Awards for Tynemouth lifeboat heroes who braved Storm Arwen to save fishing boat crew stranded 73 miles offshore Inspiring lifeboat volunteers who sailed into the heart of Storm Arwen have been honoured Chronicle Live · Mar 26, 2023
At 87, Golden Gloves doctor has examined some of the boxing world’s most exciting fighters on their way to greatness. He still works ringside today. Just hours before the start of the preliminary rounds of the Golden Gloves centennial tournament, the back room of Cicero Stadium is a crowded jumble of ambition and nerves. Chicago Tribune · Mar 20, 2023
The Democrats botched the Ohio disaster response – and handed Trump a victory The failure of Pete Buttigieg, the US secretary of transportion, to appear for nearly three weeks recalls the incompetence of Fema during Hurricane Katrina The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2023
Robot window washers are here to clean our skyscrapers Robots are faster and safer than human window washers — and don't need lunch breaks. Axios · Feb 24, 2023
A rise in after-school shootings, Black Restaurant Week kicks off and more in your Chicago news roundup Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 13, 2023
Victims, families and school leaders seek answers after increase in after-school shootings A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows that 2022 brought a spike in fatal shootings among teens in the after-school hours in Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 13, 2023
Families of Tyre Nichols and George Floyd to attend State of the Union Close relatives of Black people killed by police invited to Biden’s address by more than a dozen members of Congress The Guardian - US · Feb 7, 2023
Police violence upended the lives of these families attending Biden’s State of the Union Mothers, fathers and siblings of Black victims of police brutality will attend prime-time address The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
State of the Union guests to highlight divisiveness on foreign, domestic issues - Roll Call Republicans may look to highlight Biden's foibles on foreign policy with their SOTU guests, while Democrats look to domestic issues. Roll Call · Feb 6, 2023
Brother charged with murdering Brit shot dead in bed in Jamaica after mum’s funeral Police have charged 38-year-old Lemone Brown from Jamaica with the murder of his brother Michael Brown, 48. Michael, a Brit, was shot and killed only days after his mother's funeral Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2023
British man 'in family feud over mum's will' shot dead in Jamaica days after funeral Michael Brown, 48, from Hertfordshire, was shot and killed while visiting relatives in Mike Town on Thursday morning - just days after his mother's funeral Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023
Amy Winehouse's biopic sees 'Blake' arrested in scenes filmed outside her old flat Filming has begun on the upcoming biopic Back to Black, which will explore the life and career of Amy Winehouse - with actor Marisa Abela having been seen on set recently portraying the late singer Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023
Record numbers of Scots told of partners' violent pasts under police scheme The amount of warnings given by police has more than quadrupled in the last five years, according to shock new figures obtained by the Sunday Mail. Daily Record · Dec 18, 2022
How the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a surprisingly bright, complex and element-filled early universe – Podcast If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans everywhere, the world has one – the James Webb Space Telescope. The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2022 What will happen next for Black Twitter? Now that Elon Musk has bought the social media platform, some users fear a unique form of Black witnessing will be lost
Los Angeles Times · Nov 28, 2022 Fears rise that UC strike could have long-lasting consequences on vaunted research, teaching LOS ANGELES — As the nation's largest ever strike of higher-education academic workers enters its third week Monday, with the crunch time of final exams just days away, fears are rising over long-lasting and unintended consequences to the University of California's core missions of teaching and research.
WEKU · Nov 11, 2022 Timely rains help to dampen woodland fire areas Much-needed rainfall in eastern Kentucky is carrying a beneficial impact that is two-fold. It’s helping to snuff out woodland and brush fires in the Appalachian region and putting a dent in relieving drought readings.
The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2022 From George Floyd to Hunter Biden: Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News and the year that tested America In an extract from his biography The Successor, Paddy Manning considers how Rupert Murdoch’s favored son dealt with the challenges of 2020, and what might come next
The Canberra Times · Nov 2, 2022 'I felt totally useless': Main street inundated in flash flood Gunning residents were left shocked on Monday night as the main street flooded, causing damage which may take months to clean.
Leeds Live · Oct 31, 2022 Ex-Leeds United midfielder hails 'great desire' after surprise win over Liverpool The 45-year-old highlighted the 'strong performance' from his former side
The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022 ‘I’m changing Congress’: how Cori Bush brought her lived experience to Capitol Hill Member of ‘the Squad’ on how her abortion experience, sexual assault and front-line fight in Ferguson, Missouri, affected her politics
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022 Emmett Till images have multigenerational impact on artists As the first-ever feature-length retelling of the lynching of Emmett Till goes into wide release, so does an art campaign meant to honor the power of images like those of his open casket that were printed by the Black press
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022 Project with Michelin-starred chef Adam Simmonds hopes to train homeless people at pop-up Victoria restaurant The Home Kitchen is crowdfunding to launch the restaurant where it will train 15 homeless people with skills to work in the hospitality industry
Salon · Oct 18, 2022 Cops killed George Floyd — not fentanyl Parroting drug war propaganda, Ye repeats the lie that fentanyl and methamphetamine killed George Floyd
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 Questions raised about fatal police shooting in St. Louis Relatives of a 16-year-old who was fatally shot by St. Louis detectives are disputing the police account of the incident