Leon Spinks, boxing legend who beat Muhammad Ali, dead at 67
Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67, according to a statement from…
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New York releases updated data on state’s Covid-19 nursing home deaths
The New York State Department of Health has released updated data on Covid-19 deaths among the state’s nursing home residents, several days…
Continue ReadingDisney World cancels Super Bowl Parade due to the pandemic
As fans prepare to watch Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Disney has some bad news: There will be no Super Bowl victory parade down the Magic Kingdom’s…
Continue ReadingThe 2020 pandemic NFL season culminates with the Buccaneers and Chiefs in Super Bowl LV
The NFL made it through the regular season and the playoffs without a single canceled game despite the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there’s just…
Continue ReadingOfficer suspended for 45 days after breaking photographer’s camera during summer protests
Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee (WDJT) — A Milwaukee police officer gets a 45-day suspension without pay…
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Inmates at St. Louis jail attack corrections officer, set fires in their unit
About 115 inmates at a St. Louis jail escaped their cells, broke windows and set small fires in their unit on Saturday, officials said. The…
Continue ReadingFormer police officer accused of rape
Click here for updates on this story Sallisaw, Oklahoma (KFSM) — Warning: Details in this story could be disturbing for…
Continue ReadingThis Utah man invited homeless people to live in his front yard
Less than five minutes’ drive from downtown Salt Lake City sits the quiet neighborhood of Fairpark. The area hosts an annual state fair, a…
Continue ReadingA Black sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana condemned police brutality and institutionalized racism. Then he died by suicide
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy died by suicide on Monday after recording and posting to social media videos of himself condemning…
Continue ReadingDog missing for two months is reunited with family
Click here for updates on this story Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — If 2-year-old Sandy could talk, she’d…
Continue ReadingFake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here’s how to tell the difference
There’s one mask guideline that hasn’t changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens…
Continue Reading2 men who appeared on Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ accused of separate sex crimes involving minors
Two men who appeared on the Netflix docuseries “Cheer” have been arrested and charged in separate sex crime cases involving minors,…
Continue ReadingOne killed, several injured in suburban Chicago hotel shooting
One person was killed and several others injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, according to police. Officers responded…
Continue ReadingMural honoring Black women unveiled
Click here for updates on this story Lancaster, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A mural honoring Black women has been unveiled a…
Continue ReadingMiami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announced the establishment of his foundation
Click here for updates on this story Honolulu (KITV) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa announced the…
Continue ReadingStudy says Michiganders coped with pandemic by drinking alcohol
Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, Michigan (WNEM) — According to a study by DrugAbuse.com, many…
Continue ReadingSeveral fishermen rescued from Saginaw Bay
Click here for updates on this story Sagniaw Bay, Michigan (WNEM) — About a dozen fishermen had to be rescued after…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina ‘Big Brother’ says taking teen under his wing changed both for the better
Click here for updates on this story Maggie Valley, North Carolina (WLOS) — Quality time with a mentor grows even more…
Continue ReadingHow a freed slave triumphed over a White lynch mob in the Jim Crow South
On the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…
Continue ReadingAntiviral treatment may prevent severe COVID-19 cases, help curb community spread, study says
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — A new antiviral drug, delivered in a single shot,…
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