Headline News
Arkansas deputy fired because his bodycam was off when he shot teen
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 02:53
An Arkansas sheriff's deputy who shot and killed an unarmed teenager during a traffic stop was fired because his body camera wasn't on when he fired his gun, authorities said.
Four hurt after teens toss lit incendiaries at truck full of fireworks
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 00:08
A U-Haul truck carrying fireworks exploded in Ohio on Sunday — setting off a dramatic chain-reaction that injured four people, according to reports. The blast went off around 10:30 p.m. in East Toledo after a group of ...
How Much Must I Give Up for My Schizophrenic Brother?
The New York Times - 6 Jul 2021 11:00
The magazine's Ethicist columnist on weighing a sibling's needs against your own -- and more.
More than 125 Covid-19 cases tied to South Texas church camp
CNN - 6 Jul 2021 04:00
More than 125 campers and adults who attended a summer camp run by a South Texas church have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from Clear Creek Community Church Lead Pastor Bruce Wesley.
Protesters surround home of NJ man who hurled racial slurs at neighbor
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 04:19
Dozens of demonstrators showed up Monday at the home of a South Jersey man who was caught on video belligerently hurling racial slurs at one of his neighbors.
Clyburn says he can 'absolutely' get behind Manchin voter ID proposal
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 02:50
House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Sunday that he "absolutely" could support a proposed national voter ID requirement offered last month by Sen. Joe Manchin.
California police investigate Martin Luther King Jr. statue vandalism as a hate crime
USA Today - 6 Jul 2021 05:17
The Long Beach Police Department told USA TODAY that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime. There were no suspects as of Monday night.
Bill Cosby lashes out at Howard University in defense of former co-star Phylicia Rashad, equates media to insurrectionists
NY Daily News - 6 Jul 2021 03:45
Fresh out of prison on one of the five dozen sexual assault charges he's saddled with, disgraced comedian and actor Bill Cosby urged Howard University to stand by the "free speech" rights of his "Cosby Show" co-star Phyl...
The FBI is still searching for 100s of Capitol rioters 6 months after Jan. 6 insurrection
The Week - 6 Jul 2021 14:09
The FBI is still searching for 100s of Capitol rioters 6 months after Jan. 6 insurrection
Race car crashes at Georgia track, killing audience member
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 04:44
A race car crashed into a wall at a Georgia track, killing a man in the audience and injuring a 9-year-old child, reports said.
Missouri hospital faces ventilator shortage amid virus hospitalization surge
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 04:34
A Missouri hospital ran out of ventilators over the Fourth of July weekend amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations potentially caused by the spreading Delta variant.
Man steals reporter's car and crashes it into police cruiser amid manhunt
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 03:53
A man who was being hunted by North Carolina cops this weekend stole a TV news car then crashed head-on into a police cruiser, a report said. Marcus Brown, 19, was one of four men on the run from cops in rural Pittsboro ...
Texas hospital delivers 100 babies in two stretches totaling 91 hours
NY Daily News - 6 Jul 2021 03:08
A Texas hospital underwent a baby boom approaching the July 4 holiday with 100 babies being delivered in two increments for a combined total of just 91 hours.
Fourth of July weekend shootings: 150 dead in 400 incidents
NY Daily News - 6 Jul 2021 02:36Former Fox Exec Calls Network 'Poison For America' In Blistering Rebuke
The Huffington Post - 6 Jul 2021 02:12
Rupert Murdoch "owes himself a better legacy than a news channel that no reasonable person would believe," Preston Padden wrote.
R. Kelly's lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine
Chicago Tribune - 6 Jul 2021 02:06Yale course likens US prisons to history's most brutal regimes
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 01:57
Yale University is offering a course this fall that likens the US prison system to the Soviet Gulag.
'Horrific': Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon
USA Today - 6 Jul 2021 01:50
Portland, the largest city in the Beaver State, broke its all-time temperature record for three straight days, topping out at 116 degrees on June 28.
'Maybe We Can Be Friends': New Yorkers Re-emerge in a Changed City
The New York Times - 6 Jul 2021 01:50
Even as many left the city for the Fourth of July weekend, pockets of activity provided a glimpse of post-pandemic life.
Ohio police chief resigns after putting KKK sign on Black cop's desk
NY Daily News - 6 Jul 2021 01:40
A white police chief has resigned after a decades-long career after he left a piece of paper reading "Ku Klux Klan" on a Black officer's desk.
Amid thunderstorms, rescue workers continue to search Florida condo collapse site
The Week - 6 Jul 2021 01:20
Amid thunderstorms, rescue workers continue to search Florida condo collapse site
Florida tower-collapse death toll hits 28 as weather starts to hamper search efforts
New York Post - 6 Jul 2021 01:06
The death toll in the Florida building collapse climbed to 28 on Monday, as officials warned foul weather from Tropical Storm Elsa was beginning to hamper search efforts.