Before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran an upscale catering business and underground supper club in Evanston, Illinois. She was able to charge $250 per person for ambitious, farm-to-table, multicourse meals served in an intimate setting. After…
About 10 to 14% of the world's giant sequoia trees were destroyed by a single wildfire that swept through California's Sequoia National Forest last summer, a new draft report from the National Park Service indicates.The report, which has not yet…
F. Lee Bailey, the prominent defense attorney who represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson, died Thursday at age 87. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at Bailey's consulting firm.Sisson described Bailey as "a great…
The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy in a suspected road rage shooting in California has now risen to $450,000, thanks to another donation from the Costa Mesa City Council.The council unanimously voted on Tuesday…
Eight high school football coaches in Canton, Ohio, have been suspended while police investigate allegations that they forced a Hebrew Israelite player to eat a pizza that previously had pork on it, despite knowing his beliefs forbade him from eating…
After the murder of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led to greater dialogue among her students, Amy Donofrio decided last fall to hang up a "Black Lives Matter" banner outside her classroom.Most of the students at…
Two years after the Tulsa massacre left some 300 Black people dead and a once-booming neighborhood destroyed, another White mob attacked a Black enclave in Florida.The incident, known as the Rosewood massacre, would end with at least eight casualties: six…
A central Florida children's group home says it is suspending its emergency shelter program after two children staying there allegedly broke into a nearby home and shot at responding deputies.The 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from the Florida…
Minneapolis city workers early Thursday removed parts of a memorial at the intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths, as the city stated its plans to create a permanent memorial and reopen the area to through-traffic.On Thursday morning, multiple…
Authorities are seeking the public's help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in central Iowa after hundreds of people spent part of Memorial Day weekend looking for him.Xavior Harrelson was reported missing May 27 in Montezuma,…
Add another unexpected pandemic effect to the list: According to a new study, lockdowns led to reduced crime in several global cities.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get…
Some Oakland police officers have been disciplined in response to the excessive use of tear gas during last year's protests over the death of George Floyd, the city's police chief said.Oakland police officers "were not authorized to deploy tear gas…
A woman has been arrested after a child's body was found in a motel room in East Texas, authorities said Wednesday.The body is believed to be that of Samuel Olson, 6, who was reported missing May 27, according to Houston…
Police officers were in for a shock when they responded to an early Wednesday morning traffic accident in Utah between a four-door sedan and a semi-truck.The driver and passenger in the car were both children.Officers arrived at around 5 a.m.…
A Virginia Tech football player has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Blacksburg resident, according to the Blacksburg Police Department and the university.Isimemen Etute, 18, was charged with the second-degree murder of 40-year-old Jerry Smith, the Blacksburg…
An Indiana state trooper allegedly used "unreasonable discipline" and fractured his police K-9's leg during a March training session, authorities said Wednesday.Dustan Rubenacker, 29, was charged with striking a law enforcement animal, which is a Class A misdemeanor, the Indiana…
The family of Mario Gonzalez Arenales, a Northern California man who died after he was restrained by police officers in April, has filed a wrongful death claim against the city of Alameda alleging the officers detained Gonzalez without reasonable suspicion…
Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota are requesting a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the former officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, according to a sentencing memo filed Wednesday.Thirty years is "twice the upper end of the…
A Georgia county sheriff has been suspended following a review of his indictment on federal civil rights charges, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office announced Wednesday.Kemp suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill after a commission found Hill's indictment adversely affects the…
The man accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Wednesday.Terrell Rhodes, 27, appeared in court, confirming to a judge that he understood the charges against him and pleading not guilty.Bail was not discussed, and…
