How a freed slave triumphed over a White lynch mob in the Jim Crow South
On the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…
Continue ReadingOn the night of January 21, 1897, a mob of White men armed with pistols and shotguns surrounded the home of freed slave George Dinning in southern…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — A new antiviral drug, delivered in a single shot,…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Brookhaven, Georgia (WGCL) — The mom of a Brookhaven child, who spent more than a…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Carroll County, Georgia (WGCL) — A substitute teacher in Carroll County faces 20…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Jackson County, Mississippi (WALA) — JCSO states that on Thursday morning, the…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — Nearly a week after 21-year-old Bradley Nall was shot and…
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Continue ReadingIn his first phone call with new United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China’s top diplomat has again pinned the blame on Washington…
Continue ReadingTwo days after officials welcomed back students to on-campus instruction, about 100 students and staff across a San Diego County school district were…
Continue ReadingFour family members, including three children, were killed in an early Saturday morning mobile home fire in Snellville, Georgia, according to…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — Firefighters and police were called to the St. Louis City…
Continue ReadingUS high school volleyball players no longer need approval to wear religious head coverings during matches, thanks to a 14-year-old Muslim player who…
Continue ReadingMore than a year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Wuhan, China, Go There travels back to the city of 11 million people to hear…
Continue ReadingChina’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first picture of Mars, according to the Chinese space agency. Tianwen-1, whose name means…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl LV will be more than a battle between two of the premier quarterbacks in the National Football League. The crown jewel of American sports…
Continue ReadingPro-democracy protests broke out in Myanmar’s largest city on Saturday, with thousands of people taking to the streets of Yangon in the first…
Continue ReadingRuby Alexander just wanted to go to the beach. As a transgender 11-year-old, she struggled to find comfortable, well-fitting bikini bottoms. So, her…
Continue ReadingThe former police chief of Rochester, New York said Friday he didn’t see anything “egregious” or any criminal conduct from police…
Continue ReadingSo many talented musicians got their start as children: from Mozart to Michael Jackson, to Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Fifteen-months-old Luca…
Continue ReadingOn a key highway into India’s capital, men are doing their laundry in washing machines set up under a makeshift tent. Just three months ago,…
Continue ReadingChicago may be closer to a teacher strike after Chicago Public Schools ordered some teachers back to work in person Monday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — UPDATE: Goodwill officials have found the mother of…
Continue ReadingAt just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics. She’d just hurt her foot…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILL SPRING, North Carolina (WLOS) — In a joint effort between Polk County…
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TROUTDALE, Oregon (KPTV) — A teenage boy who hadn’t been seen for almost a week…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A suspect has been arrested seven months after…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Drs. Alicja and Jacob Salman are husband and wife, and also both…
Continue ReadingThere’s one mask guideline that hasn’t changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens…
Continue ReadingLast September, Brian Myers walked into an animal shelter and rescued Sadie, a German Shepard — giving her another chance at life. Four months…
Continue ReadingFirefighters in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who said she had been trapped inside her van for at least four days…
Continue ReadingThree suspended correctional officers are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in an assault of inmates at a New Jersey women’s…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — Animal Control is searching for the owner of a…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — Oakland police said Thursday they are searching for…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Shingle Springs, California (KOVR) — She’s got her diploma and her loans are…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The family of a 3-year-old boy allegedly killed…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Philadelphia (KYW) — Injuries related to the winter weather are starting to mount…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s one of the biggest events every year: the Super Bowl (this…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — To celebrate Marilyn Bixler’s 90th birthday, her family…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Elmwood Park, New Jersey (WCBS) — There was a dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Sunrise, Florida (WFOR) — As the FBI continues to comb the scene where two agents…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — It’s the question on most everyone’s mind: When and where can…
Continue ReadingAdam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, entered a not guilty plea to a count of murder in the commission…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Denver (KCNC) — Denver’s first Black-owned gun club in the historic Five Points…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Newton, Iowa (KCCI ) — The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canadian actor and icon Christopher Plummer, known…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Milwaukee Country Transit System bus veered off…
