Additional reckless murder charge filed against officer in Andre Hill shooting
Prosecutors filed an additional reckless murder charge against former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy, on Friday for the shooting death of…
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UPS driver sprints across busy street to rescue a young boy pinned under a heavy package
Max Pratt likes to help his mom and dad by bringing in the packages delivered to their Oak Park, Illinois, home. It’s kind of his thing. But…
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Picture perfect liftoff for Space-X rocket
History was made Friday morning in Florida. A Space-X rocket carrying two NASA astronauts, and two international crew members make a picture-perfect…
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Columbus shooting illustrates how police grapple with politics of releasing body camera footage
The police department in Ohio’s largest city is under national scrutiny after an officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant —…
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Ma’Khia Bryant should be remembered as a loving teenager, her mother says
Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to be remembered by the incident that ended her life. “I want the world to…
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Tiger Woods on crutches in first Instagram photo of himself since his car accident
Tiger Woods has posted his first photo of himself since his car accident earlier this year, showing him on a golf course in crutches with his dog.…
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Students hope vaccine mandate will bring life back to college
Warm spring days usually bring students out to the sprawling grass-filled quad at Rutgers University in New Jersey. But on a recent visit, CNN found…
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Multi-state conversation explores voting from home, voter suppression
Progressive voter organizing group Vote From Home USA (VFH) is hosting a virtual event on Zoom Monday, April 26, at 4 p.m. to discuss the most recent…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of George Floyd, to be sentenced June 16
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted this week in the murder of George Floyd last May, will be sentenced June 16, according to…
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Seven North Carolina deputies placed on leave after the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Seven deputies involved in serving the warrant on Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed when deputies fired at him as he drove his car away, have been…
Continue Reading Mars helicopter shares first aerial color photo and preps for Sunday flight
So this is what the view looks like when flying on Mars. The Ingenuity helicopter captured its first color image from 17 feet (5.2 meters) above the…
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new sex trafficking charges
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges Friday in her first court…
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Biden’s remarkable success on climate
By every standard, President Joe Biden’s climate change summit was a remarkable success. With great diplomatic dexterity, Biden and climate…
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CDC advisers recommend resuming use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted Friday to recommend resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson…
Continue Reading California governor orders fracking to be phased out
California will stop issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by January 2024 as part of a statewide effort to reach carbon-neutrality by 2045, Gov.…
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University of Texas band members will be required to play ‘The Eyes of Texas’ or join a different band
The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new…
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What six Asian Americans are doing to fight hate in their communities
Asian Americans have had enough. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve seen friends, relatives and community members be…
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Chicago police shot a suspect wanted in the deadly shooting of a 7-year-old girl in a McDonald’s drive thru
Chicago police on Thursday shot a suspect who was wanted in connection to last week’s shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a…
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Group of Texas students disciplined after they pretended to auction Black classmates in social media group chat
Multiple high school students in Texas are facing disciplinary action after they created a social media group pretending to auction off their Black…
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A Nevada man sentenced to death tells court he’d rather die by firing squad than lethal injection
A Nevada death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the beginning of June, but he’s fighting his sentence, and in a recent…
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