‘American Idol’ recap: The Final Three revealed
ABC/Eric McCandlessIt got down to the wire on Sunday’s American Idol, with the Top 5 vying to make it into next week’s finale for the crowning of season 20’s winner.
This week, for their first challenge, the finalists were mentored by Grammy-award win…
Retired Buffalo police officer who confronted supermarket gunman hailed as ‘true hero’
John Normile/Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A retired police officer is being praised for the valiant actions he took to protect others when a gunman opened fire on a supermarket, killing 10 people in an alleged hate crime.
Aaron Salter was working as…
Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: What we know about the alleged gunman
Kait Munroe/Erie County District Attrorney(BUFFALO, N.Y) — The 18-year-old suspect who allegedly shot and killed ten people at a supermarket on Saturday afternoon in the heart of a Black community in Buffalo, appears to have been motivated by extremis…
Mother, daughter escape gunfire at Buffalo store: ‘By the grace of God we got out’
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Fragrance Harris Stanfield, a mother of seven, was at work at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, when she heard gunshots.
“We all looked toward the front door. We saw the s…
At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York, supermarket in alleged hate crime
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — At least 10 people are dead and another three wounded after a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities said was a “racially motivated hate crime.”
An 1…
COVID pandemic exposed inequities involving age, race, political affiliation
Calvin Chan Wai Meng/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The United States has hit a grim milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths. During the past two years the virus has posed a deadly risk, but it hasn’t affected every person the same way. The pandemic has highli…
Pelosi calls for ‘balance’ between free speech and safety after Buffalo shooting
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that social media companies have to address and track down extremism on their platforms, after a gunman who reportedly espoused white supremacist ideology ope…
Milwaukee mayor announces two-night curfew for people under 21 after Friday shootings
Timothy Abero/EyeEm/GettyImages(MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson imposed a two-night curfew for individuals under the age of 21 within the city’s entertainment district on Saturday. The curfew is from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Saturday and …
One million COVID deaths but only 350K families have asked FEMA for funeral cost help
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Despite the U.S. recording more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths this week, few families have taken advantage of a government program to help cover the cost of funerals for victims.
In April 2021, the Federa…
COVID lockdown offers teacher valuable life lessons
Maskot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — During the early days of the pandemic, Cayci Weaver was able to hold on to her teaching job. Educating high school students, however, was not easy; the switch to remote learning was a challenge, she says.
“I think we w…