More than 30 killed as two trains collide in Egypt
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two…
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As some states open Covid-19 vaccines to all, many others are still weeks away. Here’s a timeline.
The tweet came as a surprise. John McGee, 21, told CNN on Tuesday that he was mindlessly scrolling through Twitter last Monday when he saw…
Continue ReadingNumber of migrant children in federal custody jumps by nearly a thousand in one day
The number of unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody continued to climb this week, according to the latest government-released data. On…
Continue ReadingDHS dissolves independent advisory council, ousting Trump-era officials
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday dissolved the Homeland Security Advisory Council, according to a letter…
Continue Reading‘It’s not a safe place’: Thierry Henry quits social media, hoping to inspire others to stand up to online abuse
Former France international Thierry Henry says he hopes his decision to step away from social media will inspire others to stand up against racist…
Continue ReadingUSA Today editor accuses company of being ‘subservient to white authority’ after she was fired for a tweet
A race and inclusion editor for USA Today’s Sports Media Group wrote in a blog post published Friday that she was fired over an inaccurate…
Continue ReadingBiden calls Georgia law ‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’ and says Justice Department is ‘taking a look’
President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an…
Continue ReadingTwo separate lawmaker trips to border highlight different messages on immigration amid surge of minors
Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in fire that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue ReadingAn Instacart shopper believed he heard someone loading guns in a bathroom stall. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue ReadingGym offering free membership to customers who refuse Covid vaccine, despite guidance from state officials
Click here for updates on this story BELMAWR, New Jersey (WCBS, KYW) — A New Jersey gym at the center of controversy…
Continue ReadingBizarre 5-hour slow-speed pursuit of stolen U-Haul
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The driver of a stolen U-Haul truck led police on a…
Continue Reading57-year-old woman gives birth to baby boy
Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Barbara Higgins is over the moon in love. The…
Continue ReadingBiden calls new Georgia voting law ‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’
President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an…
Continue ReadingIt’s now illegal in Georgia to give food and water to voters in line
Georgia’s new sweeping elections law has a number of controversial provisions that will restrict access to voting. But one in particular has…
Continue ReadingWomen rule March Madness and these men know it
Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the…
Continue ReadingAfter deadly mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families are still grappling with how hate upended their lives
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue ReadingJacob Blake has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the Kenosha police officer who shot him
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by a White police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on August 23,…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s election fraud lie turned into law in Georgia
This is how lies turn into laws that make it harder for people to vote. The same week that a major backer of former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingNYPD officers are no longer protected from civil lawsuits after city council passes police reform legislation
The New York City Council passed a series of reforms for the New York Police Department on Thursday, including ending qualified immunity for…
Continue ReadingPelosi appoints first Black House sergeant-at-arms, William J. Walker
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Friday that she is appointing DC National Guard Major Gen. William J. Walker to be the House…
Continue Reading2 teens rescued from slingshot ride after cable breaks
Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — All slingshot rides in Florida have been closed after…
Continue Reading$300 a day for a Kia Rio. Why rental cars prices have gone insane
Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on a spring break trip to Orlando next week: Renting a car — if you can find one —…
Continue ReadingThis March Madness, women are on top of their game
Metaphors are seldom as convenient as they were last week, when University of Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince posted a Tik Tok video of the…
Continue ReadingDominion Voting Systems files $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News for ‘orchestrated defamatory campaign’
Dominion Voting Systems, a voting technology company that was the target of baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, filed a $1.6…
Continue ReadingDisney+ just raised prices. Here’s why
Your Disney+ bill is about to go up. The reason? “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Lando,” “Ahsoka,” “Loki,”…
Continue ReadingUS Navy plans to send assessment team to Suez Canal to assist with stuck container ship
The US Navy in the Middle East plans to send an assessment team of dredging experts to the Suez Canal as soon as Saturday to advise local authorities…
Continue ReadingBoycotting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar would be a ‘big mistake,’ says Belgium manager Roberto Martínez
As players continue to protest the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Belgium manager Roberto Martínez says boycotting the tournament would be a…
Continue ReadingRomney receives JFK ‘Profile in Courage’ award for impeachment vote
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for being the lone GOP senator to stand up…
Continue ReadingLabor board orders Musk to delete a 3-year-old anti-union tweet
Elon Musk’s tweets have once again come under fire from federal regulators. The National Labor Relations Board says that Tesla and its CEO…
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