was in the car with him found out about his death on social media, he says
George Floyd did not resist arrest and pleaded with police officers before his death last month in Minneapolis, his friend said. Maurice Lester Hall,…
Continue Reading India and Australia sign pacts to strengthen military ties as tensions simmer in South China Sea
India and Australia signed two bilateral military agreements Thursday in the “first step in deepening of the defense relationship”…
Continue Reading Bail set at $1 million for three ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s death
A judge on Thursday set bail for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death at $1 million each, or $750,000 under…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, a Georgia…
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Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters ‘terrorists’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a letter on Twitter that referred to the peaceful protesters who were…
Continue Reading Swift and decisive action has been taken against police in major US cities in the past week
One day after George Floyd’s fatal encounter with Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, the four officers involved were fired. Four days later,…
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At George Floyd memorial, Floyd’s brother says ‘he touched so many people’s hearts’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A memorial service for George Floyd, to mourn his death and honor his life, was held Thursday at the North Central…
Continue Reading The charges against 4 officers involved in George Floyd’s death, explained
Now that prosecutors have charged all four officers involved in the arrest that ended in George Floyd’s death, their real work begins: proving…
Continue Reading A traveling pianist played to protesters outside George Floyd’s memorial to help Minneapolis heal
Traveling pianist Davide Martello showed up in Minneapolis to spread a message of hope through music at George Floyd’s memorial. Martello, also…
Continue Reading 2 Atlanta officers fired after video shows them tasing man and using ‘excessive force’ on woman, mayor says
Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using “excessive force” against two college students…
Continue Reading Six Atlanta Police officers are being charged after allegedly using excessive force at protest
Six Atlanta Police officers are being charged with using excessive force during an arrest of two college students at a protest on Saturday night,…
Continue Reading ‘I thought I might be killed’ — college student recalls traumatic encounter with Atlanta police
Taniyah Pilgrim says she feared she might not survive when police used a Taser on her friend Messiah Young and pulled Pilgrim from a vehicle the pair…
Continue Reading 6 Atlanta police officers booked on charges after alleged use of excessive force during protest
Six Atlanta police officers were booked, five on felony charges, Wednesday after allegations of using excessive force during a protest Saturday,…
Continue Reading Inmate in federal custody dies after incident involving pepper spray
A 35-year-old black man in federal prison in New York City died after he became “disruptive” and guards used pepper spray, the Justice…
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