
They were arrested for breaking lockdown rules. Then they died in police custody
Four Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking…
Continue ReadingFour Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking…
Continue ReadingA soldier suspected in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities…
Continue ReadingPolice in a Massachusetts town have opened a criminal investigation into a report that a Black woman was followed by a man and allegedly accused of…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 was the last thing on his mind when he went to a crowded bar in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jimmy Flores said. “We were on the verge of…
Continue ReadingThree people accused in the death of Cornelius Fredericks, a 16-year-old boy who was restrained at a residential facility in Michigan, have been…
Continue ReadingHong Kong was facing up to a new reality on Wednesday, after China’s central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night…
Continue ReadingSix FC Dallas players have tested positive for Covid-19 since arriving in Florida ahead of the upcoming “MLS is Back Tournament,” the…
Continue ReadingIRAPUATO, Mexico — Mexican authorities say gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center and opened fire, killing 24 people and…
Continue ReadingNearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of…
Continue ReadingAt least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington’s campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the…
Continue ReadingAbout 300 teens were exposed to Covid-19 at a “pong fest” party in Lakeway, Texas, on June 20, local officials say. At the time of the…
Continue ReadingA civil rights advocacy group is teaming up with district attorneys in three major US cities to launch commissions that they say will listen to…
Continue ReadingThe stray bullet shattered a window and pierced the head of the 10-year-old girl in her home in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. She died…
Continue ReadingYale University will reopen in the fall without sophomores living on campus and then will be open in the spring without freshmen living on campus in…
Continue ReadingWhat started out as reports of a man shooting into the air ended with him driving a car off a cliff. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., deputies responded…
Continue ReadingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered bars in the state to reclose. But that’s not stopping the owner of a bar in Odessa from welcoming…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at some of the most important cases decided by the US Supreme Court since 1789. 1803 – Marbury v. MadisonThis decision…
Continue ReadingPolice dispersed protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an…
Continue ReadingAn old whipping post that was used “disproportionally on Blacks” was removed from outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown,…
Continue ReadingA majority of National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) players knelt on one knee during the National Anthem in the opening weekend of its…
Continue ReadingThe Fort Lauderdale Police officer seen on video shoving a kneeling protester and then being scolded by a fellow officer has been charged with…
Continue ReadingThe cries for racial equality have been heard across the world as thousands of protesters rallied after the death of George Floyd. But at one protest…
Continue ReadingEight Louisiana police officers are accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had “raised their hands … in an…
Continue ReadingStaff at an Iowa cemetery met an unimaginable scene as they arrived to work on Tuesday morning. The usually serene grounds of the historic Elmwood…
Continue ReadingFacing pressure from thousands of constituents calling to defund the police, New York City slashed $1 billion from the police budget. But some city…
Continue ReadingThe death of George Floyd is leading to the removal — by protesters in some cases and city leaders in others — of contentious statues…
Continue ReadingWhen Major League Baseball finally comes back into our lives this month, it will look a lot different than the hallowed summer pastiche we’re…
Continue ReadingThe president of Boston University has asked a committee to look into whether the school should retire the “Rhett” nickname of its Boston…
Continue ReadingAbout 40% of Asian and Black Americans say people have acted uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingEarly Wednesday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken conducted a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace lithium…
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