Vanilla Ice concert planned for 4th of July weekend in Texas has been canceled
AUSTIN, Texas — A planned Vanilla Ice holiday weekend concert has been canceled. A rep for the rapper confirmed Thursday afternoon that at a…
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Here’s what’s safe and not safe as you plan your July 4 weekend
It’s almost the Fourth of July, and while most of us are used to spending the day with friends at the beach or by the pool, this year…
Continue ReadingA 911 call, a racial slur, a refusal to cash a check. This is what it’s like for some Black bank customers
Paul McCowns walked into an Ohio bank clutching his first paycheck from a new job at an electric company. But instead of cashing the check worth…
Continue ReadingWest Indies cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes dies aged 95
The cricket world is in mourning after West Indies cricket legend Everton Weekes died at the age of 95. He was one of the “Three Ws”…
Continue ReadingHow to find resilience during the coronavirus pandemic
A few weeks into the coronavirus quarantine, 16-year-old Emmy Apfel was sitting at home in Palo Alto, California, with nothing to do. It was her…
Continue ReadingGov. Kemp hopes cancellation threat of upcoming football season encourages mask use
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — As college football fans turn their eyes toward the upcoming…
Continue ReadingFrom coast to coast of the United States, scenes from reopened restaurants in the coronavirus era
For many of us, the novelty of cooking every single meal at home faded weeks — if not months — ago. And while access to restaurant food…
Continue ReadingMom creates hashtag #NoCoronaSummerSlide, gives away books to highlight importance of reading
With kids forced into virtual learning for the last third of the school year, experts warn the normal “summer slide” — students…
Continue ReadingWNBA star Natasha Cloud says wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts is ‘not enough’
WNBA star Natasha Cloud says people should not be satisfied with “crumbs” in their fight for social reform. The 28-year-old recently…
Continue ReadingHospitals face ‘an explosion of Covid’ and signs of another surge as coronavirus case numbers climb
Inside a Houston hospital partly transformed into a coronavirus specialty unit, one doctor says he expects to reach capacity in the next 14 days.…
Continue ReadingFormer Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone becomes a father at 89
Former Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone, 89, and wife Fabiana Flosi, 44, have announced the birth of their son. The baby boy was born on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingAlyssa Milano hits back over alleged blackface photo
Alyssa Milano is rejecting an accusation she wore blackface. The actress posted Tuesday in response to an article alleging she was “facing…
Continue ReadingThey were arrested for breaking lockdown rules. Then they died in police custody
Four Indian police officers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering a father and son who were in custody after being accused of breaking…
Continue ReadingSoldier, a suspect in disappearance of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, kills self when confronted by police
A soldier suspected in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities…
Continue ReadingProtests break out in Hong Kong as first arrest made under new security law
Hong Kong was facing up to a new reality on Wednesday, after China’s central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night…
Continue ReadingAssisted living home residents are in need of pen pals in this time of isolation
Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of…
Continue ReadingAmericans who stayed home before they were told to saved lives, study finds
If you were one of the Americans who decided to self-isolate before you were required to by state or local mandate, good for you. You saved lives.…
Continue ReadingDozens of students living in fraternity houses near the University of Washington test positive for coronavirus
At least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington’s campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Texas teens at ‘pong fest’ party exposed to coronavirus, officials say
About 300 teens were exposed to Covid-19 at a “pong fest” party in Lakeway, Texas, on June 20, local officials say. At the time of the…
Continue ReadingGun violence surges in major American cities in the midst of a pandemic and a policing crisis
The stray bullet shattered a window and pierced the head of the 10-year-old girl in her home in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. She died…
Continue ReadingYale University to open campus without sophomores in fall and without freshmen in spring
Yale University will reopen in the fall without sophomores living on campus and then will be open in the spring without freshmen living on campus in…
Continue ReadingA 100-mph car chase in California ends with suspect driving over cliff and into the Pacific Ocean
What started out as reports of a man shooting into the air ended with him driving a car off a cliff. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., deputies responded…
Continue ReadingA Texas bar owner is fighting the state’s shutdown: ‘We are going to starve,’ she says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered bars in the state to reclose. But that’s not stopping the owner of a bar in Odessa from welcoming…
Continue ReadingSome consumer fireworks emit high levels of lead and other toxins, a new study finds
When it comes to fireworks safety, parents may warn kids to avoid getting too close. What families may not realize, however, is that there are other…
Continue ReadingSeattle Police disperse protesters from occupied CHOP area after emergency order
Police dispersed protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an…
Continue ReadingModerate drinking may improve cognitive health for older adults, study says
If you enjoy a daily cocktail or some wine with dinner, you’ll want to raise your glass to this: A new study found low to moderate drinking may…
Continue ReadingCalifornia reimposes coronavirus restrictions for more than 28 million residents
More than 28 million Californians live in counties where restaurant dining rooms, bars and other indoor facilities are being told to stay shut or…
Continue ReadingNew York Police Department’s budget has been slashed by $1 billion
Facing pressure from thousands of constituents calling to defund the police, New York City slashed $1 billion from the police budget. But some city…
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This 23-year-old Texas woman waited weeks before venturing back out. When she did she got coronavirus
HOUSTON, Texas — Peyton Chesser wasn’t taking chances when the coronavirus pandemic locked down the country in March. The 23-year-old…
Continue ReadingConfederate statues are coming down following George Floyd’s death. Here’s what we know
The death of George Floyd is leading to the removal — by protesters in some cases and city leaders in others — of contentious statues…
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