An Oakland A’s coach has apologized for using a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute to greet players after a team win. As players reentered the dugout after Thursday’s win against the Texas Rangers, bench coach Ryan Christenson raised his arm and flattened his palm. He then bent his arm to offer an elbow…… MORE
California could become one of the first states to extend compensation to victims of police violence and their families. If Assembly Bill 767 is passed, the state’s victim compensation board would explicitly list excessive use of force by police among crimes eligible for compensation, said bill co-author Assemblymember Tim Grayson. In California, victims of violent…… MORE
Since the coronavirus pandemic began in March, religion in the US has seemed a helter-skelter mix of legal disputes and defiant pastors, altered rites and sanctuaries as sites of contagion. But that picture hides a broad consensus about what congregations should be and are doing during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by…… MORE
History professor Allan Lichtman is used to being right. He has correctly predicted the winner of each presidential race since Ronald Reagan’s reelection victory in 1984 using his “13 keys” system. (It’s worth mentioning that in 2000, Lichtman predicted that Al Gore would win the election. Although Gore won the popular vote, he ultimately lost…… MORE
A school district in Georgia has decided to start the school year with virtual learning, after more than 90 staff members were forced to quarantine due to a confirmed or suspected case of Covid-19, or due to being exposed to someone who did. “If today was the first day of school, we would have been…… MORE
All school districts across the state of New York are cleared to open, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news conference by phone Friday morning. Schools in New York and around the country closed in the spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state become a global epicenter early on, but has since lowered infection…… MORE
Three University of Louisville men’s soccer players have been dismissed from the team after organizing a party amid the coronavirus pandemic, the school’s athletics department said Thursday. The party may have contributed to the spread Covid-19 among student-athletes. Three other team members were suspended. The names of the players dismissed or suspended have not been…… MORE
The pandemic is stressful to everyone, but a new study suggests Americans are suffering more coronavirus-related mental health consequences than others. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up…… MORE
After more than 40 years on the run and living under an alias, a prison escapee was apprehended Wednesday in New Mexico, the FBI said. Luis Archuleta, 77, was wanted on a 1977 federal arrest warrant on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution/confinement, according to an FBI news release. “This arrest should send…… MORE
A large section of Manhattan woke up Friday morning to a power outage, a Con Edison map shows. Most of the affected areas were from the Upper West Side north to Harlem. “There’s NO power in Harlem/Morningside Heights (sic) area! I’ve never seen this…crazy!” Shalin Cuello tweeted with a video. Shortly after, she tweeted: “Power’s…… MORE
