Aurora, Colorado, police issued an apology Monday after drawing guns on a woman and four minors after mistaking her car for one that had been stolen. Brittney Gilliam was with her 6-year-old daughter, 12-year-old sister and 14- and 17-year-old nieces Sunday when police drew their weapons on them. Gilliam said she, her sister and 17-year-old…… MORE
One year ago, a man unleashed a barrage of bullets on a bustling Dayton, Ohio, nightspot, killing nine people, including his sister Megan and forever changing the Oregon District. Seventeen other people were injured by gunfire that night, as well as more than two dozen who sustained injuries in the stampede that followed. In the…… MORE
Demetria Brown knew the exact moment she decided she’d had it. She’d just watched a video of George Floyd pinned under an officer’s knee, saying he couldn’t breathe as he begged for his life. She sobbed as she played it over and over. On June 1, a week after Floyd’s death, she quit her job…… MORE
Isaias became a Category 1 hurricane last night, right before it slammed into the Carolinas. It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm since then but will bring more flooding and misery today to the East Coast. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also…… MORE
Major League Baseball is quickly becoming a cautionary tale with players and staff on at least three teams testing positive since the season resumed last month. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has even warned that the shortened season could be shut down if the league and players don’t improve their management of the virus, ESPN reported.…… MORE
In a video for his students that went viral, an Alabama educator channeled his background in music to help his school prepare for reopening in the era of Covid-19. Childersburg High School Principal Quentin Lee was the mastermind behind a “U Can’t Touch this” parody video, made to the tune of the famous MC Hammer…… MORE
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide after he allegedly shot at an employee of a cigar shop who asked him to wear a mask. Adam Michael Zaborowski, 35, entered Cigars international in Bethlehem Township Friday morning without a face covering, according to a probable cause affidavit, despite a statewide mandate by…… MORE
After Major League Baseball announced 13 members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization tested positive for Covid-19, an executive batted down rumors that players went to a casino before the outbreak. John Mozeliak, the St. Louis Cardinals’ president of baseball operations, told reporters there is no proof that anyone went to a casino. “I have…… MORE
At least one of the people attending a party at a bar in Los Angeles on Friday night — without wearing masks or adhering to social distancing — is a Los Angeles police officer. The gathering sparked an investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, and the LAPD said the department is now…… MORE
Black bears will not be voting in the upcoming election, but that’s not stopping one bear from unknowingly showing a little support for the incumbent president. Help Asheville Bears (HAB), an organization in North Carolina, has put out a $5,000 reward to find the person or people responsible for putting a “Trump 2020” sticker on…… MORE