A 24-year-old white man accused of firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window is asking for forgiveness By The Associated Press October 1, 2020, 1:55 PM • 2 min read WARREN, Mich. — A 24-year-old white man accused of firing […]
Read MoreA prosecutor in Alabama says two white officers brutally beat a Black man five months ago after the victim got into a road-rage incident with the wife of one of the officers By The Associated Press October 1, 2020, 12:50 AM • 3 min read SELMA, Ala. — A prosecutor said two on-duty white Alabama […]
Read MoreA conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press September 30, 2020, 10:07 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging […]
Read MoreA conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press September 30, 2020, 10:07 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging […]
Read MoreA man who was hospitalized with severe burns after being evacuated from a Northern California blaze died of his injuries By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ September 30, 2020, 8:04 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SAN FRANCISCO — Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday […]
Read MoreA Kentucky judge has delayed until Friday the release of secret grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor’s killing by police By DYLAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press September 30, 2020, 8:04 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has delayed until Friday […]
Read MoreA judge has dropped the case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer over a toxic fire at the company’s suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press September 30, 2020, 7:06 PM • 3 min read HOUSTON — The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on […]
Read MoreA Wisconsin woman accused of neglecting her son, causing his death and hiding his body in the trunk of her car for months has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges By The Associated Press September 30, 2020, 3:26 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article GREEN BAY, Wis. — A […]
Read MoreA Kansas woman has been sentenced to life in prison for decapitating her ex-boyfriend’s mother with a pair of kitchen knives By The Associated Press September 30, 2020, 1:45 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to life in prison for […]
Read MoreCountry star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits “A Little Less Conversation” and “In the Ghetto,” and whose own hits include “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” has died. He was 78. His longtime manager Jim Morey said in a press release that Davis died in Nashville on Tuesday after heart […]
Read MoreA state university in Alabama is renaming two buildings that honor former governors who supported white supremacy By The Associated Press September 30, 2020, 1:07 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MONTEVALLO, Ala. — The University of Montevallo, a state-run liberal arts school, will rename two buildings that honor […]
Read MoreKamala Harris on Trump’s message to white supremacist groups: ‘A dog whistle through a bullhorn’ George Back Producer, Yahoo Entertainment September 30, 2020 [embedded content] Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris appeared on MSNBC Tuesday night for post-debate coverage. The Democratic nominee for vice president discussed various segments from the first presidential debate, including President […]
Read MoreA Long Island man convicted of running a sex trafficking ring out of his elderly parents’ sprawling suburban home has been sentenced to 9½ years in prison By The Associated Press September 30, 2020, 12:08 AM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SOUND BEACH, N.Y. — A Long Island man […]
Read MoreA former ComEd vice president has pleaded guilty to his role in what prosecutors say was a bribery conspiracy in which the energy utility sought legislative support from one of Illinois’ most powerful Democrats, House Speaker Michael Madigan By MICHAEL TARM and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press September 30, 2020, 12:00 AM • 3 min read […]
Read MoreA lawsuit says a Kansas woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after refusing to pull over was unarmed and posed no danger to him or the public By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press September 29, 2020, 7:58 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BELLE PLAINE, Kan. […]
Read MoreA statue of a 19th century senator from Illinois who owned slaves and was a longtime nemesis of Abraham Lincoln has been moved from the Illinois Capitol’s lawn into storage By The Associated Press September 29, 2020, 5:36 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A statue […]
Read MoreA Texas grand jury has decided to take no action against a man who fatally shot an armed man who killed two people in late December at a Fort Worth-area church By The Associated Press September 29, 2020, 12:05 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FORT WORTH, Texas — […]
Read MoreA fire that broke out amid the wreckage of a collapsed hotel construction project in New Orleans has been extinguished By The Associated Press September 28, 2020, 9:01 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW ORLEANS — A fire broke out Monday amid the wreckage of the Hard Rock […]
Read MoreA police department on a North Carolina college campus says a man armed with a machete smeared satanic messages in blood on a sorority house and on a vehicle belonging to a student living there By The Associated Press September 28, 2020, 8:01 PM • 1 min read GREENVILLE, N.C. — A man armed with […]
Read MoreA grand jury has indicted a Texas sheriff on charges accusing him of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of a Black man in police custody last year By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press September 28, 2020, 7:06 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article AUSTIN, […]
Read MoreA federal jury has found a self-proclaimed white nationalist guilty of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a racist group he felt was harassing and bullying him By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press September 28, 2020, 6:02 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CONCORD, […]
Read MoreA curfew is being lifted in Louisville, where many people have been arrested for refusing to stop their nighttime protests after a grand jury’s decision not to charge officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor By The Associated Press September 28, 2020, 4:00 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this […]
Read MoreChrissy Teigen was hospitalized after experiencing ‘a lot’ of bleeding while pregnant with her third child. She explained to her millions of Instagram followers what is going on and how her little boy is doing. Chrissy Teigen, 34, has been vocal about being on bed rest because of her “high-risk” third pregnancy, and she revealed […]
Read MoreA state lawmaker says she will propose changing Kentucky’s legal definition of rioting after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with a felony rioting count while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice By The Associated Press September 28, 2020, 12:10 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LOUISVILLE, […]
Read MoreA Kentucky lawmaker says she will propose changing the definition of rioting after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was arrested and charged with a felony count while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice By The Associated Press September 28, 2020, 9:30 AM • 1 min read LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker said she […]
Read MoreA crowd marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name” on Sunday evening, the fifth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press September 28, 2020, 1:52 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this […]
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