Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of social media to get its residents connected with people from all over the world. To curb the spread of the virus, Victorian Senior Care, which manages 14 facilities in North Carolina,…… MORE
A civil rights advocacy group is teaming up with district attorneys in three major US cities to launch commissions that they say will listen to victims of past misconduct within the criminal justice system and try to right the wrongs. The Grassroots Law Project on Wednesday announced that it is partnering with district attorneys from…… MORE
At least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington’s campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the university said this week. The university reported the new cluster of cases on Tuesday, saying that even though the fraternity houses took measures to reduce their resident capacity by up to 50% this…… MORE
The cries for racial equality have been heard across the world as thousands of protesters rallied after the death of George Floyd. But at one protest in Missouri, the calls for change were coming from a much younger demographic. “We are the children, the mighty mighty children. Here to tell you, Black lives matter!” hundreds…… MORE
The Fort Lauderdale Police officer seen on video shoving a kneeling protester and then being scolded by a fellow officer has been charged with misdemeanor battery, according to court records. Officer Steven Pohorence, who has been suspended from the police force since the May 31 incident, faces up to a year in jail and a…… MORE
Eight Louisiana police officers are accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had “raised their hands … in an apparent attempt to surrender without resistance” following a chase. A grand jury indicted each of the Shreveport officers on Monday with a count of malfeasance in office in connection with the late…… MORE
Staff at an Iowa cemetery met an unimaginable scene as they arrived to work on Tuesday morning. The usually serene grounds of the historic Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo were now a crime scene after dozens of headstones were found toppled over, and some destroyed. “I was just sick to my stomach,” Mike Walden, president of…… MORE
A soldier suspected in the disappearance of Fort Hood Pfc. Vanessa Guillen killed himself after police confronted him in Killeen, Texas, authorities said Wednesday. Texas Rangers arrested another civilian suspect in connection with Guillen’s disappearance, according to US Army Criminal Investigation Command, which calls itself CID. The suspect, who has not been identified, is the…… MORE
With kids forced into virtual learning for the last third of the school year, experts warn the normal “summer slide” — students forgetting academic skills over the summer — could be much worse this year because of the pandemic. The slide could be even worse for kids in low-income areas where internet access, learning devices…… MORE
When Major League Baseball finally comes back into our lives this month, it will look a lot different than the hallowed summer pastiche we’re used to. Gone will be the roaring crowds, the call of the hot dog seller, and the grunting of thirty or so grown men hocking loogies and slapping each other on…… MORE
