Bryan Monroe, longtime journalist and former CNNPolitics.com editor, dies at 55
Bryan Monroe, a journalism professor and former CNNPolitics.com editor who once headed the National Association of Black Journalists and helped guide…
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Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty related to Flint water crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and former Flint Public Works director Howard Croft were each charged Wednesday with two counts of willful neglect…
Continue ReadingJapan expands state of emergency and bans entry of foreign nationals as coronavirus as infections climb
Japan will expand its state of emergency to seven more prefectures and ban all foreign nationals from entering the country, Prime Minister Yoshihide…
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Andrew Yang announces candidacy for New York mayor
Andrew Yang announced his candidacy for New York City mayor on Wednesday, several weeks after he had filed paperwork to run for the office. “I…
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Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller charged for alleged role in Capitol riots
Klete Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay golds, was charged Wednesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol…
Continue ReadingCalifornia hospital fined over $40,000 after Santa Clara County says it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak
A Northern California hospital was fined $43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee.…
Continue ReadingAn NYPD official is suspended without pay after being connected to racists posts on a message board
A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay and is now the subject of an internal disciplinary process…
Continue ReadingTop scientists warn of ‘ghastly future’ for planet as leaders underestimate ecological threats
The world is on track for a “ghastly future,” an international group of scientists has warned, with accelerating climate change and…
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Male orangutan steps up to care for 2-year-old daughter after death of matriarch
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — A male orangutan has taken on an unusual role at the Denver Zoo,…
Continue ReadingSome national veterans organizations vow to remove members charged in the Capitol riots
Some national veterans organizations have vowed to remove members who were charged in the Capitol riots, taking a stand against the violent attack…
Continue ReadingWhile seniors wait, young, healthy, non-frontline hospital workers are getting vaccine
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — You may have seen them on social media: young,…
Continue ReadingFor the mob that stormed the US Capitol, a lesson from Charlottesville
What happened to the alt-right after Charlottesville could be a guide for what happens to QAnon and the mob that stormed the US Capitol last week.…
Continue ReadingA nurse who works with Covid patients just won a $1 million lottery jackpot
We can all agree that health care workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic deserve all the good things in life. One North Carolina nurse…
Continue ReadingOstrich goes on stroll through St. Charles County
Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Sometimes your pet bird just needs some…
Continue ReadingParents say children with special needs are struggling with LAUSD’s online-only format
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL / KCBS) — Los Angeles Unified School District students went…
Continue ReadingOSHA investigating after Hendersonville wall collapse leaves 1 dead, others injured
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — OSHA is investigating after a 12-foot…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan foils ISIS plan to assassinate the top US envoy to Kabul
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency have said they foiled an attempt by an ISIS cell of four members to assassinate a US diplomat in Kabul. The…
Continue ReadingUS bans cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns
The US has banned imports of cotton products and tomatoes produced in China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns, US Customs and Border…
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House impeaches Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’
The House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in a swift and bipartisan condemnation of the President’s role…
Continue ReadingInvestigators: Milwaukee man sexually assaulted woman he picked up in ridesharing vehicle
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 43-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of picking up…
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