Georgia Tech won’t require students to wear masks on campus. Faculty aren’t happy
Over 750 faculty at Georgia Tech signed a letter to the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents saying that the school’s plan to…
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Parents of teens with special needs find themselves alone in Covid-19 lockdown
Michele Williers’ son, Beck, 17, has a lot of questions for his parents these days. When can he go to summer camp? Can he go to school in the…
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Children are among the victims of July 4 weekend gun violence across the US
A 7-year-old girl playing with children in Chicago, an 8-year-old Atlanta girl riding with her mother and an 11-year-old boy running to get a phone…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, July 6
Coronavirus can float through the air. It’s likely transmitting that way. That’s why experts want you to wear face masks and stop going…
Continue Reading Atlanta mayor says ‘enough is enough’ after girl fatally shot near scene of Rayshard Brooks’ death
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is calling for change to fight “the enemy within” saying that enough is enough after an 8-year-old…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 6: Coronavirus, gun violence, China, gas pipeline, Japan
A hot new album just dropped from the Dalai Lama, who turns 85 today. The recording features his teachings and mantras set to music. Here’s…
Continue Reading First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law appears in court
The first person in Hong Kong to be prosecuted under the city’s sweeping new national security law has been denied bail after appearing in…
Continue Reading 19 people were injured after a tree fell on a garage during a child’s birthday party
Nineteen people gathered for a child’s birthday were injured during a violent storm after a tree fell on a garage in Pasadena, Maryland.…
Continue Reading Iran says fire at nuclear facility resulted in ‘significant’ damage after first claiming destruction was ‘limited’
A fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility site resulted in “significant” damage, impacting both the construction and development of…
Continue Reading Iran struggles to explain fire at Natanz nuclear complex
Iran struggled to explain a fire that tore through the Iranian Natanz nuclear complex on Thursday morning, causing major damage to a site that has…
Continue Reading Tensions heat up in South China Sea as US makes significant show of force
For the first time in six years, two US Navy aircraft carriers are in the South China Sea, the latest show of military might from Washington as it…
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Minority owners of the Washington Redskins are attempting to sell
WASHINGTON, DC — Washington Redskins minority owners Fred Smith, Dwight Schar and Robert Rothman are all attempting to sell their interest in…
Continue Reading Eight people are believed to be dead after two planes collided over Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Lake
Eight people are believed to be dead after two planes collided over Coeur d’Alene Lake in Idaho and then sank, Kootenai County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Black high school baseball player says fans yelled ‘You should have been George Floyd’ and ‘Get back to the fields’
Competitive banter on the field during baseball games is a norm between teams and typically stretches into the bleachers among fans, but one school…
Continue Reading Energy companies cancel construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have canceled their Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, a natural gas pipeline that was to stretch hundreds of miles…
Continue Reading Man in famous 9/11 photo dies of Covid-19, family says
A man seen in a famous photo of New Yorkers fleeing the 9/11 collapse of the World Trade Center’s south tower has died due to Covid-19, his…
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Town made famous by ‘Purple Rain’ unveils a life-sized statue of Prince
HENDERSON, Minnesota — The Minnesota town where one of the most famous scenes from Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” was filmed…
Continue Reading This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It’s worked for over 30 years
Around 30 years ago, a town in Oregon retrofitted an old van, staffed it with young medics and mental health counselors and sent them out to respond…
Continue Reading These senior Indian couples found love again. Not everyone is happy about it
Evening is Asawari Kulkarni’s favorite time of the day. She spends it sipping green tea with her new partner Anil Yardi. Kulkarni had an active…
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Human remains positively identified as missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
FORT HOOD, Texas — Human remains found in a shallow in Texas grave were positively identified as Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen on Sunday, according…
Continue Reading A family in Florida found a nearly 9-foot alligator with missing limbs on their doorstep
Yet another Florida alligator decided to give local residents a terrifying surprise to wake up to. This time, a family in Tampa opened their front…
Continue Reading Philadelphia highway shut down as protesters enter roadway
Officials closed part of Interstate 676 in Philadelphia on Sunday after protesters marched onto the highway, according to the city’s emergency…
Continue Reading Cleveland Indians manager says it’s time to change the team name
Terry Francona, the manager of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians, told reporters on Sunday that he thinks it’s time to change the…
Continue Reading 121 University of Washington students test positive for Covid-19
More than a hundred students at University of Washington fraternity houses in Seattle have tested positive for Covid-19, the university said Sunday.…
Continue Reading Portland demonstration declared a riot after protesters launch fireworks at federal courthouse
During demonstrations in downtown Portland, Oregon, protesters blocked traffic on Main Street and launched fireworks from the street, injuring…
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2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting
GREENVILLE, South Carolina — A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Seattle protester who was struck by a car has died
A 24-year-old activist who was struck by a vehicle during a protest in Seattle early Saturday morning has died, a spokesperson for UW Medicine told…
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Kanye West announces he’s running for president
LOS ANGELES, California — It’s unclear whether he’s consulted with his friend Donald Trump, but rapper Kanye West has announced he’s ready to…
Continue Reading At least 2 killed in a shooting at a Greenville, South Carolina, club, police say
At least two people were killed and eight others injured in an early Sunday shooting at a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub, police said. A…
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