New Mexico restaurant vandalized with racial slurs; police investigating as a hate crime
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Police in Santa Fe are investigating an act of vandalism at a local restaurant as a hate crime. The restaurant India…
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Mexico reports 947 more virus deaths – 9 in Juarez – for 2nd highest daily toll
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico confirmed 947 more coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, with nine of those occurring in the city of Juarez and 14 in…
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The US Army once ruled Pyongyang and 5 other things you might not know about the Korean War
Seventy years ago this week, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting a war that cost millions of lives and left scars…
Continue Reading 5 golfers withdraw from PGA Tour event over potential coronavirus exposures
Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson are the latest golfers to pull out of the upcoming Travelers Championship, bringing the total number of golfers who…
Continue Reading NY, NJ and CT require travelers from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for two weeks
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory Wednesday that requires people arriving from states with high coronavirus rates to…
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Mexican president’s plan to meet with Trump draws criticism
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he plans to travel to Washington to meet with President Donald…
Continue Reading Orlando bar liquor license suspended after dozens of patrons and workers test positive for coronavirus
A bar near the University of Central Florida in Orlando has had its liquor license temporarily suspended after health officials linked it to over 150…
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Trump event speaker criticized for calling Aunt Jemima a ‘picture of the American dream’
A speaker at President Donald Trump’s Arizona event is being criticized over comments she made calling Aunt Jemima a “picture of the…
Continue Reading Charleston removes a statue of slavery defender and former Vice President John C. Calhoun
Crews in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday removed a statue of politician John C. Calhoun from its tall pedestal in Marion Square. The…
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3 men indicted for murder in killing of black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA, Georgia — A prosecutor on Wednesday announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts prepare for two spacewalks
Early Friday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station…
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Dow drops 710 points amid poor economic outlook, virus case rise
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 710 points, to close down 2.7% to 25,445.94, as news of a significant amount of new Covid-19…
Continue Reading Race car driver Jessi Combs has posthumously been named the fastest woman on Earth by Guinness
She’s officially the fastest woman on Earth. Race car driver Jessi Combs was posthumously awarded the fastest land speed record by a female…
Continue Reading Conservationists warn Covid waste may result in ‘more masks than jellyfish’ in the sea
Beaches on the French Côte d’Azur like Cannes or St. Tropez are among the most coveted vacation spots worldwide, but now the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Neptune-size exoplanet found zooming around nearby young star
A planet about the size of Neptune has been found zipping around a young star about 32 light years away from Earth, according to a new study. This…
Continue Reading What’s behind the surge of Covid-19 cases in Florida
As Florida emerges from its coronavirus shutdown, the state is experiencing a surge of Covid-19 cases, with younger Floridians accounting for a…
Continue Reading New York City to target suppliers of illegal fireworks
As complaints of illegal fireworks continue to soar, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the creation of a task force aimed at snuffing…
Continue Reading Redskins to remove their founder’s name from the team’s Ring of Fame. They still won’t change their name
Less than a week after a monument to the founder of the Washington Redskins was removed over his racist past, the football team told CNN that George…
Continue Reading LA Lakers guard Avery Bradley told ESPN he has opted out of playing when NBA resumes season in Orlando
Despite being among the handful of NBA championship favorites playing on the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers, guard Avery Bradley told…
Continue Reading Calls are growing to defund police in the US. Here are some lessons from overseas
“Defund the police!” has become a common chant of US activists protesting the death of George Floyd. The calls have multiplied as other…
Continue Reading Woman charged in Atlanta Wendy’s arson given $10,000 bond in first court hearing
The woman facing first-degree arson charges in the Wendy’s restaurant fire that broke out during protests over Rayshard Brooks’ death in…
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U.S. Senate Dems block GOP police reform bill, calling it inadequate
WASHINGTON, DC — A GOP policing bill has stalled as U.S. Senate Democrats voted to block it, contending it doesn’t go far enough. Democrats…
Continue Reading Slavery as a punishment for crimes is in the books in Ohio and lawmakers have been trying to change that for years
Over 150 years ago, the federal government put an end to practically all forms of slavery, but the 13th Amendment allowed an exception —…
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Mexico quake death toll rises to 6; hundreds of homes damaged
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least 6 people, damaged…
Continue Reading A restaurant denied service to a Black boy for his clothes, but video shows a White boy, dressed similarly, was allowed
A Baltimore restaurant group has apologized after a video showed a Black woman and her son being denied service because the boy’s clothes…
Continue Reading A teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker is released from jail on $400,000 bond
A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker was released from jail Monday on $400,000 bond, according to the organization that…
Continue Reading University of Cincinnati buildings will no longer bear the name of a Reds owner who used racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs
The University of Cincinnati will remove the name of a sports figure from its baseball stadium after renewed calls from students and alumni about her…
Continue Reading The New York City Marathon, the world’s largest, has been canceled due to the pandemic
The New York City Marathon, one most prestigious events in the running calendar, was supposed to be extra special this year: It would have been the…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s death was ‘murder’ and the accused officer ‘knew what he was doing,’ Minneapolis police chief says
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says the death of George Floyd was “murder” and that the officer who was seen pressing his…
Continue Reading An Asian dating website has removed an option that asked users to specify their skin tone
Popular Asian matchmaking website Shaadi.com has removed its skin tone filter following an online backlash. The backlash was brought about by three…
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