Covid-19 cases could explode after Labor Day: It’s up to us to stop it
Memorial Day came. We celebrated. We burst out of our suffocating homes with a damn-the-torpedoes surge, eager to see the places, family and friends…
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NYPD investigating car that plowed into a group of BLM protesters in Times Square
The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car plowed into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking the street…
Continue ReadingJacob Blake’s sister says she isn’t sad. She’s angry and she wants change
Jacob Blake’s sister told reporters that even as he fights for his life with seven gunshot wounds from police officers, she isn’t sorry…
Continue ReadingJacob Blake attorneys deny police union allegations of fight with officers before shooting
As Jacob Blake was freed from handcuffs in the hospital, the Kenosha police union said Friday that Blake put an officer in a headlock moments before…
Continue ReadingJacob Blake’s shooting shows America has a long way to go in its journey toward a racial reckoning
Three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police spurred national unrest and widespread reforms, America’s racial reckoning…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi says he will ‘continue’ at Barcelona after wanting to leave the club ‘all year’
Lionel Messi says he will “continue” at Barcelona, despite wanting to go “all year,” the six-time Ballon d’Or winner…
Continue ReadingMassive mystery holes appear in Siberian tundra — and could be linked to climate change
A Russian TV crew flying over the Siberian tundra this summer spotted a massive crater 30 meters (100 feet) deep and 20 meters wide — striking…
Continue ReadingA coronavirus vaccine by Election Day? Probably not. Here’s why
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking states to get ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by as early as next month. The…
Continue ReadingA White professor says she has been pretending to be Black for her entire professional career
A professor of African and Latin American studies who portrayed herself as Black has now revealed she has been lying. Jessica A. Krug, an associate…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Covid-19 vaccine generated an immune response, study says
A Covid-19 vaccine developed and tested in Russia generated neutralizing antibodies in dozens of study subjects, and while the vaccine often caused…
Continue Reading‘Away’ is another mission-to-Mars drama that doesn’t achieve liftoff
Eventually somebody’s going to make a really good TV series about a manned space mission, but “Away” isn’t it. Like…
Continue ReadingRent a fire lookout tower for $40 a night
There comes a moment, every time you visit a fire lookout tower, when you become certain that you have gotten hopelessly, irretrievably lost. The…
Continue ReadingUsher announces Vegas residency
Usher is headed to Sin City. The eight-time Grammy Award-winner will headline a Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, opening…
Continue Reading11-year-old attacked in Shawnee: ‘It’s not okay to hate’
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV KSMO) — An 11-year-old girl who was attacked and knocked…
Continue ReadingCommunity rallies around 39 rescued children left with nothing
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — The Georgia community is overwhelmed after hearing the plight…
Continue ReadingOne dead as firefighters battle blaze aboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Firefighting crews from Sri Lanka and India are working to put out a large blaze aboard an oil tanker that has been burning since Thursday, off the…
Continue ReadingOregon coast brewery says gun comments made it target of open carry rally
Click here for updates on this story SEASIDE, OR (KPTV) — A brewery in Seaside says it is receiving national attention…
Continue ReadingIt’s the worst disaster of the pandemic. But WHO chief says our lack of concern shows ‘moral bankruptcy’
They are among the greatest victims of coronavirus, yet elderly people continue to be dismissed, despite growing evidence of the devastating effects…
Continue Reading‘The Batman’ production paused after Robert Pattinson tests positive for Covid-19
Production on “The Batman” has been temporarily paused after the film’s star, Robert Pattinson, tested positive for Covid-19, a…
Continue Reading4-year-old caught in crossfire in KC was shot in leg
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A 4-year-old girl was shot in the leg after getting…
Continue ReadingLodge adding classroom so children can do online classwork while on vacation
Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — In the Poconos, Great Wolf Lodge near Tannersville is…
Continue ReadingSuspects in Lexington armed robbery arrested after cross-county chase
Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — Three people were arrested after a chase involving…
Continue ReadingDaniel Prude’s daughter says her dad was not the animal officers treated him like before he died
Daniel Prude was treated like an animal and murdered by officers who should have protected him, said four relatives of the Black man who died after…
Continue ReadingDefending NBA champion Toronto Raptors avoids shutout against Boston Celtics with thrilling buzzer beater
Defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors delivered the most exciting finish of this year’s Playoffs thus far in the team’s second-round…
Continue ReadingGarbine Muguruza delivers epic racket smash in upset loss against comeback mom Tsvetana Pironkova
Garbine Muguruza lost her racket and her US Open match Thursday against a tricky foe who returned to the circuit this week after becoming a mom.…
Continue ReadingAngel City: Disruptors plan Hollywood ending for LA women’s soccer club
For Alexis Ohanian last summer, it started with a simple phone call. The entrepreneur and co-founder of Reddit was in London and his friend wanted…
Continue Reading7 Rochester police officers suspended over Daniel Prude’s death, mayor says
Seven police officers in Rochester, New York, involved in the March arrest of a Black man who was pinned to the ground and later died have been…
Continue ReadingPenn State clarifies athletic doctor’s comments on Covid-19 and myocarditis
Penn State University on Thursday clarified the remarks of the school’s director of athletic medicine about how many Big Ten athletes who…
Continue ReadingDozens of hospitals poised to defy FDA’s directive on Covid plasma
Dozens of major hospitals across the U.S. are grappling with whether to ignore a federal decision allowing broader emergency use of blood plasma from…
Continue ReadingICE recovers 19th century painting stolen from Italian monastery in Texas
DALLAS, Texas — Stolen almost two decades ago from an ancient abbey in northeastern Italy, a trafficked 19th century art piece is making its…
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