Crime is surging in US cities. Some say defunding the police will actually make it fall
It’s been a long time since summer in the US felt this feverish. It’s not just the coronavirus, the social unrest and the soaring…
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CDC director says masks are key for reopening of schools
Getting children back to in-person learning is important for their social well-being — but the key to reopening classrooms during the…
Continue ReadingToronto Blue Jays might have to play home games in New York or Florida
The Major League Baseball season is set to begin July 23, but the Toronto Blue Jays still aren’t sure what city they’ll be calling home.…
Continue ReadingA Montana nursing home turned down free Covid-19 tests. Now, almost every resident is infected and 8 have died
An assisted living facility in Billings, Montana, was offered free, voluntary surveillance coronavirus testing for residents and staff by the state…
Continue ReadingPolice officer shot and killed near Seattle
The Bothell, Washington, police officer who was fatally shot late Monday has been identified as Jonathan Shoop, according to authorities. Shoop had…
Continue Reading9-year-old New Orleans boy is the latest child victim of gun violence in the US
A 9-year-old boy killed in a triple shooting in New Orleans has become the latest victim in a spate of gun violence in July that has taken the lives…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Harvey Weinstein’s $19 million settlement with accusers
A federal judge in New York has rejected a proposed $19 million settlement for the women who accused former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual…
Continue ReadingTina Turner comes out of retirement with a remix of ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’
Tina Turner is back with a remix of her classic hit, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” Turner worked with Norwegian producer DJ Kygo…
Continue ReadingChina has just contained the coronavirus. Now it’s battling some of the worst floods in decades
Weeks of torrential rains have caused the worst flooding in China in recent decades, destroying the homes and livelihoods of millions of people as…
Continue ReadingGhislaine Maxwell is denied bail as judge says risks of fleeing ‘are simply too great’
A federal judge Tuesday ordered Ghislaine Maxwell jailed pending trial, saying the significant financial resources, international ties and…
Continue ReadingMetal band Great White apologizes for performing to a packed, maskless crowd in North Dakota
The metal band Great White has apologized for a concert that saw few masks in the audience and no social distancing. “We understand that there…
Continue Reading‘It’s One Of The Most Wonderful Things That Has Ever Happened To Me’: Honor Flight South Florida Surprises Veterans With Caravan
Click here for updates on this story BROWARD COUNTY, FL ( WFOR) — Honor Flight organizers got creative to celebrate…
Continue ReadingEvergreen Family Watches Elephant Butte Fire Burn Land They’ve Had For 100 Years
Click here for updates on this story Evergreen, CO (KCNC) — Hundreds of homes were evacuated Monday afternoon as the…
Continue Reading1 man holds multiple trademarks on potential Washington Redskins replacement names
The Washington NFL franchise announced on Monday that it would be changing its team name, but one man has already beaten them to the punch by…
Continue Reading9-year-old New Orleans boy is the latest child victim of gun violence in the US
A 9-year-old boy killed in a triple shooting in New Orleans has become the latest victim in a spate of gun violence in July that has taken the lives…
Continue ReadingTexas ICU nurse is hospitalized with Covid-19 after testing negative
HOUSTON, Texas — An ICU nurse in Texas has found herself in the position of some of the very same patients she’s spent the last few weeks…
Continue ReadingA bus driver in China deliberately crashed and killed 21 people after his house was demolished
A driver deliberately crashed a bus full of passengers into a reservoir in southwestern China, hours after discovering his house had been demolished,…
Continue ReadingOregon National Guard soldier arranges surprise homecoming
Click here for updates on this story BEND, OR ( KTVZ ) — An Oregon Army National Guard soldier from Bend said that…
Continue ReadingGen X faces more years of ill health than baby boomers, study suggests
People in their 40s and 50s are in worse physical shape than people in their 60s and early 70s were at the same age, according to a new study. The…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the CDC recommends schools do as they reopen
WASHINGTON, DC — In his push to get schools to reopen, President Donald Trump has complained that guidelines offered by the US Centers for…
Continue ReadingDoctors remove live worm from woman’s tonsil
A woman in Japan got more than she bargained for after visiting the doctor with an irritated throat, as she was told that a worm was living inside…
Continue ReadingThese stunning pictures captured Comet Neowise soaring through the sky. Here’s how you can see it for yourself
A three-mile wide comet named “NEOWISE” has lit up the skies, wowing people across the globe. Being able to catch a glimpse of the comet…
Continue ReadingWhat did our food look like hundreds of years ago? Art history may have the answers
What happens when a plant geneticist and an art historian walk into a museum together? They come up with a new idea for tracing the visual evolution…
Continue ReadingJurgen Klopp sends heartwarming message to striker after history-making promotion
After helping secure his side’s historic promotion to the second tier of English football, Adebayo Akinfenwa said he only wanted to celebrate…
Continue ReadingSearch for a potential mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre enters second day
The search for possible mass graves from the Tulsa race massacre is officially underway nearly a century after hundreds of Black people were brutally…
Continue Reading‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera ‘mustered enough energy’ to rescue her son ‘but not enough to save herself,’ authorities say
Naya Rivera used the last of her strength to save her 4-year-old son before she died, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said Monday. “She…
Continue ReadingWorking from home can soon mean working in Barbados for up to a year
Those working remotely in the Covid-19 pandemic may soon be able to move the home office to Barbados, according to the Barbados Government…
Continue ReadingPandemic’s perfect storm: Uptick in cases this winter may be more serious than the initial outbreak
Health care systems in many places struggle in winter. Conditions such as asthma, heart attacks and stroke tend to worsen in colder temperatures, and…
Continue ReadingTamera Mowry-Housley leaving ‘The Real’ after six seasons
Tamera Mowry-Housley kept it real on Monday when she made a big announcement. The former child star turned co-host of the popular talk show,…
Continue ReadingA New Hampshire radio station cuts ties with conservative host after she filmed herself yelling at landscapers for speaking Spanish
A New Hampshire radio station cut ties with a conservative host after she filmed herself verbally attacking landscapers who were speaking Spanish.…
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