Orange County officials declare August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day
Orange County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare August 24 as Kobe Bryant Day. Bryant wore the numbers 8 and 24…
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris make 1st appearance as historic Democratic ticket
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time as running mates Wednesday…
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Florida sheriff bans his deputies and office visitors from wearing masks on a day his county broke records for Covid-19 deaths
A mandate from a local sheriff in Florida is going against the recommendations from scientists and government officials: masks will not be worn. That…
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LAPD investigating possible ‘swatting’ incident at BLM activist’s home
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating a possible swatting incident after heavily armed officers were called to the home of a…
Continue Reading When three teens were allegedly threatened by an armed man, the responding officers turned their guns on them, mother says
Bystanders called police when three teens — two of them Black — were allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding man as they sat at a bus…
Continue Reading Another city votes to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus
The Philadelphia Art Commission, which approves the design and location of construction projects and public art on city property, voted Wednesday to…
Continue Reading Six new coronavirus cases detected in small Alaskan town where almost everyone lives in the same building
A family of six in Whittier, Alaska — where almost all of the city’s residents live in one building — has contracted Covid-19,…
Continue Reading FC Dallas soccer game will be the first major league team sports event played in front of a crowd since pandemic
Despite the state recently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, will play host Wednesday to the first Major…
Continue Reading 15-year-old boy is carving wooden flags to support ‘forgotten heroes,’ like veterans and first responders, during the pandemic
A 15-year-old boy has raised over $13,000 in donations for homeless veterans, special needs children, and first responders by selling and donating…
Continue Reading Black people are more likely to be arrested, charged and killed by police in Toronto, new report finds
Less than 9% of Toronto’s population is Black, but Black people are significantly more likely than other ethnic groups to be arrested, charged…
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The Big 12 – including Texas – plans to play college football in the fall
IRVING, Texas — A day after the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences decided not to play college football this fall, the Big 12 conference on…
Continue Reading A rare giant shark now sits in an ice block at the Smithsonian, allowing researchers to hopefully unravel clues about its evolution
Researchers are hoping to unravel the mystery around one of the rarest sharks in the sea — the megamouth. As it’s nickname suggests the…
Continue Reading Super Bowl champ among latest wave of athletes accusing Michigan Wolverines’ doctor of abuse
A two-time Super Bowl champion and a former world-class wrestler came forward on Wednesday alleging that they were sexually abused by a University of…
Continue Reading Regular bricks can be transformed into energy storage devices
Whether humans were erecting Neolithic dwellings, ranch-style homes or modern McMansions, bricks have been a favorite of builders for thousands of…
Continue Reading NHL playoff game takes 5 overtimes to complete, making it one of the longest in league history
That was one for the (ice) ages. The 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to an exciting start Tuesday as the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay…
Continue Reading She’s a great grandma to 88 and she just turned 100. This is how they celebrated
When you live to see your 100th birthday, even the coronavirus can’t stop the party. Julia Lee Kelley, celebrated turning the big 100 with a…
Continue Reading DA in Rayshard Brooks case ousted in runoff after 23 years in office
Paul Howard, who handled the Ray Lewis murder case, Atlanta school cheating scandal and the police killing of Rayshard Brooks during his lengthy…
Continue Reading A woman is stunned when her new driver’s license came back with a picture of an empty chair
Driver’s license photos are the worst, but one Tennessee woman is laughing after a clerical error left her with a picture of an empty chair.…
Continue Reading FBI agents executed a federal search warrant at YouTube celebrity Jake Paul’s home
A law enforcement official confirms to CNN that FBI agents executed a federal search warrant at the Calabasas, California, home of YouTube celebrity…
Continue Reading The FDA is recalling some potatoes, lemons, limes and oranges due to potential listeria contamination
First it was onions and now, it’s lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes. The FDA has announced a voluntary recall by Freshouse II LLC due to…
Continue Reading Astronomers find galaxy similar to Milky Way more than 12 billion light-years away
Our Milky Way galaxy has a bit of a look-alike in an unlikely place: the early universe. Astronomers used ALMA, or the Atacama Large…
Continue Reading A man has been shot at a Shreveport hospital, and police say they’re looking for a suspect
Police say they’re trying to find someone who shot a man in the leg early Wednesday at a hospital in the Louisiana city of Shreveport — a…
Continue Reading The ship that leaked oil into pristine Mauritian waters could break in two. That would be an environmental catastrophe
A stricken ship off the coast of Mauritius which has already leaked about 1,000 metric tons of oil into a pristine Indian Ocean lagoon could be about…
Continue Reading Why people are split on using ‘Latinx’
Depending on which corners of the internet you inhabit, you might have come across the term “Latinx.” “Latinx” has emerged as…
Continue Reading Peaceful Portland protesters will not be prosecuted to avoid ‘irreparable harm,’ DA announces
Portland prosecutors will not “leverage the full force of the criminal justice system” on protesters who gathered peacefully in the wake…
Continue Reading As tensions rise in Asia Pacific, South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier … complete with US-made fighter jets
South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire fighter jets to operate on it, the country’s Defense…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 12: 2020 election, coronavirus, UK, police, football
Should you cancel your winter plans? Fewer people are planning to travel, but there are still destinations looking forward to a bump — and road…
Continue Reading Americans’ confidence in police falls to its lowest level in nearly three decades, new Gallup poll shows
Americans’ confidence in police has hit a new low — aided in large part by a growing gap between Black and White people about how much…
Continue Reading 40 Confederate symbols have been removed since the death of George Floyd, SPLC says
At least 40 Confederate symbols have been removed from across the US since George Floyd‘s death in May, according to the Southern Poverty Law…
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