WNBA players react to Breonna Taylor settlement
WNBA players repeated their calls for the officers who killed Breonna Taylor to be arrested after hearing news of the historic settlement between the…
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Anti-maskers forced to dig graves for virus victims in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia has instituted a unique punishment for people who violate the country’s mask mandate — and that’s digging graves for…
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Los Angeles deputy saved partner’s life after Compton shooting while bleeding from a wound to her face
One of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies attacked Saturday saved the life of the other by applying a tourniquet while bleeding from a…
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Los Angeles deputy saved partner’s life after Compton shooting while bleeding from a wound to her face
One of two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies attacked Saturday saved the life of the other by applying a tourniquet while bleeding from a…
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Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resign, clearing way for his successor to take over after parliament confirmation
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday, clearing the way for his successor to take over after…
Continue Reading LSU’s head football coach reveals ‘most’ of his team has had Covid-19
LSU’s head football coach has revealed that “most” of his team has already had Covid-19, ahead of the Southeastern…
Continue Reading 10 people are dead and 22 missing in the Oregon wildfires. Now officials have set up a mobile morgue
As thick black smoke smothers towns in rural Oregon, Scott Fogarty holds on to photos and hope. He has no idea what happened to his longtime friend…
Continue Reading A man fled a police traffic stop — leaving behind his winning lottery ticket
It was no lucky day for a man who fled a traffic stop in Georgia, leaving behind what deputies said was a bag containing drugs and a $100 winning…
Continue Reading Jon Stewart says Congress is abandoning veterans who inhaled toxic burn pit fumes
Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show,” is back in Washington, DC, pushing a bill to help sick veterans. Stewart joined…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Steelers’ Alejandro Villanueva replaces Antwon Rose Jr.’s name on his helmet with the name of a slain veteran
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Alejandro Villanueva decided to break with his teammates at their first game of the season Monday night by replacing…
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Shooting outside U.S. courthouse in Phoenix wounds federal officer; suspect in custody
PHOENIX, Arizona — Authorities say a drive-by shooting has wounded a federal court security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix…
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FBI says a person has been taken into custody after a federal officer was shot outside the US courthouse in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities say a drive-by shooting has wounded a federal court security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix…
Continue Reading Oregon man arrested after starting brush fire with Molotov cocktail accused of setting six more after he was released, police say
An Oregon man was arrested after he admitted to setting a brush fire along a highway, police said, as wildfires burn through large swaths of the West…
Continue Reading Louisville settles Breonna Taylor’s wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and institute a series of police reforms to settle…
Continue Reading Lancaster, Pennsylvania, police shooting of knife-wielding man ruled a homicide
The fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding man in Pennsylvania over the weekend has been ruled a homicide, the Lancaster County Coroner said…
Continue Reading Dozens of scientific journals have vanished from the Internet, study found
As the internet evolves, webpages that were live years ago are frequently no longer available today. In some cases, that’s for the best (so…
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Two Gulf nations recognized Israel at the White House. Here’s what’s in it for all sides
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday joined the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain…
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Trump presides over historic Arab-Israel recognition deals
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump hailed it as the ‘dawn of the new Middle East’ as he presided over the signing of historic diplomatic…
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A huge step toward end of Arab-Israeli conflict
This could be the beginning of the end of the Arab-Israeli conflict. For more than 70 years, alongside oil and Islamic extremism, that dispute…
Continue Reading L.A. sheriff challenges LeBron James to match reward to help find the gunman who ambushed two deputies
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is challenging NBA superstar LeBron James to step up and help find the gunman who ambushed and shot two…
Continue Reading Mali’s ex-president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at 83, says his son
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – Mali’s former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at age 83,…
Continue Reading World Trade Organization rules that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods worth over $200 billion are illegal
GENEVA (AP) – The World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of China by declaring that Trump administration tariffs on an array of goods…
Continue Reading These immunocompromised college students felt isolated when the fall semester began. So they did something about it
At first, Cameron Lynch thought she would need prepared questions for the group to discuss in their first Zoom call. On the list of proposed topics:…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday, September 15
More than half a million children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American…
Continue Reading These are the Hotshots, firefighters on the frontlines of deadly California blazes
As tens of thousands of firefighters battles blazes up and down the state of California, specialized teams of firefighters known as Hotshots have…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 15: Covid-19, election, immigration, police, Yemen
Sally is now a Category 1 hurricane as it bears down on the Gulf Coast and could strengthen before it makes landfall. Here’s what you need to…
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5 things to know for September 15: Covid-19, election, immigration, police, Yemen
Sally is now a Category 1 hurricane as it bears down on the Gulf Coast and could strengthen before it makes landfall. Here’s what you need to…
Continue Reading Gene editing breakthrough could produce livestock ‘super dads’
Scientists have successfully created animal surrogate fathers that carry only the genes of donor animals — nicknamed “super dads”…
Continue Reading Los Angeles officials say it is a miracle deputies who were shot in Compton survived
With authorities still looking for the man who shot two unsuspecting Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Saturday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva…
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