Sacramento County declares racism a public health crisis
Sacramento County this week became the latest local government to declare racism a public health crisis. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors…
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Over a quarter-million Americans have now been killed by Covid-19
NEW YORK, NY — The confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus now tops 250,000, the highest in world, by the Johns Hopkins University’s…
Continue Reading Police seek suspect after human remains discovered in rural southern Colorado
Colorado authorities have issued a warrant for homicide in connection with the discovery of human remains in rural southern Colorado, police said…
Continue Reading New York Mets infielder Robinson Canó suspended for entire 2021 MLB season
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Wednesday that New York Mets second baseman Robinson Canó will be suspended without pay for the entire 2021…
Continue Reading Russian spacewalk helps prepare space station for new module
Two cosmonauts, both from the Russian space agency Roscosmos, conducted a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday. Sergey…
Continue Reading NYC schools will close after the city reached a 3% Covid positivity rate threshold
New York City is closing down its public school buildings starting on Thursday after the city’s 7-day average reached the 3% positive testing…
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NYC schools will close after the city reached a 3% Covid positivity rate threshold
New York City is closing down its public school buildings starting on Thursday after the city’s 7-day average reached the 3% positive testing…
Continue Reading Ben Watkins, a former ‘MasterChef Junior’ contestant, dies of cancer at 14
After a year of fighting a rare form of cancer, former “MasterChef Junior” star Ben Watkins died this week at the age of 14, his family…
Continue Reading First all-Black crew to make history officiating an NFL game
An NFL game will feature an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in the league’s history. The crew, which will officiate the November…
Continue Reading US Postal Service’s ‘Operation Santa’ letter campaign goes digital in 108th year
In its 108th year, the US Postal Service’s annual “Operation Santa” letter writing campaign is going digital — and expanding…
Continue Reading Star merger created rare Blue Ring Nebula
Astronomers were surprised when they discovered what appeared to be a star surrounded by an ultraviolet ring 16 years ago. It became known as the…
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Nation’s largest school district in NYC abruptly switching to full remote learning as virus surges
NEW YORK, NY — New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a…
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Federal judge says U.S. can’t turn away unaccompanied migrant children using public health law
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from turning back unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico…
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Federal judge tears into Trump administration over its handling of DACA
NEW YORK, NY — A federal judge in New York who ruled over the weekend that the new DACA rules were invalid tore into the Trump administration…
Continue Reading First NYC housing complex bought by and for the LGBTQ+ community opens
New York City’s first LGBTQ+ owned and run housing complex opened in Queens on Friday, 30 years after the owner said she first conceived the…
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Boeing’s 737 Max gets approval to fly passengers again
WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Wednesday that paved the way for the troubled Boeing 737 Max to carry…
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‘They pointed their guns at us and started shooting’
Sometime after midnight on October 21, Elisha Sunday Ibanga answered a phone call from his older brother’s number. The person on the other end…
Continue Reading Virginia police chief, whose department filed felony charges against Black legislator in a Confederate monument vandalism case, has been fired
A Virginia police chief has been fired after charges were dropped against Senator L. Louise Lucas and 17 others in the partial dismantling of a…
Continue Reading How a long-shot candidate tossed out the DA accused of mishandling the Ahmaud Arbery case
Keith Higgins knew he faced long odds when he entered the race. It’s hard to run as an independent candidate in Georgia. It’s even harder…
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U.S. judge approves request to drop drug trafficking charges against Mexico’s former defense secretary
NEW YORK, NY — A U.S. judge has granted the Department of Justice’s request to drop the drug trafficking and money laundering case against former…
Continue Reading Dinosaurs would have continued to thrive had it not been for the asteroid, researchers say
Dinosaurs were doing well and could have continued to dominate Planet Earth if they had not been wiped out by an asteroid, new research has found.…
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Pfizer says final analysis shows virus vaccine is 95% effective with no safety concerns
NEW YORK, NY — A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine shows it was 95% effective in preventing infections,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for November 18: Covid-19, election, stimulus, US troops, Ethiopia
For Thanksgiving Day, Zoom is lifting the time limit for free meetings — so your virtual family get-togethers won’t be cut short.…
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German police fire water cannons at crowds in Berlin protesting coronavirus restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — German police fired water cannons at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions after saying the crowd ignored warnings to…
Continue Reading ‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossils show Triceratops, T. rex, may have died after a battle
It may have been a battle for the ages in ancient Montana. About 67 million years ago, two iconic dinosaurs, a Triceratops horridus and a…
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Father sues the city of Fort Worth and former police officer for shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot through the window of her home, has filed a lawsuit against the city…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein is being ‘closely monitored’ with a fever by medical staff in prison, publicist says
Harvey Weinstein has a fever and is being monitored by medical staff in prison, his publicist says. “At this time… we can neither confirm…
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FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators are allowing emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed and developed entirely at…
Continue Reading Missing 9-year-old boy is found after spending two nights lost in the woods with no shoes or jacket
A 9-year-old boy missing for two days was found Tuesday in a creek bed beneath a shelter he created with a tarp. Jordan Gorman was last seen Sunday…
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