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Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — A coalition of racial justice and civil rights nonprofit advocacy organizations are formally joining the fight to prevent a ban on TikTok. The Asian American Federation, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, Calos Coalition and Hispanic Heritage Foundation are among the 13 groups arguing that TikTok serves as an […]

(NEW YORK) — Author Sadie Dingfelder discusses her experiences with face blindness in her new book, “Do I Know You? A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination.” From a young age, Dingfelder has been aware of her struggle with remembering people and faces. However, it took her decades to realize […]

(NEW YORK) — A 16-year-old inmate at a juvenile correctional facility in Wisconsin faces homicide and murder charges after a staff member he is accused of attacking died, court records show. The incident occurred Monday night at Lincoln Hills School in Irma, a juvenile correctional facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). The […]

(NEW YORK) — For the first time since the Alaska door plug blowout, Boeing brought reporters into the Boeing 737 MAX factory in Renton, Washington. The tightly controlled tour started with an explanation of what led up to the blowout incident and the changes that have happened since January. According to the explanation from Boeing […]

(NEW YORK) — Columbia University professors Ari Goldman and Gregory Khalil, each with their unique perspectives as individuals of Jewish and Palestinian descent, respectively, co-teach the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The two professors are embarking on a joint educational mission at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. Their course, which focuses on religion, aims to […]

(HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — The suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter declined to change his plea to guilty at a Wednesday hearing, crushing victims’ families who watched on in the courtroom. Robert Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens of others in the mass shooting at a 2022 Fourth of July […]

(NEW YORK) — Pope Francis formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in December 2023. But decades before the pope’s historic announcement, a New York City church has embraced the LGBTQ+ community and provided a safe space for worship. The Church of St. Francis Xavier, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, provided services […]

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl missing since 2022 has been named as a suspect in her daughter’s disappearance for the first time. Madalina Cojocari was last seen getting off her school bus in Cornelius, North Carolina, on Nov. 21, 2022, according to authorities. The sixth grader’s parents told investigators she had […]

(WASHINGTON) — Five people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash during a federal trial over pandemic relief fraud. Federal prosecutors called the incident an “elaborate” and “chilling,” but ultimately foiled, scheme to infiltrate the jury. The alleged bribery attempt was reported as the six-week trial […]

ABC (MILWAUKEE) — Four people, including two children, were injured in a shooting at a gas station in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Around 2:29 p.m. local time, the four people, who were in the same vehicle, were struck by gunfire, police said. A spokesperson for the Milwaukee Police Department told ABC News they are seeking multiple […]