“We have people waiting and waiting and waiting for news,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers. “We have people waiting and waiting and…
“When Black people need help, calling 911 too often becomes a death sentence,” Bush said. “We demand a better way forward.” Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri has introduced a new bill that could transform the way American police officers work in their communities. The People’s Response Act would fund community systems to respond to…
Second-year med students Heather Duplessis and Lauren Bagneris were going on a short vacation before their studies reconvene. Two medical students from Louisiana State University are being widely praised for helping a woman who fell ill on board a recent flight to Greece. Heather Duplessis and Lauren Bagneris came to the aid of the unnamed…
Calls for a boycott of Toyota mounted on Monday after it was revealed that the company led in donations to Republicans who objected to certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. Axios reported on June 27 that out of the nearly three dozen PACs that have donated to Republicans who objectified to certifying the…
The report from Michelle Bachelet offers a sweeping look at the roots of centuries of mistreatment faced by Africans and people of African descent The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination,…
Tia Mowry candidly opened up about her postpartum weight-loss struggles following the birth of her daughter, Cairo Hardrict, 3, during a Sunday, June 27, interview with Yahoo’s “So Mini Ways.” Mowry and her husband Cory Hardrict welcomed their second child on May 5, 2018. The couple also shares a 10-year-old son named Cree. The “Family Reunion” star — who has displayed her…
Biden will travel to La Crosse, population 52,000, and tour its public transit center, followed by a speech about the infrastructure package President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement that is held together in…
The NYPD also faces a suit from protesters saying it violated their rights last summer through “demoralizing and brutal shows of force” Two New York lawmakers have filed suit against the New York Police Department, alleging they were assaulted with bicycles and pepper-sprayed by officers at a Brooklyn protest in 2020. State Senator Zellnor Myrie…
Scottie Pippen is airing out his true feelings about his NBA heyday while playing for the Chicago Bulls during their ’90s golden era. The former Bulls small forward and basketball legend played alongside fellow icons Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman during his time on the championship team, but according to him, all that glittered back…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., promised to take the movement with her to Washington D.C. when she was elected. And she continues to deliver by introducing legislation that would prioritize alternatives to policing in response to incidents involving mental health or substance abuse. The People’s Response Act creates a new federal division…
