Black birdwatcher in Central Park 911 call doesn't want to be involved in prosecution of Amy Cooper, NYT reports
Christian Cooper, the Black man who filmed a White woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching in Central Park in May, has not cooperated with the Manhattan district attorney's investigation, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Holocaust survivor invites DeSean Jackson to tour Auschwitz after the NFL star's anti-Semitic posts
A 94-year-old Holocaust survivor has invited NFL star DeSean Jackson to visit Auschwitz, where an estimated 1.1 million people were killed. The invitation comes after the Philadelphia Eagles' wide receiver shared a series of anti-Semitic Instagram posts, including a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler.
An officer told George Floyd it took 'a lot of oxygen to talk,' body camera transcripts show
After George Floyd repeatedly told police that he couldn't breathe, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin said, "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk," according to transcripts of police body camera footage.
The Ivy League cancels football and all other sports for the fall semester
Don't expect Ivy League sports this fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Ivy League Council of Presidents said Wednesday that all fall sports, including football, will not be played at its colleges, to include Harvard, Princeton and Yale.
United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees
United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry.
Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over online-only instruction for foreign students in the US
Visa requirements for students have always been strict and coming to the US to take online-only courses has been prohibited. Immigration and Customs Enforcement maintained that prohibition in its guidance, while providing some flexibility for hybrid models, meaning a mix of online and in-person classes.
Trump trashes CDC school reopening guidelines as 'very tough' and 'expensive'
President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday his disagreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for safely reopening schools, calling the recommendations "very tough" and "expensive."
Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy
Brooks Brothers filed for Chapter 11 early Wednesday in a Delaware court.
Vice President Pence holds Coronavirus Task Force briefing
The White House Coronavirus Task Force is set to hold a briefing on the nation's response to COVID-19
Supreme Court says Trump can weaken Obamacare contraceptive mandate
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to expand exemptions for employers who have religious or moral objections to complying with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Two people are charged with a hate crime for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural
A white man and a white woman who allegedly painted over a California community's Black Lives Matter mural this weekend are each facing a hate crime charge, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
Mary Trump's scathing book claims Trump paid someone to take his SATs
Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump levels scathing criticism at the President in her forthcoming book, accusing him of being a "sociopath" and charging that Trump's "hubris and willful ignorance" dating back to his early days threatens the country.
Tinder is testing video chat -- a feature for the quarantine times
The global coronavirus pandemic has made it harder for people to go on dates in the real world, which has given rise to a new normal: video dating.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs serving in Iraq, hits back after Tucker Carlson suggests she hates America
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a US Army veteran who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, rebuked Tucker Carlson after the conservative Fox News host attacked her on Monday night and suggested that she hates America.
Tom Hanks says wearing a mask should be so simple in first TV interview since recovering from Covid-19
Having experienced the devastating effects of Covid-19 firsthand, Tom Hanks is urging people to do their part in preventing the virus from spreading even further.
Trump says he will pressure governors over school reopenings even as virus surges
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's putting pressure on governors to reopen schools this fall, part of his push to reopen the country despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases.
