Black 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…
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A 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.…
Continue ReadingGunman kills 3 in multiple shootings in the Chicago area, police say
A gunman killed three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area before being shot and killed by police,…
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SEPTA Union Says Transit Agency going in wrong direction, putting workers’, riders’ health at risk
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — SEPTA’s workers’ union says the lives of employees…
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Parents, school districts facing difficult decisions surrounding sending students back into classrooms
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) — More and more families are raising concerns about the…
Continue ReadingExtremely low flu activity after fears of twindemic this winter
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, FL (WFOR) — While cases of COVID-19 are skyrocketing around the country,…
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