Early Friday morning, Police responded to reported vandalism at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home. What We Know: On New Year’s Day, around 2 […]
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Walmart Apologizes After Calling Sen. Hawley a ‘Sore Loser’ Over Biden Win
Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. […]
Vybe Together App, Meant to Promote Parties Despite COVID, Has Been Taken Down
An app that encouraged users to “get your rebel on, get your party on” despite the pandemic has apparently been removed from most corners of […]
Ohio Police Officer Fired in Fatal Shooting of Andre Hill
A Columbus police officer has been fired over the deadly shooting of a Black man in a state that has triggered a national outcry, the city’s […]
Secretary Mnuchin says $600 COVID Payments Started Going Out Tuesday Night
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that badly needed direct Covid-19 relief payments were being paid out as early as Tuesday night. What We Know: […]
Adequately Vaccinating Americans Will Take 10 Years at Current Pace, Despite Operation Warp Speed
A new NBC News analysis shows that the current COVID-19 vaccination distribution would take ten years to keep the pandemic under control. What We Know: Operation Warp […]
A Bust of Breonna Taylor was Damaged in an Apparent Act of Vandalism
Since being publically displayed, a bust of Breonna Taylor has been broken. What We Know: On Saturday, a ceramic sculpture of a smiling Breonna Taylor […]
Legendary Eastside High Principal Joe Clark has Died at 82
The stern high school principal who inspired the movie Lean on Me has passed away. What We Know: Joe Louis Clark roamed the hallways of […]
7-year-old shot in Atlanta near Phipps Plaza
Atlanta’s rise in deadly violence has taken the life of a 7-year-old girl. What We Know: Just five days after being shot while inside a […]
Alabama Man Kills Girlfriend on Christmas Eve, Tried to Burn Her Remains
An Alabama kills his girlfriend on Christmas Eve. What We Know: Ace Antonio Pierre Belcher, 32, is accused of the murder of his girlfriend Traci […]