Nicole Thea, a London-based YouTube star, and her unborn child died Saturday, according to her family. She was 24-years-old. What We Know: “To all Nicole’s […]
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FDA warns against using two dozen hand sanitizers that could contain toxic wood alcohol
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added more hand sanitizers to its growing list of products that contain wood alcohol, which is toxic if […]
Video Shows Michigan Youth Faculty Staff Restraining Black Teen Who Died
At least seven men forcibly restrained a teenager who had a heart attack and died two days later. The staffers at a youth facility in […]
Mayor of Seoul, South Korea found Dead Hours after Reported Missing
The mayor of Seoul, often considered the second-most powerful official in South Korea, has been found dead on a mountainside within the capital city Thursday. […]
Trump Threatens to ‘Cut Off’ Funding for Schools if They Don’t Reopen in the Fall
President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are threatening to cut federal funding if schools don’t fully physically reopen, increasing pressure on education leaders […]
San Francisco lawmaker proposes ‘CAREN Act’ to stop discriminatory 911 calls
Calling 911 to report a fabricated, racially-biased emergency would be illegal in San Francisco under a new proposal called, appropriately enough, the CAREN Act. What […]
Trump says he will pressure governors over school reopenings even as virus surges
President Donald Trump said he is going to pressure governors into opening schools despite the surge in coronavirus cases. What We Know: Trump emphasized his […]
Video shows Black man pinned to tree in what he calls ‘attempted lynching’ at Indiana lake
Indiana authorities are investigating a report by a Black man who said he was pinned to a tree by a group of white men, an […]
Daughter of Rickey Smiley Shot Three Times in Houston
Comedian Rickey Smiley is thanking everyone for the outpouring of support after his daughter, Aaryn Smiley, was shot three times over the weekend in Houston. […]
Frederick Douglass statue torn down on anniversary of great speech
A statue of the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass was torn from its base in Rochester, New York on Sunday, 168 years to the day since […]