Charlottesville, VA crowd cheers as Confederate statue removed
Dozens of people lined the block and cheered as the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off its pedestal and trucked away.
Read moreBragg pledges justice for all as Manhattan’s DA
Alvin Bragg, a former top deputy to New York’s attorney general, who is poised to become Manhattan’s first Black district attorney has pledged fair justice system for…
Read moreMatt Damon feels “overwhelmed” at Cannes
At the press conference for his latest film “Stillwater,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Matt Damon revealed he found being out and about with other…
Read morePaul Verhoeven and Daphne Patakia grace the carpet at Cannes
Director Paul Verhoeven walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday for the premiere of his latest film “Benedetta.” (July 10)
Read moreTodd Haynes is loving being in Cannes
Director Todd Haynes has said it is “surreal and lovely” to be bringing his film, “The Velvet Underground” to Cannes Film Festival after the restrictions due to…
Read moreThe CDC has updated its mask guidelines for schools. Some states will listen, some won’t.
The CDC guidelines are more lenient than what some localities have established, yet fly in the face of anti-mask legislation passed in other places.
Read moreCalif. sets school funding as US eases virus rules
California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday by U.S. health officials that says vaccinated teachers…
Read moreTaliban claims to control 85 per cent of Afghanistan after seizing key border crossings
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the government could handle the situation, but admitted difficulties lay ahead.
Read moreNSW records 50 new COVID-19 cases as Gladys Berejiklian warns ‘things are going to get worse’
The new figures come as lockdown restrictions were further tightened across Greater Sydney, which apply to outdoor exercise, shopping and funerals.
Read morePeople with disability say their trust in government has been damaged over NDIS assessments controversy
The disability community is welcoming the “massive” backdown by the federal government to scrap planned changes to National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Read moreMayor reacts to missing cat found from collapse
Officials say a cat that had lived on the ninth floor of a South Florida condo building before it collapsed last month has been found and returned…
Read moreMemorial held for man who died during heat wave
People gathered at the entrance of a church in Olympia to remember a man who died during the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest (July 9)…
Read moreResident of ‘Little Haiti’ reacts to assassination
Resident of Miami’s ‘Little Haiti’ reacts to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. (July 9)
Read moreMore bodies found in Florida condo collapse, bringing death toll to 79
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Friday said more bodies were found. 61 people remain potentially unaccounted for.
Read moreExcessive weekend heat expected to hit 30+ million people in West with temps up to 130 degrees
Another blistering, brutal heat wave is forecast across much of the western US this weekend, meteorologists say.
Read moreMan who smashed Black teen’s face with bike chain sentenced to 5 years in prison for hate crime
A Michigan man who admitted to beating a Black teenager with a bike chain because of his race is going to prison for five years.
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