Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA study confirms
Indigenous Americans and Polynesians crossed thousands of miles of open ocean and made contact with each other as early as 1200 A.D., centuries…
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Virginia has eliminated its rape kit backlog, state attorney general says
Virginia has eliminated its backlog of rape kits, processing thousands of tests in a five-year project, Attorney General Mark Herring said.…
Continue Reading Thailand could become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex civil partnerships
Thailand’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that will legally recognize same-sex civil partnerships and give greater rights to…
Continue Reading Nothing about the coronavirus is simple. Except the small actions you can take to prevent its spread
The US is now months-deep into the coronavirus pandemic, yet in many ways parts of the country now look like they’re back to square one.…
Continue Reading Australia suspends extradition with Hong Kong and offers path to citizenship for city’s residents
Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday, as the country moves to offer a path…
Continue Reading A California security guard was charged with murder after fighting with a customer over face mask rules
A security guard at a Southern California market is charged with murder after allegedly fighting with a customer who wasn’t wearing a face…
Continue Reading 300 drones flew above Seoul to thank frontline workers and encourage coronavirus preventative measures
South Korea’s government used 300 drones in an unusual display to thank frontline workers and to encourage citizens to keep battling against…
Continue Reading Biracial man charged with fatally shooting White teen was acting in self-defense, attorney says
The legal team for a biracial man charged with felony murder in the shooting death of a 17-year old in Statesboro, Georgia, last month claims their…
Continue Reading Black MLS players raise gloved fists in racial justice protest before first match
One by one the members of Black Players for Change each raised a gloved fist before MLS returned to the soccer field Wednesday night in Orlando. Then…
Continue Reading NYPD sees ‘troubling’ surge of retirement filings, official says
The New York Police Department has seen a “surge” in the number of officers filing for retirement, according to Sgt. Mary Frances…
Continue Reading Border community straddling Australia’s two most populous states cleaved in two by coronavirus lockdown
As Australia shuts the border between its two most populous states to contain the spread of the coronavirus, tens of thousands of people living close…
Continue Reading A Texas officer runs into a burning house and saves an 8-year-old boy
As flames erupted on a mobile home in Texas, a police officer ran into the burning building to save a family trapped inside and it was all caught on…
Continue Reading The man accused of punching a 12-year-old street dancer has turned himself in
Police in Missouri have arrested a man accused of sucker punching a 12-year-old boy while he was dancing, causing him to bleed from his head and his…
Continue Reading NY attorney general report calls for NYPD overhaul in response to protests
The New York state attorney general called for an overhaul of the New York Police Department — including an independent commission to manage…
Continue Reading Summer camps close after Covid-19 outbreaks among campers and staff
A summer camp in Arkansas and another in Missouri have closed down after campers and staff tested positive for Covid-19. At the Kanakuk K-2 Camp in…
Continue Reading Schenectady officer put his knee on a man’s head during an arrest, police chief says. An investigation is now underway
A Schenectady police officer put his knee on a suspect’s head during an arrest after responding to a call about damaged property Monday,…
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Trump forgoes insults of past, calls Mexico’s president a friend
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, who has denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs, welcomed…
Continue Reading Independent autopsy reveals Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back
An independent autopsy reveals Andres Guardado, the teenager whose death on June 18 sparked an outcry across Los Angeles, was shot five times in the…
Continue Reading The Ivy League cancels football and all other sports for the fall semester
Don’t expect Ivy League sports this fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Ivy League Council of Presidents said Wednesday that all…
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Ex-Chihuahua Gov. Cesar Duarte arrested in U.S., will be extradited to Mexico on corruption charges
MIAMI, Florida — U.S. authorities in Florida on Wednesday arrested a former Mexican governor for extradition on corruption charges,…
Continue Reading Black birdwatcher in Central Park 911 call doesn’t want to be involved in prosecution of Amy Cooper, NYT reports
Christian Cooper, the Black man who filmed a White woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching in Central Park in May, has not…
Continue Reading Stanford cuts 11 varsity sports programs as the pandemic worsens finances
A gap in resources widened by the coronavirus pandemic is leading Stanford University to cut 11 varsity sports from the school’s athletics…
Continue Reading Penn State basketball coach apologizes for ‘noose’ comment after a Black player shares that’s why he transferred
Pat Chambers, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Penn State, apologized Monday for comments he made in 2019 that led to the departure…
Continue Reading As a nation cries for justice in police killings, Atatiana Jefferson’s siblings demand she not be forgotten
Nine months after seeing a policeman gun down his aunt, Atatiana Jefferson, in her Fort Worth, Texas, home, 8-year-old Zion Carr is…
Continue Reading Florida teachers say the state’s decision to reopen schools could be deadly
Florida has announced that it will require schools to reopen for in-person classes next month. The order came down as the state smashes daily records…
Continue Reading NYC schools plan to reopen with students in class just 2 or 3 days a week
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said city schools plan to reopen in the fall with a “blended learning” approach in which most students…
Continue Reading Baby raptor discovered in Alaska may have been a permanent resident of the ancient Arctic
Paleontologists may have identified a new species of dinosaur that lived, mated and nested in the Arctic 70 million years ago. Analysis of the tip of…
Continue Reading Vermont Black Lives Matter roadway murals defaced, state police say
Three Black Lives Matter roadway murals in Vermont were defaced, state police say. The murals, located in and near Underhill, featured the slogans…
Continue Reading San Francisco official proposes ‘CAREN Act,’ making racially biased 911 calls illegal
It may soon be illegal to make discriminatory, racially biased 911 calls in San Francisco. The “CAREN Act” (Caution Against Racially…
Continue Reading This doctor and his family got the coronavirus when they relaxed rules along with Florida’s reopening
Dr. Andrew Pastewski, the ICU medical director at Florida’s Jackson South Medical Center, has been treating coronavirus patients at his…
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