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Month: June 2021

China suspends all high-risk sports events after deadly mountain ultra-marathon

China has indefinitely suspended all ultra-marathons and trail-running events in the wake of a mountain race that saw 21 runners die in extreme weather last month. The staggering death toll of the 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon in Gansu province triggered a public outcry over lax industry standards and weak government regulation. On Wednesday, China’s General Administration

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Wednesday 6/2: Local high school teams fall in playoffs, Indio announces new football coach

It was another busy day of sports around the valley. Watch for complete coverage. So proud of @XCPGirlsHoops y’all are legends and have changed the culture at Xavier! @CoachThadd3 has done an amazing job coaching! Proud to work with you to #BuildRome ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️ #XCP #XavierDifference— Coach Doc V (@JamesDockery31) June 3, 2021 We are excited

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Family of California man who died after he was restrained by police officers in April have filed a wrongful death claim

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 and caused him to die of asphyxia. On April 19, Alameda Police Department officers responded

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Officer injured in Capitol riot warns Michael Flynn’s coup comments could ‘absolutely’ lead to more violence

A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Wednesday evening that Michael Flynn’s recent comments about a Myanmar-style coup in the US could “absolutely” lead to more violence. Michael Fanone, who was stun-gunned several times and beaten with a flagpole during the attack,

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New York Times reports Trump administration secretly obtained its reporters’ phone records

The Trump administration’s Justice Department secretly seized months of phone records from four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday. The Biden administration disclosed to the newspaper that the Trump administration’s Justice Department had seized nearly four months of phone records in 2017 from reporters Matt Apuzzo, Adam

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A high school senior was accused of violating his graduation’s dress code with his shoes — so a teacher switched with him

With minutes to spare, a Hahnville High School teacher in Boutte, Louisiana, traded shoes with a senior so he could walk at his graduation after allegedly violating the dress code. Daverius Peters told CNN he showed up to his high school graduation in a pair of black leather Alexander McQueen shoes, ready to walk across

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