The Washington Redskins will undergo a “thorough review” of their name following renewed pressure from activists and corporations, the team announced Friday — a significant decision that potentially paves the way for the franchise to make a change. A day earlier, FedEx, which owns the naming rights to the team’s stadium in Landover, Maryland, said…
The Washington Redskins will conduct a “thorough review” of its name as the organization faces immense pressure to change its moniker over racial connotations.The team released a statement on the issue Friday.NIKE PULLS WASHINGTON REDSKINS APPAREL FROM ITS WEBSITE AMID TEAM NAME CONTROVERSY“In light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community,…
(CNN)The US government will fund and conduct key studies on three experimental coronavirus vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, tells CNN. Phase 3 trials, which t…
New York (CNN)Several incidents caught on video showing NYPD officers during recent demonstrations -- including one showing an officer who apparently drew his gun amid protesters, a police vehicle mo…
Christopher Gavin, Boston.com Staff May 7, 2020 | 10:18 AM Brookline will conduct COVID-19 antibody testing next week on 400 randomly selected residents and 200 of the town’s first responders and essential workers, officials announced Wednesday. The initiative, through a partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital and Fallon Ambulance, will work to determine how prevalent COVID-19…
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…