On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system. Here’s what to know.
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A Florida woman returned a book to a library drop box. It took part of her finger, too.
Bobbie Haverly was running errands on a Friday afternoon in July. Her plans were upended when a freak accident at the library severed her finger.
60 years ago in Baltimore, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of a civil rights journey
On the day MLK delivered a historic speech in Washington, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of segregation at a Baltimore amusement park.
Massive emergency alert test will sound alarms on every US phone, TV and radio in October
On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system. Here’s what to know.
Transgender woman in New York reaches landmark settlement with county jail after great discrimination
Makyyla Holland, a 25-year-old transgender woman, will receive $160,000 for harm she suffered and new policies will be enacted by Broome County Jail.
Flash mob robbery hits Los Angeles mall as retail theft task force announces arrests
A Los Angeles Macy’s was the latest victim of a “flash mob robbery” on Thursday. The incident is the latest in a string of similar incidents in the Southland.
Martin Luther King’s Daughter Reflects on the Legacy of 1963 March on Washington
On the day before the 60th memorial of 1963 march on Washington, Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, visited her father’s monument in Washington to reflect on the march and family legacy. (Aug. 25)
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Japanese protest Fukushima water release
Protesters gathered outside the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Friday to demonstrate against the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. “I want them to realise that they have made a mistake and mak…
Maine man, 86, convicted of fraud 58 years after stealing dead brother’s identity
Authorities said facial recognition technology helped them discover a decades-old case of identity theft and fraud for Social Security benefits.