Dows soars 800 points after surprise gain in jobs as virus eases
WASHINGTON, DC — Stocks closed out the week with a bang after a closely watched report on the job market surprised investors by showing that…
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Minneapolis to ban all police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require…
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Philadelphia Inquirer journalists call out sick after paper publishes the headline: ‘Buildings Matter, Too’
A large contingent of journalists at the Philadelphia Inquirer took a sick day Thursday to demand change at the newspaper, in the wake of the…
Continue Reading Taco restaurant employees refuse to fulfill catering order for Ohio State Patrol and walk out of shift
Condado Tacos closed two of its locations in Ohio on Tuesday after three employees got into a “heated discussion” with management on…
Continue Reading Astronomers may have found an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star
Some 3,000 light years away from Earth, researchers believe they have found an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. The star is known as…
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Chicago mayor says officer shown giving ‘the finger’ to protesters should be fired
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants an officer who was photographed giving protesters the middle finger to be fired. Lightfoot was asked at a press…
Continue Reading Several University of Alabama football players test positive for Covid-19, reports say
Several University of Alabama football players have tested positive for coronavirus, according to multiple reports including Sports Illustrated and…
Continue Reading The pandemic has made a lot of social situations awkward. Here’s how to handle them.
As we emerge from our pandemic isolation, the world we’re coming back to is far different and more socially confusing than it once was.…
Continue Reading Protests are erupting over police brutality. And some officers are responding to the outcry with force
As protests over police brutality erupt across the United States, some officers are responding to demonstrations with violence. In recent days,…
Continue Reading Because of the pandemic, the US postponed citizenship ceremonies for months. That could keep thousands from voting in 2020
Citizenship ceremonies across the United States have become yet another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. The system for swearing in new…
Continue Reading How to watch the CNN and ‘Sesame Street’ town hall addressing racism
As anger and heartbreak have swept across America over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of police, CNN and “Sesame…
Continue Reading 7 adults are found dead in a burning Alabama home
Authorities in Alabama are investigating the deaths of seven adults found in a home near Huntsville on Thursday night, the Morgan County…
Continue Reading Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever
New cases of the novel coronavirus are rising faster than ever worldwide, at a rate of more than 100,000 a day over a seven-day average. In April,…
Continue Reading NFL players release video calling on the league to condemn racism and support black players
Several NFL players have released a powerful video titled “Stronger Together” that calls on the league to condemn racism and support…
Continue Reading Behind the fences, Trump may be missing a national moment
President Donald Trump is literally and figuratively fencing himself off from a moment of national reckoning. High barriers have sprung up around the…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor would have been 27 today. Here’s where her case stands.
On June 5, Breonna Taylor would have been 27 years old. But she was killed two months ago when police broke down the door to her apartment in an…
Continue Reading Nursing home resident: ‘I feel as though I am in #DeathCamp2020’
When news broke months ago about the country’s first coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home, Linda Mayberry immediately recognized the…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, June 5
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t making everyone poorer. A jobs report today is expected to show that US unemployment is now near 20% — the…
Continue Reading ‘They died in the exact same way’
Paris (CNN) — The case of Adama Traoré has striking parallels with that of George Floyd. Both were black men whose interactions with police…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 5: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, coronavirus, lynching
Las Vegas is returning to a new normal. So, what does a pandemic-era Sin City look like? There’s more room at the craps table — and EMTs…
Continue Reading What we know about the four ex-police officers charged in George Floyd’s death
One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s…
Continue Reading Police searching for cyclist who was filmed accosting people posting signs supporting Black Lives Matter
Police in Maryland are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people posting flyers in support of Black Lives Matter.…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says last moments of his life were heartbreaking
Among those who learned more about Ahmaud Arbery’s death at a preliminary hearing on Thursday was his mother, who called the revelations…
Continue Reading 3 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison for taking photos at Florida naval base
Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison Thursday for entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West, Florida, to take photos.…
Continue Reading Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban to remember Tiananmen Square massacre
Thousands of Hong Kongers defied a police ban Thursday to gather in the city’s Victoria Park and mark the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s friend who was in the car with him found out about his death on social media, he says
George Floyd did not resist arrest and pleaded with police officers before his death last month in Minneapolis, his friend said. Maurice Lester Hall,…
Continue Reading India and Australia sign pacts to strengthen military ties as tensions simmer in South China Sea
India and Australia signed two bilateral military agreements Thursday in the “first step in deepening of the defense relationship”…
Continue Reading Bail set at $1 million for three ex-officers charged in George Floyd’s death
A judge on Thursday set bail for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death at $1 million each, or $750,000 under…
Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, a Georgia…
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