Three types of dog foods sold nationwide recalled over high levels of mold by-product
Sunshine Mills has issued a voluntary recall of three dog food products due to high levels of aflatoxin, according to the Food and Drug…
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Suspect in fatal Portland shooting of right-wing activist killed during attempted arrest, US Marshals say
A Portland man who was killed Thursday night while authorities attempted to apprehend him on a murder warrant appeared to admit he was responsible…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake appears via video from his hospital bed for first court appearance
Wearing a blue dress shirt and a yellow tie, Jacob Blake, paralyzed after being shot in the back by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer, made a…
Continue Reading Investigation underway after veteran Cleveland police officer shot and killed
A police officer was killed in the line of duty in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday night. The FBI has identified him as Detective James Skernivitz and…
Continue Reading Mississippi drops case against Curtis Flowers after he was tried 6 times on murder charges
Prosecutors in Mississippi are dismissing the case against Curtis Flowers, a Black man who was tried six times in a murder case by a White prosecutor…
Continue Reading Dijon Kizzee was running from deputies when he was shot, lawyers say
Dijon Kizzee, the 29-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies two days ago, was running away from…
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Mexico leads the world in health worker deaths from Covid-19
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico leads the world in coronavirus deaths among its health care workers, Amnesty International said in a new report this…
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Ex-NRA insider speaks out to ABC News: Gun owners would be ‘horrified’
NEW YORK, NY — A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book…
Continue Reading Daniel Prude’s brother said he was acting erratic, suicidal before his deadly interaction with police
In the hours leading up to Daniel Prude‘s fatal encounter with police in Rochester, New York, the 41-year-old was making suicidal statements…
Continue Reading Japan Coast Guard finds third sailor as search for missing ship with 43 sailors and 5,800 cows aboard continues
A third man has been found floating in a life raft in the waters off Japan after a cargo ship with 43 people and almost 6,000 cows aboard went…
Continue Reading Jessica Krug, the George Washington University professor who lied about being Black, will not resume teaching this semester
Jessica Krug, the professor at George Washington University who revealed she had been lying about being Black for years, will no longer teach classes…
Continue Reading About 93% of racial justice protests in the US have been peaceful, a new report finds
About 93% of racial justice protests in the US since the death of George Floyd have been peaceful and nondestructive, according to a new report. The…
Continue Reading No, a Black man didn’t invent the light bulb. But Lewis Howard Latimer made it better
On Thursday, presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed that a Black man had invented the light bulb, not “a White guy named Edison.” Biden…
Continue Reading A Canadian court rules a mom can send her son to school despite his dad’s Covid-19 fears
A judge in Canada sided with a mother who wants her son to attend school in person this year, despite the father’s concerns about Covid-19.…
Continue Reading A Black man shot in the back, a teenage shooting suspect, a city in flames: The week that shook Kenosha and the country
It took less than five minutes from a 911 call being placed reporting a domestic disturbance to a White officer firing seven times into Jacob…
Continue Reading Rapper Silentó, best known for ‘Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),’ charged with hatchet assault
Silentó, a rapper known for his hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” is facing two felony assault charges after allegedly threatening two…
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Biden slams Trump as ‘unfit’ over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead; President denies claims
WASHINGTON, DC — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, delivering an…
Continue Reading 52% of young adults in the US are living with their parents. That’s the highest share since the Great Depression
The number of American young adults living with their parents is at or near an all-time high, and the coronavirus pandemic is likely the reason,…
Continue Reading Two weeks into college, students must quarantine in dorms after 25 test positive for Covid-19
As a first-generation college student, Jennifer Monje worked hard not only to get into school, but she’s working hard to stay and be a role…
Continue Reading NYPD investigating car that plowed into a group of BLM protesters in Times Square
The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car plowed into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking the street…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake’s sister says she isn’t sad. She’s angry and she wants change
Jacob Blake’s sister told reporters that even as he fights for his life with seven gunshot wounds from police officers, she isn’t sorry…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake attorneys deny police union allegations of fight with officers before shooting
As Jacob Blake was freed from handcuffs in the hospital, the Kenosha police union said Friday that Blake put an officer in a headlock moments before…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake’s shooting shows America has a long way to go in its journey toward a racial reckoning
Three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police spurred national unrest and widespread reforms, America’s racial reckoning…
Continue Reading Massive mystery holes appear in Siberian tundra — and could be linked to climate change
A Russian TV crew flying over the Siberian tundra this summer spotted a massive crater 30 meters (100 feet) deep and 20 meters wide — striking…
Continue Reading A White professor says she has been pretending to be Black for her entire professional career
A professor of African and Latin American studies who portrayed herself as Black has now revealed she has been lying. Jessica A. Krug, an associate…
Continue Reading One dead as firefighters battle blaze aboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Firefighting crews from Sri Lanka and India are working to put out a large blaze aboard an oil tanker that has been burning since Thursday, off the…
Continue Reading Daniel Prude’s daughter says her dad was not the animal officers treated him like before he died
Daniel Prude was treated like an animal and murdered by officers who should have protected him, said four relatives of the Black man who died after…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 4: Covid-19, election, protests, economy, Hong Kong
You’ve almost made it to a long Labor Day weekend! Enjoy yourself, protect your health and stay cool: More than 50 million people will be under…
Continue Reading R. Kelly’s attorneys appeal for release, saying he hasn’t been able to prepare for trial in nearly six months
R. Kelly’s attorneys will ask for his release from federal custody before an appeals court on Friday, arguing that the singer has been unable…
Continue Reading 7 Rochester police officers suspended over Daniel Prude’s death, mayor says
Seven police officers in Rochester, New York, involved in the March arrest of a Black man who was pinned to the ground and later died have been…
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