Two facing kidnapping charges in the case of toddler abandoned at Goodwill store
Two people are facing federal charges in the case of a 2-year-old boy who was abandoned at a Mississippi Goodwill store earlier this week. Jeremy…
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Michigan governor moves state reopening forward, citing encouraging Covid-19 indicators
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday announced the lifting of some restrictions designed to curb the spread of coronavirus. In-person classes can…
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How the fight over Biden’s EPA pick highlights a seismic crack in the Democrats’ climate coalition
Under President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency became an oxymoron, run by people who’d spent their careers suing or lobbying…
Continue Reading The year of reckoning: How 2020 revealed the fault lines in American policing
Every morning, Victor Wahl walks into his office with a sense of dread. Months of intense protests and heightened scrutiny have left the acting…
Continue Reading Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
Within a week, eight nuns living in the Notre Dame of Elm Grove in Wisconsin died from Covid-19, all of whom, in their own ways, were mentors in the…
Continue Reading Med schools are seeing historic high applications. Whether or not it’s a ‘Fauci effect,’ it’s much needed
Dr. Anthony Fauci has arguably become one of the most recognizable faces of 2020. And the director of the National Institute of Allergy and…
Continue Reading With evictions ban expiring soon, new housing crisis could threaten minorities most
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the year, and it’s sparking fears of a housing crisis that could disproportionately send…
Continue Reading A homeless man sentenced to life in prison for a $20 marijuana sale is freed after 12 years
In 2008, Fate Winslow was approached by a plain-clothed undercover police officer in Shreveport, Louisiana, looking for some marijuana. Winslow,…
Continue Reading NYC officials announce changes to admissions to improve fairness
New York City officials announced changes to middle and high school admissions to improve fairness and balance inequities across the system.…
Continue Reading NYPD mistakes ‘likely escalated tensions’ at George Floyd protests, city report says
New York Police Department officials did not anticipate the large number of protesters or violence that came at them during the George Floyd…
Continue Reading Cops discover an illegal winery operating out of an Alabama town’s sewage plant
Authorities say they’ve busted a large illegal winery operating out of a wastewater treatment plant in a small Alabama town. It happened in the…
Continue Reading He was sentenced to life in prison while a teenager. 18 years later, Myon Burrell walks free
A Minnesota man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager when Amy Klobuchar was the county attorney has been released, after years of claiming…
Continue Reading This ‘crazy beast’ was a weird early mammal that lived among dinosaurs
Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the “crazy beast” that lived 66 million years ago alongside dinosaurs and…
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Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump census case to exclude undocumented immigrants
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the…
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With evictions ban expiring soon, new housing crisis could threaten minorities most
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the year, and it’s sparking fears of a housing crisis that could disproportionately send…
Continue Reading A festive poem to celebrate National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
The pandemic may have paused your traditional in-person holiday parties and white elephant gift exchanges, but it doesn’t mean you can’t…
Continue Reading Morehouse dean takes vaccine on TV to remove the stigma as some Black Americans remain hesitant to get the shot
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice wants to turn vaccine hesitancy into acceptance in the Black community. The dean at the Morehouse School of Medicine took…
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Five stark measures show rising American suffering as Congress stalls on aid
Millions of Americans expect to lose wages in the next four weeks. Millions of Americans don’t have enough to eat, are falling behind on…
Continue Reading An angry customer threw his drink at a fast-food worker. The next customer responded in the most amazing way
Feroza Syed couldn’t believe what she saw happen in front of her: a man threw a large drink directly at the woman working in the drive-thru…
Continue Reading Upstate New York driver gets stuck in car for 10 hours after snow plow covers him with nearly 4 feet of snow
A 58-year-old driver from Upstate New York was rescued by police after he was stuck in his car for more than 10 hours during the snowstorm that swept…
Continue Reading Nearly one third of Black Americans remain hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine, study finds
As the first Covid-19 vaccinations are being administered across the country this week, Black Americans remain among the groups that have the least…
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Vice President Pence, Surgeon General receive virus vaccinations
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday in…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 18: Covid-19, cyberattack, economy, Nigeria, Taliban
There’s traffic, and then there’s TRAFFIC. About 1,000 motorists in Japan were caught in the latter when a snowstorm blew in, stranding…
Continue Reading Putting ‘politics in front of lives’: DeSantis faces criticism over Florida’s Covid-19 response
Warning signs about a Covid-19 spike have been flashing red in Florida this fall: Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising since November, the…
Continue Reading Americans have converted to mask culture, survey finds
Most Americans now accept the benefits of wearing masks and wearing them around others, a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey published Friday…
Continue Reading CDC warns of a ‘substantial increase’ in fatal drug overdoses coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic
The US has seen a substantial increase in fatal drug overdoses and set a record for deaths from overdoses in the year that ended in May, the Centers…
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Satellite images show Iran building at its underground Fordo nuclear site amid tensions with the U.S.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun construction at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its…
Continue Reading These doctors and nurses are celebrating the holiday season with Christmas trees adorned with PPE
It has been a tough year, full of loss and hardship, social distancing and zoom calls. But doctors and nurses some are spreading holiday cheer with…
Continue Reading A beloved teacher wore an oxygen mask for virtual classes before she lost her battle with Covid-19
Even when she was hospitalized for Covid-19 and pneumonia for three days, Philamena Belone wanted to get home so she could resume doing what she…
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