The US has averaged more than 3,000 Covid-19 deaths a day over the past week
The magnitude of loss from Covid-19 is now on par with suffering the 9/11 attacks every day. The US averaged more than 3,223 Covid-19 deaths a day…
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Crowds ignore warning and flood Tuscaloosa strip after Alabama crushes Ohio State for national football title
A college football season shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic ended Monday with a familiar team and coach on top, and familiar — even if…
Continue Reading10 ways to de-escalate political discussions with friends and family who disagree with you
The shocking invasion of the US Capitol by a mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump is proof that the anger and frustration that divides…
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Ex-cop Derek Chauvin will be tried separately in George Floyd’s killing due to the pandemic
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, will be tried separately from the other…
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SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Pot Projection’ – a look into weed’s recreational future
On November 3, Prop 207 passed by a large 60-40 margin of victory allowing adults over the age of 21 to smoke marijuana in…
Continue ReadingOn these 9 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…
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Trump administration expected to change course on vaccine distribution
The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to announce sweeping changes Tuesday in vaccine rollout guidelines in an effort to boost the…
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‘Extraordinary’ corporate revolt over campaign donations shakes political world
Some of the country’s largest firms are scrambling to distance themselves from last week’s insurrection at the US Capitol by freezing or reassessing…
Continue ReadingBill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom offer from Trump
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has announced that he is declining the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he was scheduled to…
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3 women hospitalized after car crash in Yuma
A single vehicle car crash sent three women to the Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in stable condition.…
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FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington, D.C., leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading How a lone Capitol Police officer lured rioters away from the Senate chambers
A US Capitol Police officer bounded up the stairs of the Capitol building, a growing mob of insurrectionists behind him. Using himself as…
Continue Reading California prosecutor will not charge second former officer in the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant
Following the reopening an investigation into the 2009 fatal police shooting of Oscar Grant, no charges will be brought against a second former Bay…
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Indonesian search team recovers black box at Sriwijaya plane crash site
An Indonesian search team has recovered one of the two black boxes that belonged to the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea with 62…
Continue Reading 2020 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers on record
2020 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers in history, according to a group that tracks officer deaths in the line of duty. A…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 12: Capitol riot, fundraising, Covid, death row, Cuba
The Presidential Inaugural Committee has announced the theme of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration: “America United.”…
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2 years after she fled her captor, Jayme Closs is dancing again, her aunt says
Today, Jayme Closs is surrounded by loved ones, doing well and taking life day by day, her aunt said — a far cry from fighting for her life…
Continue Reading A federal judge has granted a stay of execution for the only woman on federal death row pending a competency hearing
A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours…
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Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19
Things are so bad in Los Angeles County that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent…
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The power of a real apology
“Forgiveness” in the time of Covid usually refers to loans, as in TD Bank’s recent announcement that, pending new information, it…
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