Category: black electoral politics

Long lines form at COVID-19 testing sites as cases spike in NYC

New Yorkers are braving increasingly long lines in the rain to get tested for COVID-19, as officials brace for a second wave of the deadly virus. At CityMD Astoria Urgent Care on Steinway Street, 40 people stood in a steady drizzle while waiting on a line that wraps around the corner Friday afternoon. “I’ve been

Tropical depression may strengthen into Hurricane Iota: forecasters

2020 just keeps on proving that when it rains, it pours. Forecasters have their eye on another hurricane forming in the Caribbean — as Central America and the US Gulf Coast is still reeling from Tropical Storm Eta amid this year’s record-breaking storm season. The National Hurricane Center expects Tropical Depression 31 to strengthen before

Experts say ‘nothing abnormal’ about massive alligator seen on Florida golf course

The behemoth alligator caught taking a stroll at a Florida golf course — and stupefying the whole of social media — is “nothing abnormal,” according to gator experts. The mammoth mutant was spotted at Valencia Golf & Country Club in Naples Wednesday as Tropical Storm Eta bore down on the Sunshine State, its massive swinging

Mom cries ‘I lost my baby!’ after migrant boat accident kills 74

Heart-wrenching video captured a distraught mother — whose boat packed with more than 120 migrants split in half, killing at least 74 — screaming, “I lost my baby! Where’s my baby?” The 6-year-old girl was among those who perished in the devastating shipwreck Wednesday off the Libyan coast, the latest in a series of migrant

Scientists baffled after leprosy found in chimpanzees for first time

Wild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the infectious disease that’s mostly found in humans. The baffling discovery was made in several chimps at Cantanhez National Park in Guinea-Bissau, and in another more than a

Alabama teen accused of killing five shows ‘no remorse’: docs

An Alabama teen charged with killing his family — after discovering his mother wasn’t biologically related to him — has shown no remorse while locked up at a juvenile detention center, newly released documents show. Mason Wayne Sisk, 15, is facing capital murder charges in the September 2019 shooting massacre of his father, stepmother and

Pompeo to visit Golan Heights, Israeli settlement in West Bank

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to visit the Golan Heights and an Israeli settlement in the West Bank during a visit to the Jewish state next week – both firsts by a top US diplomat, according to a report. The international community considers both territories to be “illegally occupied” by Israel, though President Trump

Feds back down on threat to shut down TikTok in US

The feds have backed down on their threat to ban TikTok — for now. The Commerce Department has decided not to enforce an order that would have shut down the popular short-video app in the US amid a court battle over the move. The agency announced the decision Thursday afternoon — just hours before the

The slow collapse of the Trump autogolpe

xAnd no indication the president is the least bit interested in looking up from his own fantasies & grievances to do anything about it, or that any Congressional Republican is pressuring him to do so. Total abandonment of American people at a moment of crisis. AWOL under fire. https://t.co/2q2fJjUcZs— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 13, 2020

Chinese officials congratulate Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

After a nearly weeklong delay, China on Friday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their election amid strained relations between Washington and Beijing. “We congratulate Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris. At the same time, we understand that the outcome of this US election will be ascertained in accordance with US

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

Elon Musk says he took four rapid COVID-19 tests with split results

Elon Musk on Thursday night said he took four rapid coronavirus tests  — with two negative results and as many positive readings. “Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today,” Musk tweeted. “Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test

North Dakota hospitals at full capacity amid COVID-19 surge

North Dakota hospitals are reportedly at full capacity amid surging coronavirus cases and a shortage of healthcare workers. On Monday, Gov. Doug Burgum announced a new measure to address the dire situation, allowing COVID-19-positive healthcare workers who are asymptomatic to continue working on coronavirus patients, the Grand Forks Herald reported. The shortage in healthcare workers

Oklahoma state reps test positive for COVID-19

Two Oklahoma state representatives announced Thursday that they’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, according to local reports. The GOP lawmakers, Reps. Kevin Wallace and Tammy Townley said in separate statements that they have both contracted the deadly virus, according to local television station KOCO News 5. In his statement, Wallace said he did not participate

