Officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain reassigned for safety reasons
Three Colorado police officers involved in a confrontation that left a Black man dead last year have been reassigned to “nonenforcement”…
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National Women’s Soccer League set to become the first professional league to resume play on Saturday
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is returning to action this weekend after the start of its season was delayed due to the pandemic.…
Continue Reading Pride has gone virtual this year. Here’s how you can celebrate
The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting how the LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pride during the month of June. The pandemic caused the cancelation…
Continue Reading The Good Stuff: An octogenarian stays connected, a diabetic pilot returns to the skies and a baby emu wobbles
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Continue Reading NJ corrections officer may lose his job over George Floyd death re-enactment
A New Jersey corrections officer who was suspended for his alleged role in mocking the death of George Floyd and re-enacting it earlier this month…
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Federal judge orders release of migrant children being held in Texas & Pennsylvania
HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge late Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in U.S. immigration jails and denounced the…
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Paralympian Angela Madsen found dead while trying to row from California to Hawaii
Three-time Paralympian Angela Madsen died earlier this week while attempting a solo row from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Madsen, 60, was declared dead…
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A man wins a $4 million lottery jackpot — for the second time
When most can’t manage to get a $20 return on a scratch off, one Michigan man walked away with $4 million … TWICE!! “You…
Continue Reading The last convicted Birmingham church bomber has died in prison
The last convicted bomber in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four young African American girls has died in prison, nearly 60 years…
Continue Reading Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly India-China border clash
China appears to have rebuilt and expanded a military camp in the Himalayas that was the site of a deadly border clash with India, satellite images…
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Dow ends down 730 points as Texas, Florida economies stall due to virus
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow and the broader U.S. stock market tumbled Friday as investors grew increasingly worried as the great reopening of the economy…
Continue Reading Police chief offers resignation as video of a police-custody death is made public
The police chief in Tucson, Arizona, offered to resign Wednesday following the public release of body camera video from a two-month-old incident in…
Continue Reading Oregon and Oregon State will no longer call their games ‘Civil War’
The University of Oregon and Oregon State University have shelved the phrase “Civil War,” which players and fans alike used to refer to…
Continue Reading Carolina Panthers coach becomes 2nd to say he may kneel alongside his players
NFL players may see another head coach kneeling on the sidelines when the National Anthem is played before games this season — should it…
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Federal appeals court rules Trump diverting military funds for border wall is ‘unlawful’
SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to divert Pentagon funds to construct additional barriers on the…
Continue Reading Chipotle suspended a manager after an Indianapolis Colts football player said he was racially profiled
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard said he was asked to leave a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in South Carolina after he became the…
Continue Reading Minneapolis City Council advances plan to dismantle embattled police force
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday officially moved to dismantle its police force and replace it with a department of community safety and…
Continue Reading Georgia governor signs hate crime bill spurred by outrage over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed into law a hate crime bill that his state’s Legislature approved this week. The bill, spurred by…
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Mexico passes 25,000 virus deaths as Juarez approaches 500 fatalities
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has now pushed past 25,000 coronavirus deaths and 200,000 confirmed cases, as the nation’s treasury secretary said…
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White House virus task force holds 1st briefing in 2 months, ‘seriously considers’ new testing strategy
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said the White House coronavirus task force is having “intense…
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Mississippi may have the votes to change its state flag, says a senior lawmaker
Mississippi is the last state in the country whose flag features the Confederate emblem. And there may be enough lawmakers who want to remove the…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts conduct a spacewalk for space station power upgrades
Early Friday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken began a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to replace lithium ion…
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NASA astronauts go on spacewalk for space station upgrades
HOUSTON, Texas — Change the batteries. It’s a task that sounds simple enough, unless you’re floating in outer space. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and…
Continue Reading Wrongly arrested Black man sues a Georgia city and police officers for excessive force and injury
A Black man who was slammed to the ground as he was wrongly arrested is suing the Georgia city of Valdosta and numerous Valdosta Police Department…
Continue Reading Elijah McClain’s family is getting the investigation into his death they have been seeking for almost a year
When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced his administration would reexamine the death of a 23-year-old Black man in police custody, he answered a…
Continue Reading An ex-officer is charged with battery and official misconduct after video shows him Tasing a woman with his knee on her neck
A former police officer in Miami Gardens, Florida, has been charged with battery and official misconduct after video surfaced of him Tasing a woman…
Continue Reading A group spread face mask exemption cards on Facebook. The DOJ says they are fraudulent
The US Department of Justice is warning Americans about fraudulent cards distributed on Facebook by a group encouraging people to not wear masks…
Continue Reading Public health experts are increasingly frustrated with America’s lack of leadership on coronavirus
Even after widespread lockdowns, the United States has failed to stomp out the coronavirus and again finds itself in a rapid surge of cases. Public…
Continue Reading Furloughed from her job, she’s now the ‘Lasagna Lady’ who cooks free meals for first responders and friends
When Michelle Brenner lost her job because of the pandemic, she decided to use her extra time and a family lasagna recipe to create a free food…
Continue Reading He’s considered an ‘essential’ worker. What he feels, though, is underpaid and at risk.
As a farmworker, Salvador Calzadillas has been deemed “essential” during the Covid-19 pandemic. What he feels, though, is underpaid and…
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