President Joe Biden told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday he plans to recognize the 1915 massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, according to a person familiar with the conversation. Readouts from the White House and Turkish presidency did not mention the issue. The call was described by the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Almost a year since the death of her daughter, one South Florida mother is begging for justice. Maria Gray says the young man responsible for her daughter’s death is living comfortably on house arrest, and she says it’s time for him to be locked up.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore woman says hula hooping helped her get through the pandemic. So much so, she started sharing her love for the retro activity with others at Lake Montebello. On any given day in Baltimore, you’ll see Diana Miller with her hula hoop — always
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) — A Black apprentice electrician is speaking out after he says he found two nooses hung in his work area on Long Island, allegedly put there by white co-workers. Kyrin Taylor said he showed up to Cooper Power & Lighting Corp. in Farmingdale in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore County man said he was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for not wearing a mask while eating Twizzlers and wants to share his story in the hopes things will change. Avi Mandel said he was a frequent Southwest flyer until his flight
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey is responding to criticism after she released redacted files about a former police officer accused of child sexual abuse. “That would not happen under my watch,” Janey said. She was talking about disturbing new information showing Patrick Rose kept his
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Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials presented an even stronger mix of immediate gloom and long-range hope Friday at their latest COVID-19 briefing, saying the fourth surge in cases and hospitalizations could put at least a dozen counties, including Deschutes and Crook, back in the restrictive “Extreme Risk” category next Friday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Massachusetts (WBZ) — A decades-old rumor leads to a nice payday for one family in Massachusetts. For years they were told money was hidden somewhere in their house. They hired carpenters in the past but could never find anything. So they brought in a real-life treasure hunter –
Continue ReadingChicago police on Thursday shot a suspect who was wanted in connection to last week’s shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald’s drive-thru, authorities said. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said in a news conference Thursday that officers shot the suspect following a vehicle pursuit, crash and attempted carjacking. He confirmed the individual
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIDLAND COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A Midland County man won $2 million on a scratch-off ticket from the Michigan Lottery one year after losing everything in a flood. “Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me,” the 29-year-old
Continue ReadingDiapers are a pricey, essential item for parents. Now, they’re getting even more expensive, hurting low-income families already struggling with the pandemic’s economic woes. Disposable diaper prices rose 8.7% during the year ending April 10, according to the latest numbers from NielsenIQ, which tracks point of sale data from retailers. Diaper makers recently said they
Continue Reading Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer issue fines to undocumented immigrants who have failed to depart the United States, the agency announced Friday, a reversal from the Trump-era policy that threatened immigrants with thousands of dollars in debt to the federal government. ICE officials said the agency rescinded the two Trump-era orders on the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men accused of leading deputies on a vehicle chase Thursday evening, April 22, in the area of Smokey Park Highway and Asbury Road in Candler. Deputies were initially responding to a breaking and entering call, and
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At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented situation.
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Multiple high school students in Texas are facing disciplinary action after they created a social media group pretending to auction off their Black peers. The group, called “N***** Auction” on the app Snapchat, was started by a handful of students at the Aledo Independent School District, just outside of Fort Worth. One student bid $100
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A data breach has impacted Yale New Haven Health. On Friday, the healthcare system announced that Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is among many hospitals nationwide that were impacted by software issues at Elekta. Elekta is the company that provides the
Continue ReadingA Nevada death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the beginning of June, but he’s fighting his sentence, and in a recent court filing, he said he’d prefer to die by firing squad rather than a deadly drug cocktail. In a document filed this month, attorneys for Zane Floyd, sentenced to
Continue ReadingWhen Apple unveiled its colorful new iMac line at a virtual product launch earlier this week, reactions were divided: They’re beautiful. They’re ugly. What is with that ‘chin’? The event was one of the most exciting product launches from any tech company in a while. Apple introduced an entirely new product — its AirTag location
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Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas suggested on Tuesday that Democrat Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House minority leader and gubernatorial candidate, had initially supported a boycott of Georgia in response to the state’s controversial new elections law. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights, at which Abrams testified, Cotton said, “March 31st,
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Anticipation is building for the Facebook Oversight Board’s looming decision on whether to keep or reverse a ban on former President Trump’s account. The board has said the decision will be announced “in the coming
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