Jose Canseco Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco. Personal Birth date: July 2, 1964 Birth place: Havana, Cuba Birth…
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Evidence of huge carnivorous dinosaurs discovered in Australia
Scientists have found evidence that large carnivorous dinosaurs lived in Australia. A team of researchers analyzed dinosaur footprint fossils and…
Continue Reading An Arizona sheriff who said he wouldn’t enforce the state’s stay-at-home order has tested positive for Covid-19
When Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey extended the state’s stay-at-home order into mid-May, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb countered that the policy had…
Continue Reading Washington State Patrol will investigate the death of Manuel Ellis in police custody, governor says
The Washington State Patrol will start a new investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis, a black man who died while in the custody of the Tacoma…
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Brother of man found hanged dies in a deputy-involved shooting
The half-brother of Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old black man who was found dead hanging in the city of Palmdale, California, last week, was killed in…
Continue Reading Scientists have grown mini brains containing Neanderthal DNA
We now know that many of us are part Neanderthal, with our genes carrying traces of past encounters between our early ancestors and the Stone Age…
Continue Reading A 20-foot-tall statue honors the frontline workers fighting Covid-19 around the world
Latvia is honoring the doctors, nurses and medical workers on the front lines in the fight against Covid-19 with a giant statue in the nation’s…
Continue Reading Juneteenth by the Numbers
Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July,…
Continue Reading Diner gets big (screen) idea to keep serving in the pandemic
Nothing has tested the slogan “always open” like Covid-19, even at venerable diners like the Bel Aire in Queens, New York, which…
Continue Reading Officials clarify that a Florida bridge is not at risk of immediate collapse after a large crack appeared
A well-traveled South Florida bridge is not at risk of imminent collapse, authorities said this week, diverging from the US Coast Guard’s…
Continue Reading MLB should wrap up baseball season by October, Dr. Fauci tells LA Times
Baseball season should not extend past October to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. In an interview with the Los…
Continue Reading A Florida bridge is at ‘risk of an imminent collapse’ after a large crack appears underneath
Part of a bridge in Florida is closed for repairs after a large crack appeared underneath, authorities said. The Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart is…
Continue Reading India’s Modi responds to ‘violent face-off’ with China over Himalayan border
They fought with fists, stones, and nail-studded bamboo poles, in a bloody brawl that left around two dozen people dead. More details are emerging…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 18: Rayshard Brooks, police, Covid-19, John Bolton, Syria
Good news if you’re struggling with your rent or mortgage during the coronavirus crisis: Federal eviction and foreclosure moratoriums are being…
Continue Reading Solar eclipse 2020: When and where to see the annular eclipse
This weekend, stargazers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to an annular solar eclipse on the heels of the summer solstice. This type of…
Continue Reading Officer in George Floyd’s death under review by state police conduct board
The actions of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are being reviewed by state police conduct investigators, according to court documents…
Continue Reading He watched Rayshard Brooks’ shooting from his SUV. The officer’s bullet hit his vehicle, DA says
Melvin Evans was in the line at a Wendy’s drive-through in Atlanta last week when he heard people arguing. Shortly after, a man ran toward the…
Continue Reading These are the schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programs
The list of athletics programs in universities across the US reporting coronavirus cases is growing. From Auburn University to the University of…
Continue Reading How two promising lawyers found themselves facing life in prison for alleged Molotov cocktail attack during protests in NY
On an early October evening in 2014, a group of New York University law school students gathered for a joint birthday party at (Le) Poisson Rouge, a…
Continue Reading Larry Nassar’s victims are requesting the report on FBI’s handling of its investigation into alleged abuse
More than 120 alleged sexual abuse victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor, sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting a…
Continue Reading Ex-Atlanta Police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
The now-fired Atlanta Police officer who faces a felony murder charge for fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks last week kicked the 27-year-old man after…
Continue Reading Rayshard Brooks opened up about the struggles of life after incarceration in an interview before his death
“You get treated like an animal.” Those were the words of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police…
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Mexico posts near-record virus numbers, Juárez adds 14 more deaths to total 420
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico’s coronavirus cases continued to increase at near-record levels Wednesday, as officials acknowledged the…
Continue Reading A man drove a car into a crowd of Portland protesters, injuring 3, police say
A man drove his car into a group of protesters in downtown Portland, Oregon, injuring three, and then attempted to escape, a police statement says.…
Continue Reading Former Missouri police officer charged after hitting man with his car
A fired police officer in suburban St. Louis was charged with assault, a day after video was released showing his unmarked SUV striking a man and the…
Continue Reading What we know about the charges against the officers involved in Rayshard Brooks’ death
More than two minutes passed before two Atlanta police officers rendered first aid to Rayshard Brooks after he was shot. Now, they are facing more…
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Ex-officer charged with felony murder in Atlanta shooting death of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA, Georgia — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back,…
Continue Reading Nooses found hanging in Oakland trees to be investigated as hate crimes
A hate crime investigation is underway after several nooses were found hanging from trees in Oakland, California. The nooses were found around the…
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