After the march, now what’s next?
More than a million people who turned out on Saturday for women’s marches in all 50 states have put down their placards, taken off their pink hats and ended their chants after what was an extraordinary...
View ArticleThirteen arrested in Day Without a Woman’ march
Thirteen women were arrested for disorderly conduct outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower during the “Day Without a Woman” march Wednesday, a spokesman for the New York Police Department...
View ArticleJCPenney to close up to 140 stores
JCPenney plans to shutter as many as 140 stores in the coming months, the latest traditional retailer to announce closings. The department store chain did not disclose how many jobs would be cut, but...
View ArticleTexas Southern University cancels Cornyn’s commencement speech
Texas Southern University canceled a scheduled commencement appearance by state Sen. John Cornyn amid student backlash. The historically black university announced Friday that Cornyn, a Republican,...
View ArticleICE: Violent NYC gang members arrested, face deportation
Over the last 30 days, federal authorities rounded up dozens of members of a violent California-spawned street gang in the New York City area, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs...
View ArticleThree trials, no convictions in fatal police shootings
All three cases started with a traffic stop. A black man is pulled over by a police officer. Why? He was missing a front license plate. For suspicious activity. Because a cop thought the driver looked...
View ArticleNew York police officer fatally shot in ‘unprovoked attack’
A New York police officer of 12 years and mother of three was fatally shot early Wednesday as she sat in a command vehicle in the Bronx, authorities said. Miosotis Familia, 48, was shot in the head...
View ArticleMore than 100 shot in Chicago over Fourth of July weekend
The four-day Fourth of July holiday weekend was a violent one in Chicago, with 102 people shot, including 15 fatally. The shootings in the third-largest U.S. city occurred between Friday afternoon and...
View ArticleMillions of Americans live nowhere near a hospital, jeopardizing their lives
As a nurse practitioner, Wanda Liddell knew it was a medical emergency when she saw one of her patients struggling to breathe last month. But in her backcountry town of Cross City, Florida, the...
View ArticleEducation may help HPV vaccination rate in college men
Research shows male collegiate athletes have high risk factors for human papillomavirus infection. Researchers have found that an education program can increase knowledge of human papillomavirus...
View ArticleFBI tip line caller says school-shooter was about to explode
A woman close to the Parkland, Florida, school shooter called an FBI tip line in early January to describe a young man with an arsenal of knives and guns who was “going to explode” and said she feared...
View ArticleA Day of Empowerment for domestic violence survivors
Survivors of domestic violence recently attended a Day of Empowerment retreat provided by non-profit organization Joyful Inspiration. Held in an unnamed location for the protection of the survivors,...
View ArticleLouisiana mayor bans Nike products from city’s recreation programs
The mayor of Kenner, La. this month banned his city’s recreation department from making any purchases of Nike products, apparently due to the company’s ad campaign featuring former NFL player Colin...
View ArticleFlorence: Death toll rises, N.C. roads closed as more rain falls
Hurricane Florence has come and gone, but it will take time for the coastal Carolinas to recover from severe flooding and damage that has killed 18. Florence arrived early Friday as a Category 1 storm....
View ArticleDallas police fire officer charged with fatally shooting man in his apartment
Amber Guyger, the police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting of a man inside his Dallas apartment, has been fired from the department, according to a statement Dallas Police Chief Ulysha...
View ArticleAustin Water Lifts Boil-Water Notice
Austin Water officials have lifted a boil-water notice for all its customers that’s been in place since Monday. They say the water is now safe to drink straight from the tap. It was the first time a...
View ArticleCyber Monday tops $7.9B for biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
Consumers spent nearly $8 billion on Cyber Monday this year, making it the largest shopping day in U.S. history. Consumers were projected to spend $7.9 billion by the end of Cyber Monday, up 19.7...
View ArticleFreak fall weather could reduce U.S. potato supplies
Potatoes could be in short supply during the coming year after several fall weather events hindered harvests in key areas. Temperatures dropped well below freezing for several days in Idaho, the...
View ArticleUSDA announces another $470 million in purchases for food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a plan to purchase more food from struggling farmers and distribute it to food banks — some $470 million this time. The purchases, announced this week,...
View ArticleTrump announces delivery of stimulus funding for Native Americans
President Donald Trump said the federal government on Tuesday began distributing funds allocated to Native American tribes as part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill signed in March. He made...
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