Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue
Florida’s Manatee County Public Safety Department has declared a state of emergency and ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point…
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Black families still reeling from verdicts in police brutality cases warn justice is not promised in Chauvin trial
Tiffany Crutcher still remembers the numbness she felt when a jury announced it was acquitting the Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on stars, Santa’s location and jokes for third graders
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a man of many parts, constantly on the go. In his day job, he is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum…
Continue Reading One dead, two others injured in an exchange of gunfire between gunmen and officers in New York City
One person is dead and two others are injured after an exchange of gunfire on Saturday between gunmen and New York Police Department officers, the…
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MLB moving All-Star Game from Georgia after state passes new restrictive voting laws
Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season’s All-Star Game and draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to Georgia’s…
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White supremacy graffiti was found on Northern Kentucky University’s campus for the second time this year
The president of Northern Kentucky University said the school will launch an investigation after supremacy graffiti was found on campus for the…
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Gonzaga defeats UCLA with buzzer beater and will face Baylor in NCAA men’s basketball title game
The top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs faced a tough challenge but prevailed in overtime against the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four at the NCAA men’s…
Continue ReadingUS government moves AstraZeneca out of vaccine plant that suffered contamination
The federal government has moved to stop any further risk of contamination at a Baltimore contract vaccine manufacturer where 15 million potential…
Continue Reading Final Four: Gonzaga’s the favorite, but all the teams have great basketball stories to tell
Here’s two reasons to marvel at the men’s Final Four on Saturday night: Somehow, the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t derail the season,…
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US hits 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in a day for a new record
More than 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine were reported administered in the past 24 hours, setting a new record and bringing the seven-day…
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What it would take for the GOP to dump Gaetz
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, to borrow a phrase from the late singer Tom Petty, is free fallin’. Gaetz, a loyal foot soldier for former President…
Continue ReadingCapitol Police union chair: ‘We are struggling to meet existing mission requirements’
The chairman of the union for US Capitol Police officers said the department is “struggling to meet existing mission requirements” and is…
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Rep. Joaquin Castro: Security and public access must be balanced at Capitol after deadly attacks
Rep. Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, said that when it comes to the security surrounding the US…
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Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli released from prison
Designer Mossimo Giannulli, the husband of actress Lori Loughlin who made a plea deal with prosecutors last year related to a college admissions scam…
Continue Reading Baylor cruises to NCAA championship game after overpowering Houston 78-59
The Baylor Bears advanced to the national championship game after cruising past the Houston Cougars 78-59 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in…
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Two suspects arrested after 5 people were injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar
Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday…
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Why MLB’s decision to move its All-Star Game was surprising
Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented…
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First Broadway theater opens its doors since the Covid-19 pandemic began
The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down…
Continue Reading The US saw significant crime rise across major cities in 2020. And it’s not letting up
Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against…
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A week of compelling and potentially devastating testimony at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial
Pain, trauma and regret spilled out from a Minneapolis courtroom during a first week of critical testimony in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the…
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