The hot air balloon with five people on board struck multiple power lines in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones won’t join UNC faculty without tenure, letter from lawyers says
The letter comes amid backlash against the university and mounting calls for the university to offer the acclaimed journalist tenure.
New Jersey city is replacing its Christopher Columbus statue with one honoring Harriet Tubman
The monument in Newark, New Jersey, is expected to be installed next summer in Washington Park, which will be renamed Tubman Square.
3 dead, 4 injured after shooting late Monday in St. Louis
At least three people were killed and four were injured Monday night in a shooting outside a convenience store in St. Louis.
High winds, tornadoes and drenching rain reported as Tropical Depression Claudette batters parts of Gulf Coast
Claudette made landfall in southeast Louisiana just before 7 a.m. CT Saturday and is drenching coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Woman never saw a gun on Winston Smith before he was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in Minneapolis
A woman who was with Winston Smith, a Black man fatally shot by two deputies in Minneapolis earlier this month, said she never saw a gun on him.
Loving Day: A look at interracial marriage 54 years after Supreme Court decision
Loving Day is celebrated on June 12, the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, a historic court decision that overturned bans on interracial marriages.
‘Don’t want Bruce to die’: This boy loves his Pokémon cards. But he sold them to save his dog’s life, and donations are pouring in.
When Bryson, an 8-year-old boy from Lebanon, Virginia, adopted Bruce, a now 4-month-old black lab mix puppy, they quickly became best friends.
Two sheriff’s deputies fatally shot man during arrest attempt, prompting new wave of unrest in Minneapolis
The man, ID’d by family and friends as Winston Boogie Smith Jr., was wanted on a state warrant for illegal possession of a firearm, U.S. Marshals say.
US companies can mandate vaccinations, federal agency says; Vietnam says new variant is highly contagious. Today’s COVID-19 updates
U.S. companies can mandate that employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Friday.