Senators ask CDC for plan to fix coronavirus-related drop in vaccinations
Seventeen Democratic senators have sent a letter to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking for a plan to fight a…
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‘Space Force’ casts Steve Carell in a broad satire that never achieves liftoff
Reuniting Steve Carell and “The Office” producer Greg Daniels, “Space Force” carries such an impressive payload — from…
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Man defends message after billboard calling COVID-19 a lie removed
Click here for updates on this story CHESTERTON, Ind. (The Times) — An electronic billboard message challenging the…
Continue Reading Officials: Pandemic squashes hiring of lifeguards
Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (The Times) — The city has responded to a local advocacy group…
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Police in Texas, across U.S. speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the…
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Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment
When a journalist is arrested at a protest, the free and fair gathering of the news is arrested, too. That’s one of the reasons why these…
Continue Reading Saturday school? State board OKs one-year flexibility for Oklahoma schools grappling with COVID-19 contingency plans
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — Public schools grappling with multiple contingency…
Continue Reading Facebook group reuniting Residents with lost items after flood
Click here for updates on this story Sanford, MI (WNEM) — Hundreds of personal belongings and family heirlooms were…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s office, rental assistance programs brace for influx of evictions
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — A large number of evictions in St. Louis City that have…
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CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as…
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‘The cries for peace will rain down’ — Colin Kaepernick among sporting figures to pay tribute to George Floyd
The sporting world has come together to pay their respects to George Floyd after his death in Minnesota, US, on Monday. Floyd, a 46-year-old black…
Continue Reading English Premier League will resume season on June 17
The English Premier League has agreed to a provisional return on June 17 without fans in attendance. It ends a three-month break to England’s…
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World’s deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface
The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting. The observations of…
Continue Reading College grads face staggering unemployment as they search for jobs
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — College graduates are facing staggering unemployment…
Continue Reading Woman injured when bullet-ridden car hits utility pole, crashes into home
Click here for updates on this story Shreveport, LA (KTBS) — Police are searching for a shooter who is believed to have…
Continue Reading The move used to restrain George Floyd is discouraged by most police. Here’s why
George Floyd’s death has raised new questions about a potentially dangerous method of restraint: the knee-to-neck maneuver. Floyd, a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of South Korea schools close again after reopening
More than 500 schools closed again Friday to students after briefly reopening, as South Korea moves to stamp out a resurgence of the coronavirus in…
Continue Reading Minneapolis police release 911 call that led to encounter with George Floyd
It started with a routine police call reporting someone used a counterfeit bill at a store in Minneapolis. What followed was a series of events that…
Continue Reading Why Starbucks coffee tastes like travel
On most days I am loyal to my locally owned coffee shop. I spent years working as a barista myself, pulling shots of espresso and pouring silky…
Continue Reading Twitter adds warning label to Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter says President Donald Trump has violated its rule against glorifying violence and has affixed a warning label to one of his tweets — the…
Continue Reading The Dalai Lama blames George Floyd’s death on racism during virtual talk on compassion
The Dalai Lama has deplored the death of George Floyd in Minnesota and blamed discrimination and racism for it. The exiled Tibetan leader gave a…
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Texas to allow some fans at outdoor sports events – but not in El Paso
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order…
Continue Reading China is embracing a new brand of foreign policy. Here’s what wolf warrior diplomacy means
There is a new brand of diplomacy taking hold in Beijing and its chief architects have a suitably fierce nickname to match their aggressive style…
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‘Nerve-racking’: Virus testing backlog has El Pasoans waiting 10 days or more for results
EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso has set up more than a dozen Covid-19 testing sites throughout the community, and while it could take as little…
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With season in question, Americas grad Darrell Hernaiz continues work to MLB
EL PASO, Texas – A year ago around this time Americas High School grad Darrell Hernaiz was signing his professional baseball contract with the…
Continue Reading Caught on video: 90-year-old Texas grandma tries to defuse tense confrontation between police & black motorist
MIDLAND, Texas — When police stopped a Texas man for an alleged traffic violation, the confrontation turned tense, videos of the incident show.…
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Prosecutors do not announce charges in George Floyd’s death but say ‘justice will be served’
Prosecutors looking at the death of George Floyd on Thursday asked the people of Minneapolis for patience while they investigate the case that has…
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Texas jail says guards didn’t notice inmate giving birth
DALLAS, Texas — A woman managed to go into labor and give birth alone in a Texas jail cell without any corrections officers noticing until after…
Continue Reading 911 call the day Ahmaud Arbery died came from a cell phone belonging to the McMichaels
A cell phone belonging to one of the men charged with Ahmaud Arbery’s death called 911 on February 23, shortly before Arbery died, according to…
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WATCH: 68-year-old El Paso virus survivor cheered as he leaves hospital after 47 days
EL PASO, Texas — A 68-year-old man is the definition of staying strong and he’s sure to put a smile on your face. He just became the latest of El…
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