Medical examiner in Minnesota now lists George Floyd’s death as a homicide
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A medical examiner in Minnesota has now classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, and says Floyd’s heart stopped…
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Chicago zoo says its animals are safe and accounted for after rumors that some had escaped
In what seems like a scene straight out of the movie “Madagascar,” social media roared with rumors of animals on the loose Sunday night…
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Thousands around the world protest George Floyd’s death in global display of solidarity
Protesters have marched in the US for six consecutive nights over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. Their anger over the…
Continue Reading Legendary Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80
Legendary Auburn football coach Pat Dye, one of the winningest coaches in school history, died on Monday. Dye, 80, passed away while in hospice care…
Continue Reading The sixth mass extinction is happening faster than expected. Scientists say it’s our fault
The sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the future. It’s happening now, much faster than previously expected, and it’s entirely our…
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National Guard troops, active duty military police deployed near White House
WASHINGTON, DC — National Guard troops were deployed near the White House Monday evening hours after President Donald Trump said he wanted…
Continue Reading Shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base leaves two dead
An early morning shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota has left two active-duty military members dead. The incident happened at…
Continue Reading Independent autopsy of George Floyd finds death due to asphyxia, labels it ‘homicide’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — An independent autopsy ordered by George Floyd’s family found his “homicide” was “caused by asphyxia due to neck and back…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin: What we know about the former officer charged in George Floyd’s death
Derek Chauvin worked for the Minneapolis Police Department for more than 18 years. Then, within one week, he was filmed kneeling on George…
Continue Reading Minneapolis’ top cop sued the department in 2007. Here’s why it matters today
The killing of George Floyd isn’t the first time the Minneapolis Police Department has faced scrutiny over its treatment of people of color. In…
Continue Reading Florida charter school holds graduation ceremony on jet skis
Forced to get creative with the coronavirus pandemic limiting large social gatherings, one Florida charter school made sure its seniors still…
Continue Reading Pandemic, meet protest
After months silent and empty, America’s streets have suddenly filled with voices of protest, tear gas, crowd control bullet casings and…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts ‘capture the flag’ on the space station and look ahead after historic launch
In case you were wondering, the new SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour by the crew, has that new car smell. “When the hatch opened,…
Continue Reading New York City mayor’s daughter arrested alongside protesters for ‘unlawful assembly’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested during protests Saturday night, according to police sources. Chiara de Blasio was…
Continue Reading The pandemic isn’t the only thing that shook the world this year
It’s hard to remember a time when the word coronavirus was not part of our day-to-day vocabulary. But the pandemic hit the world hard, and fast…
Continue Reading China gifted propaganda win as Trump’s protest response undermines US efforts to protect Hong Kong
Protesters running amok. Innocent citizens under siege. Outside actors engaging in terrorist acts. Police struggling to maintain control and in…
Continue Reading 99 years ago today, America was shaken by one of its deadliest acts of racial violence
As Americans’ rage over racial injustice boils over into a sixth day of protests, Monday also marks the 99th anniversary of one of the worst…
Continue Reading A drive-by wake. A masked funeral. A memorial on Zoom. This is how families are facing death in the pandemic
The chapel’s capacity is 85 people. On Friday, it held only a handful of Guadalupe Ortiz-Sandoval’s closest relatives. They gathered with…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 1: George Floyd, Antifa, coronavirus, WHO, G7 summit
It’s bound to be another rough week in America. Here are some ways to help and support marginalized communities during these tumultuous, often…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility
In an emotional response to George Floyd’s family Sunday night, the Minneapolis police chief says in his mind, all four officers involved in…
Continue Reading While tensions between police and protesters boiled over in some cities, other officers joined the movement
Protests have swept the United States the last six days in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minnesota. Floyd, who was…
Continue Reading India accuses two Pakistan embassy officials of spying and orders them to leave the country
Two Pakistani embassy staff accused of spying have been expelled from India, Indian officials said on Sunday. “Two officials of the High…
Continue Reading For the first time in 30 years, Hong Kong will not hold a mass vigil commemorating the Tiananmen square massacre
An annual vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre will not take place in Hong Kong this year, after police refused organizers…
Continue Reading In Huntington Beach, a George Floyd protest was deemed an unlawful assembly. A stay-at-home protest one month ago was not
It was the tale of two protests. In Huntington Beach, California, on Sunday, hundreds demonstrated over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old…
Continue Reading ‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest
Actor Kendrick Sampson said he was shot seven times with rubber bullets by police in Los Angeles on Saturday during a protest over the death of…
Continue Reading India’s rural health care workers push for more coronavirus pay
Jyoti Pawar, 40, starts her day early when the sun is still low in Walhe, a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. She’s racing to…
Continue Reading Cities extend curfews for another night in an attempt to avoid violent protests over George Floyd’s death
Demonstrators filled the streets across the US on Sunday to once again protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man…
Continue Reading Stanley Ho’s escape to Macao in World War II laid the foundation for his fortune. But it wasn’t without controversy
When Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the man who made Macao a global gambling mecca, died at age 98 this week he was reportedly worth $14.9 billion. But before…
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