A new mini-moon is about to join Earth’s orbit. It could be a booster rocket from the 60s
A mini-moon is on track to enter Earth’s orbit and come as close as 27,000 miles away. However, rather than some asteroid that will orbit…
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Harry and Meghan urge action against hate speech ahead of US election
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have weighed in on the upcoming US presidential vote, urging people to reject online negativity and hate speech as…
Continue Reading New York woman charged with hate crime for allegedly throwing bottle at jogger, using racial slur
A 53-year-old Queens woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly throwing a glass bottle at a passing jogger and using a racial slur last…
Continue Reading Dozens of students were inappropriately admitted to California universities, state auditor says
The University of California improperly admitted dozens of students based on their personal or family connections to donors and university staff, the…
Continue Reading Rolling Stone places Marvin Gaye at the top of its new, less rock heavy list of the best albums ever
Seventeen years after first publishing “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Rolling Stone magazine announced that it is giving the list a…
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Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
Last week’s signing ceremony on the south lawn of the White House, as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalized relations, was…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 23: Covid-19, Breonna Taylor, UN, domestic violence
As the US passes a sobering milestone, Covid-19 survivors have a message for those who view the pandemic as politics: The virus is not a hoax.…
Continue Reading Louisville restricts access to downtown ahead of expected Breonna Taylor decision
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to its downtown area and setting up vehicle barricades ahead of a grand jury’s…
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Louisville restricts access to downtown ahead of expected Breonna Taylor decision
Authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to its downtown area and setting up vehicle barricades ahead of a grand jury’s…
Continue Reading Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance vandalized with ‘Black lives don’t matter’ sign
Officials from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are investigating after someone placed a black bear skin and a cardboard sign that read…
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President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term following an unexpected inauguration ceremony
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was…
Continue Reading German doctors say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released from hospital after poisoning treatment
BERLIN (AP) — The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning said Wednesday that his condition improved enough…
Continue Reading India and China agree to stop sending troops to disputed Himalayan border
China and India on Monday agreed to stop sending more troops to their disputed border in the Himalayas, following an escalation in tensions between…
Continue Reading Leaders spar at UN General Assembly amid global crisis
World leaders gathered virtually Tuesday for this week’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with the UN’s historic 75th anniversary…
Continue Reading China will become carbon neutral by 2060, Xi Jinping says
The leader of the world’s biggest polluter of greenhouse gases has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. Speaking via video link to the United…
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Walmart raises pay for 165,000 employees
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas — Approximately 165,000 hourly workers at Walmart will be getting a pay raise ahead of schedule. The big box retailer says it…
Continue Reading Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has a parliamentary majority to form a new government
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he has secured a majority in Parliament to form a new…
Continue Reading Independent autopsy shows Dijon Kizzee was struck 15 times by LA Sheriff’s deputies, according to family attorneys
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of 29-year-old Black man Dijon Kizzee found that he was struck 15 times by Los Angeles County…
Continue Reading Why this year will be the first time Mike Tyson will vote
Mike Tyson, 54, has never voted before. He’s changing that this election year. “This will be my 1st time voting,” Tyson said in a…
Continue Reading Four arrested after Black man’s body found burning in a ditch in Iowa
Authorities have arrested three men and one woman in connection with the death of a Black man whose burning body was found in a ditch in rural Iowa.…
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U.S. virus deaths top 200,000; more deaths than from last 5 wars combined
WASHINGTON, DC — What happened Tuesday seemed impossible to many Americans six months ago. When Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted in March that…
Continue Reading Federal government executes inmate who blamed murder victim for using witchcraft on him
The federal government on Tuesday executed an inmate who raped and murdered a 30-year-old nurse in Georgia 19 years ago and blamed the victim for…
Continue Reading Kentucky hospital CEO pleads with people to wear masks as the hospital fills up with Covid-19 patients
As cases surge in Kentucky and Ohio, one hospital is begging residents to wear masks and practice social distancing, as it reaches capacity due to…
Continue Reading 5 NFL teams and coaches who didn’t wear masks during games face more than $1 million in fines
Two more NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders, are being fined $250,000 each because their head coaches were not wearing face…
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U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…
Continue Reading Notre Dame postpones football game after multiple student-athletes test positive for Covid-19
The University of Notre Dame was forced to postpone its football game against Wake Forest on Saturday after multiple student-athletes tested positive…
Continue Reading As the US surpasses 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, survivors have a message: This is not a hoax
Even as the nation surpasses 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, there are still people who think the coronavirus is a hoax. Survivors of the disease and…
Continue Reading Chinese air force propaganda video appears to use Hollywood movie clips
A new Chinese air force propaganda video appears to use Hollywood movie clips in its depiction of an attack on a target resembling a United States…
Continue Reading Kentucky doctor who urged mask-wearing early on dies after 4-month battle with Covid-19
A Kentucky doctor who urged people to wear masks early on in the coronavirus pandemic died after battling the disease for four months. Dr. Rebecca…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s widow sues LA County sheriff and the department for crash photo leak
Vanessa Bryant is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Alex Villanueva for a photo leak of the helicopter crash that…
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