Jasmine Arbery, sister of Ahmaud Arbery, and Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud’s mother, comfort each other while people gather to honor Ahmaud at Sidney Lanier Park on May 9 in Brunswick, Georgia. Sean Rayford/Getty Images As the details of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder and the initial refusal of local authorities to prosecute his killers have come further to…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.First responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Colorado got a special show of support Saturday from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.The Thunderbirds said the eight-jet, hourlong flyover was a tribute to health care workers, police, military personnel and other essential employees.“Our team is honored to extend…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins of Alabama has succumbed to the coronavirus after a long battle.The Vietnam War hero was 86 when he died Friday.“We are deeply saddened to notify you that after a courageous battle with COVID-19, Command…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…