Of the $2.7 billion in new spending, about $1.2 billion of it would be for testing With new coronavirus cases surging across the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Saturday proposed spending another $2.7 billion to expand testing and boost hospital staffing, while calling for a new law to give workers more paid time…
Officials suggested the wall coming loose could have been related to heavy rains recently A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake Saturday and officials said at least six people died. Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State Fire Department,…
The Memphis Police Department issued a warrant for Justin Johnson’s arrest on Wednesday Justin Johnson, who authorities say is the prime suspect in the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, revealed his plans to turn himself in. The 23-year-old took to his Instagram story on Saturday to post that he will turn himself in despite…
“The best, safest place for kids to be is in school,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Closed-door negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city’s teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes this week, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago’s mayor showed…
Even if there is no goalkeeper available, an outfield player must play in goal A team at the African Cup of Nations will be required to play a match provided it has a minimum of 11 available squad members who have tested negative for the coronavirus. Even if there is no goalkeeper available, an outfield…
Mexican officials welcomed the arrival of the Moderna shipment at the airport in Toluca, just west of Mexico City The U.S. company Moderna donated 2.7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Mexico Saturday as the country’s official death toll topped 300,000. Mexico passed 300,000 test-confirmed coronavirus deaths this week, but so little testing is done…
What’s disappointing to members of the newly-formed Hockey Diversity Alliance is the NHL declining an invitation to be involved Akim Aliu recalled how no one knew what to expect when he and four NHL players of color sat in a circle inside a dimly lit locker room and, with cameras rolling, were asked to share…
Sidney Poitier’s family says the late actor remains their “guiding light” following his death at 94 The family of trailblazing actor and activist Sidney Poitier has released a heartfelt statement mourning the Academy Award-winning actor’s life and legacy following his death at age 94 on Friday. “There are no words to convey the deep sense…
Tina Knowles-Lawson penned a special message to her granddaughter Blue Ivy Carter on Jan. 7 in honor of her 10th birthday. Carter is Beyoncé and Sean “Jay-Z” Carter’s eldest child. In the Instagram post, Knowles-Lawson expressed how blessed she was when Carter was born alongside a rare photo of the pair spending quality time together at the beach….
A Minnesota family is grieving the loss of Kokou Christopher Fiafonou, 38, after he was gunned down last month by police in Austin, Minnesota, about a hundred miles south of Minneapolis. “They called him in as a threat, and you know these white people think he’s a threat he didn’t even do nothing to nobody…
