First Black female NYPD police surgeon sworn in
Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dr. Lynn O’Connor is now the first Black female police surgeon for the New York Police Department (NYPD) after being sworn in on Monday. “This is incredibly [meaningful]
17-year-old gunman allegedly kills three teens, injures one over 'stupid' fight: Sheriff
Richland County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — The Columbia, South Carolina, community is reeling in the wake of a shooting that killed three teenagers and injured a fourth. A 17-year-old allegedly shot four other teenagers — ages
Children's books recalled due to potential choking hazard
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Children’s book publisher Make Believe Ideas has recalled approximately 260,000 children’s books due to a potential choking hazard. Seven titles from Make Believe Ideas’ Rainbow Road Board Books series are impacted
Puerto Ricans take recovery into their own hands 6 years after Hurricane Maria
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Six years after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, flooding whole towns and leaving 80% of the island without power, some residents and businesses have taken matters into their own hands and
FBI launches probe into Baton Rouge Police Department over abuse allegations
The warehouse in Baton Rouge, La., that some members of the Baton Rouge Police Department called the Brave Cave. — U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana (BATON ROUGE, La.) — Federal authorities are investigating the Baton
Virginia shooting kills 14-year-old, injures four others: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — A 14-year-old is dead and four others injured following a shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, according to police. All five victims were transported to local hospitals for their injuries following the shooting
5 dead, 2 injured as train strikes SUV carrying family in Florida, sheriff says
WFTS (TAMPA, Fla.) — Five people were killed Saturday evening when a freight train slammed into an SUV carrying seven at a crossing in Hillsborough County, Florida, law enforcement officials said. The dead, which included three adults and
What to know about NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A seven-year-long NASA mission has come to an end with the first asteroid sample collected in space. This capsule, the size of a microwave oven, landed safely on Sunday morning
Black high school student suspended in Texas because of dreadlocks files lawsuit
George Family Photo (TEXAS) — The family of a Black Texas high school student who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal lawsuit Saturday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton
5 hospitalized in home explosion that left house 'heavily damaged'
Cravetiger/Getty Images (NEW JERSEY) — A house explosion in West Milford, New Jersey, left six people injured Friday, according to police. Officials said the house was heavily damaged. The explosion happened around 9 p.m., police said. West