Arkansas prosecutor declines to charge officers involved in suspect’s death
Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. The…
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Rhode Island mistakenly issued tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse
Rhode Island issued 176 tax refund checks this week signed by iconic duo Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse — instead of the state treasurer and…
Continue Reading LAPD releases video showing protester shot in head with ‘less-lethal’ round
A protester had his hands raised when Los Angeles police shot him in the head with a “less-lethal projectile” during a May demonstration,…
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Jefferson City Schools reopening ‘experiment’ is underway
Early Friday morning, Nereida Jaimes, carrying her youngest child, opened her front door to walk her two older children to the school bus, a familiar…
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Trump says he’ll act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from US on security fears
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app…
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U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’ in Texas
KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of…
Continue Reading All 50 states issue warnings about the mysterious packages of seeds
All 50 states have now issued warnings about mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds that people across the nation have received in the mail in…
Continue Reading Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signs sweeping police reform bill
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed comprehensive police accountability legislation into law Friday afternoon. The law institutes a new statewide…
Continue Reading Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school
As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of…
Continue Reading Jonathan Isaac responds after being the lone NBA player to stand for National Anthem
Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac became the first NBA player to stand for the National Anthem as the league resumed play after a 20-week hiatus…
Continue Reading Baseball commissioner warns he might end season if coronavirus isn’t managed better, ESPN reports
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred warned union leader Tony Clark in a Friday call that if the league and players don’t do a better…
Continue Reading Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday to vacate the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the…
Continue Reading Washington state has trapped its first ‘murder hornet’
Washington state has trapped its first Asian giant hornet — or, what we’ve come to know as the “murder hornet.” Scientists…
Continue Reading ‘We’re dying here,’ Florida newspaper says in pleading with governor to issue a statewide mask mandate
A South Florida newspaper is pleading with Gov. Ron DeSantis to do more amid the surge in coronavirus cases and deaths spreading across Florida. The…
Continue Reading A tenant decapitated his landlord with a sword over a rent dispute, Hartford police say
A Connecticut man decapitated his landlord with a sword after being told he had to move out because of overdue rent, Hartford police say. The…
Continue Reading Robert Durst’s murder trial has been postponed until April 2021
A Los Angeles judge on Friday ordered the murder trial of real estate tycoon Robert Durst be postponed — again — until next year. Durst,…
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Dramatic video shows 2 police officers rescue horse from burning barn
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KYW) — A dramatic body camera video shows two police officers and a farm worker rushing in to save a horse in a…
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1 Marine dead, 8 missing after training accident off SoCal coast
SAN CLEMENTE, California — At least one Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle off…
Continue Reading Nearly 30 million Americans told the Census Bureau they didn’t have enough to eat last week
Ruth Webb used to supplement her grocery shopping with a monthly trip to a local food pantry, where she would get fresh produce like potatoes, onions…
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White House signals support for $600 jobless benefit as 30 million Americans are set to lose it
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House appears keen to endorse a temporary extension of a $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit as the…
Continue Reading Wisconsin’s governor makes face coverings mandatory in indoor spaces
Wisconsin is one of the latest states to require citizens to wear a face covering when they’re indoors in a bid to slow the spread of the…
Continue Reading What is Eid al-Adha, and how is it being celebrated during the pandemic?
One of the most important festivals of the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha marks the height of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It…
Continue Reading Brooklyn man sentenced in a hate crime for stabbing a Black woman
A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for a hate crime involving the stabbing of a 57-year-old Black woman, according to…
Continue Reading The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars. What’s next?
The NASA Perseverance rover has been confirmed to be healthy and is now on a journey to Mars. It will take between 6.5 and seven months before the…
Continue Reading US national shot dead in Pakistan courtroom during blasphemy trial
A United States citizen on trial for blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead while appearing in court, in the latest act of violence connected to…
Continue Reading These kids are getting left behind when schools go online
Michelle Burnett just landed a new job, and she’s excited to be heading back to work next week for the first time in months. But there’s…
Continue Reading Newly unsealed documents describe Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse of one of Epstein’s alleged victims
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, describes the psychological toll of Epstein’s abuse in portions of a newly released…
Continue Reading Hong Kong postpones legislative elections for a year over coronavirus fears
Hong Kong will postpone legislative elections due to be held in September by one year because of the coronavirus outbreak, the city’s leader…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, July 31
The economic toll of the pandemic is becoming clear. In just a few months, the virus has managed to wipe out years of gains and push millions of…
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts lockdown-easing on hold amid growth in coronavirus cases
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is postponing some planned measures to ease the lockdown because the number of new…
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