Month: February 2021

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped the misdemeanor criminal charge against Amy Cooper, the White woman who called police on a Black man in Central Park last May, after she completed education and therapy classes on racial equity. “Given the issues at hand and Ms. Cooper’s lack of criminal background, we offered her,

Dr. Anthony Fauci has been honored with a top international prize for his work combating the coronavirus and other infectious diseases. He is one of the seven recipients of the 2021 Dan David Prize, a $1 million award endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The annual prize

The Rev. Jemar Tisby describes himself as a “theological mutt.” He was baptized in a Southern Baptist church, joined a White nondenominational congregation and spent much of his time attending Catholic schools. But once he attended a small Black Baptist church in the Mississippi Delta, he found a home. Located in a former warehouse, the

Forget facial recognition technology — researchers say they can identify you from the veins on the backs of your hands. Biometric recognition has become more prevalent in recent years. Facial recognition technology is used everywhere from airport check-in lines to police departments and even nightclubs, while iris, fingerprint and voice recognition is used across a

First, California condors nearly went extinct from poaching, lead poisoning and habitat destruction. Then the California wildfires last summer threatened to devastate their recovering wild population. Now, hope is on the horizon as the critically endangered species has added nine eggs to their numbers since January 15. The most recent egg came on February 7.

Click here for updates on this story     Charlotte, North Carolina (WSOC) — For the first time in two months, some Charlotte-Mecklenburg School students returned to the classroom on Monday morning. Students who are in Pre-K, kindergarten through 8th grade and some students with disabilities who need in-person services went back to the classroom Monday. Pre-K

Click here for updates on this story     Raleigh, North Carolina (WRAL) — Triangle Town Center Mall in Raleigh was the scene of an elaborate Valentine’s Day proposal, with the video going viral. A group danced to pop music as the man lured his unsuspecting girlfriend to a balloon-and-poster set up in the middle of the

Click here for updates on this story     Bonners Ferry, Idaho (Spokesman-Review) — Goggles covered in ice and visibility nearing zero, Edward Moellmer squinted down an expanse of snow near the summit of Montana’s Engle Peak. What was that? That blurry disruption in an otherwise white expanse of snow and fog. Trees maybe? He sure hoped

An artist based in Philadelphia has set a new record for the world’s largest drawing by an individual. The art project, made by Dyymond Whipper-Young, spans 6,507 square feet. Whipper-Young, who is also an art teacher, used just black Crayola Project XL Markers to create the piece, which took a whopping 63 hours — over

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will allow hunters to kill 200 wolves in the last week of February even as the state appeals a judge’s order requiring the winter hunting season. Acting on orders of a Jefferson County judge, the