Continue ReadingA hotline set up to help people in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County schedule Covid-19 vaccination appointments was partially compromised, county…
Continue ReadingJust call them snow angels. A Rhode Island fifth-grader and a family friend swept snow off dozens of hospital workers’ cars during…
Continue ReadingA pedigree heifer named after Posh Spice has been sold at a British auction for over $360,000 (£262,000,) breaking the world record for the prized…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HACKETT, Arkansas (KFSM) — Multiple sources have told 5NEWS that the Hackett…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Child care workers are considered essential and…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN TOP, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Two people are locked up for allegedly…
Continue ReadingA week after a 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police officers in Rochester, New York, the city’s mayor on Thursday…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHRISTIANA, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Humane Law Enforcement Officers with the…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Jerry Getz says he’s glad his…
Continue ReadingEnjoying more free time while working from home? Maybe not. New research conducted during the pandemic shows that home-working employees in the…
Continue ReadingFive days before Christmas, Cheryl Gansecki, a volcanologist at the University of HawaiÊ»i Hilo, was in bed when a small earthquake shook her awake…
Continue ReadingIf she’d waited to get vaccinated until it was her “tier’s” turn, Isabela Medina wouldn’t have gotten the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Carlisle, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County woman accused of murdering her…
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Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Hazel Dell, Washington (KPTV) — Vancouver police will be conducting an independent…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KABC) — Grandparents can pass along powerful life lessons to the next…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story New York (WABC) — The family of a man who was slashed across the face during a…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Four years ago, a friend mentioned that McLain…
Continue ReadingRomania’s Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed…
Continue ReadingA former secretary from the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp has been charged with complicity in the murders of 10,000 people, German prosecutors…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — It’s no longer unusual to know or hear about someone…
Continue ReadingHe didn’t want to be fired, so he quit. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Greenwood, Louisiana (KTBS) — As of Monday, Feb. 8, people over the age of 65 will…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Ann, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Ann man is suing the city’s Papa…
Continue ReadingGabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is. Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week. “This is…
Continue ReadingThursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no…
Continue ReadingAfrican nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government says the Canadian Anti-Fraud…
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was jailed this week over a years-old fraud case, denied wrongdoing during a court hearing Friday on…
Continue ReadingShe lay sprawled unconscious in the road, beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers. A White officer with a billy club stood over her. The woman…
Continue ReadingA top doctor at the Russian hospital where opposition leader Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has died, the…
Continue ReadingIt’s called COVAX — and it may be the best hope in vaccinating the world. The relative obscurity of this vaccine program belies its…
Continue ReadingHong Kong has introduced sweeping new restrictions for how schools operate, months after the Beijing government imposed a new national security law…
Continue ReadingSeattle Children’s Hospital canceled 1,300 Covid-19 vaccine appointments out of concern over equal access to sign up. “Shortly after…
Continue ReadingThe North Carolina State Board of Education has passed a new standard for teaching social studies that will include a more diverse perspective of…
Continue ReadingA consultant has been fired after he was heard making a racist slur during a break in a Vermont Senate Transportation Committee meeting held via Zoom…
Continue ReadingAzeneth Perry traced the sign of the cross on her body as she watched the ambulance drive away. Her husband, Paul, felt fine the day before, but he…
Continue ReadingThe global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and species extinction, and a shift to plant based diets is needed to curb the…
Continue ReadingDr. Alfonso Velandia starts each hospital shift by counting his troops in the battle against coronavirus. The 46-year-old emergency specialist…
Continue ReadingThe fatal shooting of a New Mexico State Police officer Thursday led to a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout with the suspect. State Police…
Continue ReadingSan Quentin State Prison, where a deadly coronavirus outbreak was reported last summer, has been fined more than $400,000 by the California…
Continue ReadingTeachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
Continue ReadingAn audit by Florida’s Palm Beach County Health Care District revealed that 1,160 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were spoiled…
Continue ReadingIn 2014, Amanda Gorman was a budding young poet in Los Angeles. As the then 16-year-old practiced reciting her poem “We Dragonflies” on…
Continue ReadingTeachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
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