British government OKs plan to build traffic tunnel near Stonehenge

The British government on Thursday approved a controversial plan to build a traffic tunnel near the ancient Stonehenge monument, enraging critics who blasted the plan as “shameful.” The plan was OK’d by England’s Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps after proponents argued the proposed two-mile tunnel would reduce traffic on the A303 highway near the landmark, the

AOC defends ‘defund the police’ mantra after Dem losses

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her support for “defund the police” Thursday night after an election season in which Republicans weaponized the mantra to paint Democratic opponents as anti-cop and soft on crime. Democratic leaders complained that two issues closely associated with AOC — defunding the police and socialism — contributed to Democratic losses in House

Bridge collapses live on news in North Carolina amid heavy rain

Shocking local television footage shows the moment part of a bridge collapsed as a reporter stood just a few feet away amid heavy rains in North Carolina on Thursday. During the newscast, reporter Amber Roberts, of a local Fox affiliate in Charlotte, was showing viewers a flood of running water underneath a bridge and damage to

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

California becomes second state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

California on Thursday became the second state after Texas to surpass 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The Golden State has recorded at least 1,000,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18,126 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, the data shows. The morbid milestone comes nearly 10 months after the

First cruise ship to resume on Caribbean has COVID outbreak

There are even more cases of COVID-19 aboard that first cruise ship to venture into the Caribbean since March. Five people on the SeaDream 1 cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the ship’s captain has told passengers, CNN reported Thursday night. News of the first passenger catching the virus broke Wednesday. The ship

More Americans tabling Thanksgiving travel plans amid COVID-19

Some 50 million Americans are expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday — a sharp decrease that could be the largest one-year drop since the Great Recession in 2008, according to a new forecast. The data, released by the American Automobile Association this week, suggests fewer Americans will take to the road, rails and

Virginia man with autism serving 10 years for crash gets conditional pardon

A Virginia man with autism who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a crash that left a New York man permanently disabled has been granted a conditional pardon, officials and his attorney said. Matthew Rushin, 22, is expected to be released early next year after he agreed Monday to Gov. Ralph Northam’s terms,

Rep. Max Rose concedes race to Malliotakis following bitter campaign

First-term Democratic Staten Island Rep. Max Rose conceded Thursday that he lost his re-election bid to Republican challenger Nicole Malliotakis following a hard-fought, bitter campaign. Rose, in a statement, acknowledged that he could not close the yawning, 37,000-vote lead Malliotakis had in the machine count from Election Day last week, with the absentee ballots now

Turkmenistan unveils 19-foot monument of golden dog

Who’s a gold boy? The president of Turkmenistan this week unveiled 19-foot statue, gold-coated sculpture of his favorite breed of dog on a bustling traffic circle in the Central Asian country’s capital city. The gilded statue, which towers over the streets below from atop a grand pedestal in Ashgabat, honors the Central Asian shepherd dog

British man stabs friend in brawl over heated chess match

Now he’s in check. A British man was tossed in jail for stabbing his friend three times in a brawl over a heated game of chess, according to reports Thursday. Ian Lewis, 56, was playing his friend, Louise Bailey, when he became so agitated he flipped the board over — and then plunged a knife

North Korea calls nuclear watchdog a ‘marionette’ of the West

North Korea rebuked the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency as “a marionette dancing to the tune” of the West, signaling Pyonyang’s continued hostility toward international monitoring. North Korean Ambassador Kim Song’s dismissive words came Wednesday at a U.N. General Assembly meeting, after the International Atomic Energy Agency condemned Pyongyang’s ongoing nuclear activities as “a clear violation”

Biden plans sweeping change of Trump’s immigration agenda: report

Joe Biden is planning a major overhaul of President Trump’s immigration agenda, reversing his Muslim travel ban and freezing deportations for 100 days, according to a new report. The incoming Biden administration is bullish about its ability to undo many of Trump’s signature immigration policies because so many were created with executive action, one source

California nurse dies after fall on hike stranded her for 2 days

A “passionate” California nurse has died after a fall on a hike left her stranded for two days in freezing temperatures, authorities said. Cassandra Bravo, who worked at Loma Linda University Medical Center, was hiking a trail on Mt. Whitney Thursday when she slipped and fell about 100 feet down rocky terrain, news station CBS