Black History Month: Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height (1912-2010) was often the only woman in the room. She made it her life’s work to change that, fighting battles against both sexism…
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Minneapolis police officers must keep body cameras turned on during entire response to a call, new policy says
Minneapolis police officers will no longer be allowed to deactivate their body cameras in order to hold private conversations during the course of…
Continue ReadingGeorgia police chief and officer pushed out over racist, misogynist remarks caught on camera at BLM rally
The police chief and a patrolman in a small Georgia town have been pushed out of their jobs after they were caught having a racist, misogynist…
Continue ReadingKremlin critic Alexey Navalny in court ridicules claims he failed to contact authorities while in a coma
Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday in a bizarre and heated hearing in which the politician ridiculed suggestions he…
Continue ReadingIndian children hospitalized after ingesting hand sanitizer instead of polio drops
At least 12 children have been hospitalized after they were administered hand sanitizer drops instead of oral polio vaccine drops in India’s…
Continue ReadingIran is ready for a new relationship with the US, but the clock is ticking, says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US — but the clock is ticking, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. In an exclusive…
Continue ReadingJapan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise and Olympics loom
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases,…
Continue ReadingJapan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases,…
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Rochester police officers handcuff and pepper-spray a 9-year-old girl after call of ‘family trouble’
Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl while responding to what a police official called a report of…
Continue ReadingThis candy company will pay you $30 an hour to taste test their sweets
This is one sweet offer. A Canadian company is looking to pay people to try their candy and rate it. And the best part is, the job is remote. The…
Continue ReadingHere’s what it’ll take for you to snag your own Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Jared Kushner, Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have all reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. And you…
Continue ReadingFormer Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident…
Continue ReadingThe teacher behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens teams up with a teddy bear factory to make them for the masses
January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’…
Continue ReadingShe was already looking forward to her second Covid shot. The party she was greeted with at the clinic made it even better
On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to…
Continue ReadingOregon’s law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs officially goes into effect
Oregon has become the first state in the nation to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state…
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A groundhog forecast: More winter or early spring?
Every year on February 2 people keep an eye out for a groundhog’s shadow to help predict what the weather will be like for the next few weeks.…
Continue ReadingIn the name of cricket sex, humans need to stop making noise
We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and…
Continue ReadingPopular Christmas lights house starts to rebuild after house fire
Click here for updates on this story EAST GALESBURG, Illinois (WQAD) — A family in East Galesburg is recovering after a…
Continue ReadingCentral African Republic Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of…
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