Ronald Greene’s family marches arm in arm with supporters as they seek justice
The mother of Ronald Greene, the Black man who died in an encounter with Louisiana State Police in 2019, led a crowd dressed in green on a march from…
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Mourners gather at San Jose City Hall to show their community is not broken after a shooting killed 9 people
Nine navy blue uniform caps sat above nine photos of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employees killed in a San Jose rail yard as…
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How a deadly raid shows al Qaeda retains global reach under Taliban ‘protection’
A raid on a remote village in Afghanistan kills an ageing al Qaeda leader wanted by the FBI. Messages to the group’s cells around the world are…
Continue Reading Russian Wagner mercenaries’ African exploits immortalized on big screen
It had all the hallmarks of a Hollywood premiere: Excited crowds, a giant screen, even a red carpet. But the high-octane, big budget film making its…
Continue Reading A deadly raid shows the Taliban hasn’t cut ties with al Qaeda, despite promise to US
A raid on a remote village in Afghanistan kills an ageing al Qaeda leader wanted by the FBI. Messages to the group’s cells around the world are…
Continue Reading What we know about the public transit employee who fatally shot his coworkers in San Jose
The gunman who authorities say killed nine coworkers in San Jose, California, had a hatred for his workplace that he expressed in notes discovered…
Continue Reading It’s getting more likely the world will reach a climate tipping point in the next five years
The likelihood that the Earth’s average temperature will at least temporarily breach a crucial tipping point is rising, according to the…
Continue Reading He opened his door to protesters in need of shelter. They changed his life forever
In the days following George Floyd’s murder, millions of people around the world took to the streets protesting police violence and racial…
Continue Reading Ronald Greene’s family wants officers held accountable for his death. And they’re appealing to state leaders
Ronald Greene‘s family attorneys said they were encouraged after meeting with a local prosecutor in Louisiana Thursday to discuss the…
Continue Reading Baltimore City Schools won’t hold back students with failing grades
Baltimore City Public Schools announced a new grading policy Tuesday that will allow the district to move tens of thousands of students who have…
Continue Reading New York City man charged with 19-count indictment for allegedly attacking three Asian Americans in three separate attacks
A Brooklyn man has been arraigned today on a 19-count indictment for allegedly assaulting and menacing three Asian Americans in three separate…
Continue Reading New York is sending more state troopers to patrol Jewish institutions after surge in incidents of anti-Semitism
New York is deploying additional law enforcement officers to synagogues, schools and Jewish community institutions across the state to help deter…
Continue Reading Thousands flee Goma as threat of another volcanic eruption looms
Tens of thousands of people are trying to escape the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after authorities issued an…
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Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. September 26, 2021 – The 74th Annual Tony Awards are scheduled to…
Continue Reading First winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million Covid-19 vaccination lottery revealed
One lucky winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery, which aims to boost the state’s coronavirus vaccination rate, scored $1 million dollars…
Continue Reading Prosecutor in trial of Mollie Tibbetts’ death dismisses defendant’s testimony as ‘figment of his imagination’
A prosecutor in the murder trial of a farm worker accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts dismissed outright the man’s testimony that two masked men…
Continue Reading NYPD makes arrest, recommends hate crime charges after two anti-Semitic incidents in Brooklyn
A 20-year-old man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly beating two Jewish teens and yelling anti-Jewish statements at several men in two…
Continue Reading Russian authorities deny entry to European airlines as EU mulls sanctions on Belarus
At least two European airlines have been refused permission to fly to Moscow by Russian authorities after the carriers requested to fly an…
Continue Reading The gunman picked which coworkers he killed in San Jose, a witness says. It’s yet another mass shooting in America’s gun violence scourge
The gunman who opened fire on coworkers at a light rail yard in Northern California on Wednesday — killing nine people before killing himself…
Continue Reading An unarmed man shot and wounded by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy has been discharged from the hospital
Isiah Brown, the unarmed man shot and wounded by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy in April, was discharged from the hospital Tuesday and will…
Continue Reading San Jose shooting suspect spoke angrily about co-workers, his ex-wife says. Here’s what else we know about him
The man who authorities say fatally shot nine people Wednesday morning in San Jose, California, had a history of mood swings, two people who knew him…
Continue Reading New York to raffle off 50 full-ride college scholarships to vaccinated 12 to 17-year-olds
New York plans to award 50 full scholarships to vaccinated young people as part of an effort to encourage children between 12 and 17 to get their…
Continue Reading Critical race theory is a lens. Here are 11 ways looking through it might refine your understanding of history
Critical race theory is just that — a theory — but the term has been weaponized, with its most extreme critics alleging that merely…
Continue Reading A Sikh man incarcerated in Arizona was forced to shave his beard against his religion. Advocacy groups want to ensure that doesn’t happen to anyone else
In his more than 60 years, Surjit Singh never once cut, trimmed or shaved his hair or his beard. As a Sikh, Singh believes his hair — also…
Continue Reading Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. Personal Birth date: June 13,1944 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Bernard Shaw Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Bernard Shaw, acclaimed journalist and one of the first CNN anchors. Personal Birth date: May 22, 1940 Birth place:…
Continue Reading 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games are scheduled to…
Continue Reading Ricin Fast Facts
Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are…
Continue Reading Mars Exploration Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only two countries to land a…
Continue Reading European Union mulls fresh sanctions on Belarus as more planes canceled
The European Union is mulling fresh sanctions against Belarus in the wake of what EU leaders have described as the state-sanctioned hijacking of a…
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