By Heather Leah Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — Faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media posted a statement Tuesday after Nikole Hannah-Jones’ announcement that she would reject an offer to take a position at UNC after weeks of
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By Nick Matoney Click here for updates on this story CARNEGIE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A father is charged with involuntary manslaughter and other offenses after his 4-year-old son died of fentanyl toxicity following an incident in Carnegie. Van Marcus Redding, 36, of Hulton Street in Carnegie, faces a preliminary hearing on July 9. The alleged
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN As the world’s top athletes head into the Tokyo Olympics, a wave of penalizations and criticism are shedding light onto how Black women in sports are treated. In recent weeks, the governing body for aquatic sports refused to approve the use of a swimming cap designed to accommodate natural Black hair
Continue Reading CNN’s Laura Coates reacts to American sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson, being barred from competing in the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana.
Continue ReadingBy Jossie Carbonare Click here for updates on this story JUPITER, Florida (WPBF) — The Ramsey family from Palm Beach County continues to mourn their beloved grandmother, who was on the 9th floor of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside when it collapsed in the middle of the night. Magaly Delgado, 80, had been living
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A 16-year-old boy shot in the arms and legs Monday in Baltimore is hospitalized, police said. City police said a lieutenant on routine patrol around 11:49 a.m. Monday found the teenager in the 1700 block of McCulloh Street suffering from gunshot
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By Jack Guy, CNN An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first. The 13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, southern England, and will be flown more than 7,000 kilometers (4,350 miles) to Kenya,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN en Español) — Este martes, la gobernación del estado de México informó a través de un comunicado que las fuertes lluvias de la tarde de este lunes provocaron afectaciones en diversas colonias de los municipios de Toluca, San Mateo Atenco, Lerma, Almoloya de Juárez, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Tlalnepantla, Naucalpan, Zumpango y Zinacantepec. La
Continue ReadingBy Rosalia Fodera Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A tragic and deadly crash in Wake County killed two people and sent a baby to the hospital in April after a pickup truck collided with a U-Haul. Peter Drago was the young man driving that U-Haul, and his parents
Continue ReadingBy George Solis and Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (WPVI) — The man at the center of a community protest in Mount Laurel, New Jersey – sparked by his racist rant toward a neighbor – was taken into custody on Monday evening. Water bottles and ice were
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The family of a 53-year-old woman who was found dead, with tape over her mouth and her hands bound inside her home in South Los Angeles over the weekend is pleading for answers, with authorities saying they have not identified
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Granda Click here for updates on this story HACIENDA HEIGHTS, California (KABC) — A 13-year-old boy remained hospitalized two days after his father was killed in a car-to-car shooting and crash on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights. Meanwhile, a makeshift memorial for the father, 35-year-old Luis Mendoza, continued to grow outside the
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By Ben Church and Ben Morse, CNN Emma Raducanu says she’ll “come back stronger” after her fairytale maiden run at Wimbledon ended on Monday evening after she retired from her fourth-round match with “breathing difficulties.” The 18-year-old Brit — who was playing in her first ever grand slam — lost the first set and was
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN We see you living your best post-break-up life, Jennifer Lopez! While the paparazzi capture photos of Lopez and former, and now apparently on again, bae Ben Affleck strolling hugged up in the Hamptons, she’s sharing how happy she is at the moment. “I’m super happy,” she said in an interview
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Officers were called at about 7 p.m. to the 1200 block of Again Street near Again Street Park and West Boulevard Elementary School, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones tells Amanpour about the “collective grieving for the desecration of black lives” following the death of George Floyd.
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By Dustin Dorsey Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KGO) — The Santa Cruz Mountains Treasure Hunt has a winner! This group found the box with a trophy and $1,000. On Monday, the winners met with the hunt’s organizers to talk about the experience and joy. “I was a little shaky
Continue ReadingBy Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story ASHTON, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A missing kayaker in Fremont County has been found safe and sound. Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries tells EastIdahoNews.com the kayaker got separated from his group while recreating at Warm River about eight miles northeast of Ashton Monday evening. It happened
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By Laura Jarrett, CNN An Ohio police chief has retired from his post after an apparent racist incident was caught on surveillance, CNN affiliates report. Sheffield Lake Police Chief Anthony Campo has now left the force after more than 30 years on the job following what appears to be a racist prank on a fellow
Continue Reading An Ohio police chief retires after video shows him putting a “Ku Klux Klan” sign on a Black officer’s desk. CNN’s Laura Jarrett reports.
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