South African President announces extension of Covid-19 restrictions, closes land borders
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended coronavirus restrictions in the country Monday, citing a “massive increase” in Covid-19…
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Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19
Things are so bad in Los Angeles County that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent…
Continue ReadingAlabama crushes Ohio State to win 6th national title in the Nick Saban era
This college football season had a series of stops, starts and ripped-up schedules because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite its unevenness, the…
Continue ReadingA pregnant mother, a family of five and a father on a business trip among the victims of Sriwijaya Air crash
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency team was continuing a search operation for the 62 people aboard Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which…
Continue ReadingBlack boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site as human remains recovered
Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have…
Continue ReadingA federal judge has granted a stay of execution for the only woman on federal death row pending a competence hearing
A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours…
Continue ReadingAnderson Cooper: ‘Being gay is one of the blessings of my life’
Anderson Cooper was asked by a viewer on Full Circle about how old he was when he accepted that he was gay. “I think I really, truly accepted…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles woman whose mom died of Covid-19 had to hold the funeral in a parking lot
Juliana Jimenez Sesma stared down at her mother’s casket. Her mother’s face was made-up, and her hair done just so. Her expression was…
Continue ReadingNine days police in DC arrested more people than they did during the Capitol siege
Sixty-one: That’s the number of arrests Washington, DC, police made the day rioters laid siege to the Capitol in protest of President-elect Joe…
Continue ReadingAfricatown Heritage House gets more than $1.3M in funding
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Ever since journalist Ben Raines found the wreckage of…
Continue ReadingCops sorting through hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in stolen property
Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — Several law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri…
Continue ReadingGirl rescued by sheriff’s deputy in 2018 makes remarkable recovery
Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KCAL KCBS) — Almost three years ago, a San…
Continue ReadingMan runs out of house in underwear to deter thieves
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A Woodland man bared it all trying to stop two…
Continue ReadingTheodore Lumpkin Jr., a Tuskegee Airmen member, dies at 100 due to Covid-19 complications
Theodore Lumpkin Jr., one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who served during World War II, has died at age 100. Lumpkin…
Continue ReadingYogananda Pittman named acting US Capitol police chief after riots
The US Capitol Police has appointed a Black woman as its acting police chief after the former head resigned in the fallout from the agency’s…
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Airbnb says it will try to ban Capitol rioters from inauguration stays
Airbnb announced on Monday plans to attempt to restrict rioters who stormed the Capitol from returning to the Washington, DC area for next…
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Pence and Trump remain estranged in aftermath of riot
Vice President Mike Pence received a memento from his aides the other day: the engraved chair set aside for him in the White House Cabinet Room,…
Continue ReadingAt least two gorillas at San Diego Zoo tested positive for Covid-19, in the first known cases among great apes
The surge of Covid-19 in California has just gotten even worse, after at least two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo became infected with Covid-19, the…
Continue ReadingHow Miami-Dade opened all its public schools — and kept them open
Alberto Carvalho has been able to do what hundreds of his fellow superintendents have not: fully open his district’s schools in the pandemic.…
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