For three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Two mothers whose sons were shot and killed by police speak out. Their stories are alike, and yet so different. The shootings happened years apart. One in the city, the other in the suburb. One is black, the other white. But, the women
Continue Reading Concerns were mounting Thursday over the fate of an Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, as a military official warned the vessel would run out of oxygen in three days. Admiral Yudo Margono, the chief of staff of the Indonesian Navy, said the submarine has sufficient oxygen for 72 hours,
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A young boy named Dawson leans back in a white rocking chair on a balcony: “I bought some rocks from Home Depot and we just painted them. Let me show you over here.” He points to his collection; there’s a blue rock with orange stars and another with a flower. A few seconds later, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The family of Deisha Murray-Boyd wants to know who would do such a gruesome thing to her. Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the 34-year-old was shot and killed while driving last week along Goodfellow and McLaran. “Whoever did this, you
Continue Reading A Norfolk police officer has been relieved of his duty after an internal investigation into reports that he donated and expressed support for the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is facing two felony charges of homicide in the deaths of two men and a felony attempted homicide charge in the wounding of another man during
Continue ReadingThe role that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison played in the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd has given Democrats a potent argument for redoubling the party’s investment in state attorney general races for years to come. Democrats have long been seen as under-investing in down ballot races, ceding ground
Continue ReadingThe real work of finalizing an infrastructure package that can have widespread Democratic support on Capitol Hill is just beginning as the party must reckon with key differences between progressives and moderates on the scope and cost of the package — as well as GOP lawmakers offering their own alternative. While progressives are losing patience
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAZELWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — A Hazelwood officer killed a dog who attacked him Wednesday night, according to the police department. Hazelwood police said officers were called to the 1400 block of Annilo for a report of a barking dog. While an officer was contacting the dog’s owner, the
Continue Reading Climate change has continued to decimate air quality in the United States, and a new report has found that more than 40% of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air quality, with people of color being the most negatively affected. American Lung Association’s “State of the Air”‘ report, released on Wednesday, found that more than
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s ability to galvanize global momentum faces its first major test this week when he convenes 40 of his foreign counterparts for talks on combating the climate crisis. At the virtual summit’s center will be an aggressive new pledge to halve US carbon emissions, according to administration officials, a target number that has
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing the 9/11-style commission that will investigate the January 6 insurrection to use subpoenas in two different ways, a source familiar told CNN on Thursday morning. The first way the commission can issue a subpoena is by a joint decision from the chair and vice chair, or the top Democrat
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Indian Canyon and Gene Autry are back open. Earlier Thursday morning, city officials had announced that both Indian Canyon Drive and Gene Autry reopened to traffic, but have since clarified the information. Officials say there is still sand accumulating on Indian Canyon so it will remain closed past noon as crews work to reopen lanes.
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi felt “liberated” when she ripped up a copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last year, but the move was largely unplanned simply because she couldn’t find a pen, according to a new book. “She felt ‘liberated’ … He was shredding the truth, she said, so she would
Continue Reading(CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunciará este jueves un ambicioso recorte en las emisiones de carbono mientras busca volver a poner al país en el centro del esfuerzo global para abordar la crisis climática y frenar las emisiones de carbono. Biden preside una cumbre climática a la que asistirán otros 40
Continue Reading Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to eulogize Daunte Wright — the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt this month — at Wright’s funeral Thursday in Minneapolis. Wright’s funeral sets up another emotional day for a Minneapolis area scarred by several high-profile killings involving police,
Continue ReadingThe red ink continued to flow at US airlines in the first quarter. But after a year of massive losses, airlines are showing signs that better times lie ahead. “While the pandemic is not over, we believe the worst is behind us, in terms of the severity of the negative impact on travel demand,” said
Continue Reading The Perseverance rover may be parked at an overlook to capture any flights by the Ingenuity helicopter over the next two weeks, but it’s not wasting any of its time on Mars. The rover on Tuesday successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as a first test of its MOXIE
Continue ReadingLlegó el Día de la Tierra y no es un día de festejo. Desde que se comenzó a conmemorar esta fecha en 1970, la situación del planeta se ha agravado drásticamente. La crisis por el cambio climático está en el centro del debate. A continuación te dejamos 10 historias clave para comprender a qué nos
Continue ReadingBolstered by strong data, investors are expressing plenty of faith in the power of the global economic recovery. But what if this spring is as good as it gets? What’s happening: Goldman Sachs analysts predict that US economic growth will slow after the April-to-June period this year. Meanwhile, Covid-19 infections are rising dramatically in crucial
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