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…
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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…
Continue Reading Phoenix police shot and killed a man in a parked car, sparking renewed protests
Phoenix police officers shot and killed a man inside a parked car July 4 in an incident captured on bystander video, sparking renewed protests in the…
Continue Reading Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signs most lucrative sports deal in history, agent says
The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs have signed their quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a 10-year contract extension that his agent says is the most…
Continue Reading Florida will require schools to reopen in August despite a surge in coronavirus cases
Florida, the new US hotspot for coronavirus, will require schools to reopen in August. The state’s Commissioner of the Department of Education,…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, July 7
The number of new coronavirus cases recorded daily in the United States has doubled in the span of a week and a half. Asked about the surge in cases,…
Continue Reading WNBA players will wear Breonna Taylor’s name on their uniforms to honor women lost to racial violence
This season’s WNBA players hope that before you chant their names, you’ll remember the victims of police and racial violence too. When…
Continue Reading Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tells fans he had lung screening
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told supporters gathered outside the presidential palace in Brasília Monday that he took a Covid-19 exam and that…
Continue Reading A former US soldier has pleaded not guilty to charges he was planning an attack on his own unit
A former US Army soldier pleaded not guilty to charges that he was planning a mass casualty attack on his own unit by sending sensitive information…
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