Courtesy of Adolfo Hurtado (ASHEBORO, N.C.) — A North Carolina high school student was denied his diploma for wearing a Mexican flag over his graduation gown. Ever Lopez draped a Mexican flag over his blue gown at Asheboro High School’s graduation ceremony Thursday night. Livestreamed video footage from the ceremony […]
BraintreePolice/Twitter (BRAINTREE, Mass.) — A police K9 was killed and two officers were injured during a firefight with a suspect after a 911 call was made about a domestic dispute Friday afternoon in Braintree, Massachusetts. The suspect was killed during the incident, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office. The […]
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The Orlando Magic announced on Saturday that they have mutually agreed to part ways with Steve Clifford with one year left on his four-year contract. Clifford led the team to two straight playoff appearances in his three seasons as the head coach. In a […]
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore) — The Portland Trail Blazers and Terry Stotts have agreed to mutually part ways on Friday after nine seasons as the head coach. Stotts had one guaranteed year left on a multiyear contract extension he signed following the 2018-2019 season, after leading the team to […]
WJLA (FAIRFAX, Va.) — A Virginia middle school that was once named after a Confederate soldier has been renamed in honor of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. The former Sidney Lanier Middle School in Fairfax County held a renaming ceremony Friday. Lanier was a prominent American poet and private […]
Corey Christiansen/Aurora Public Schools (AURORA, Colo.) — A group of students at a Colorado high school took matters into their own hands to curb the spread of COVID-19 in their community, turning their school into a vaccine clinic and administering over 800 shots to the public. Josh Alvarez and Yeabsera […]
KXLY (SPOKANE, Wash.) — A Washington state family is calling for the removal of a school administrator whose suggestion was to separate two Black students after their mom raised concerns about a classroom assignment the students say involved cleaning cotton. Twins Emzayia and Zyeshauwne Feazell said they were in their […]
San Diego Police Department (SAN DIEGO) — Two of the three people killed in a car crash in San Diego Friday have been identified as married detectives Jamie Huntley-Park and Ryan Park, police said. The San Diego Police Department made the announcement at a press conference Friday night. “Detectives Jamie […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports event: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Final Oakland 9 Colorado 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 2 Final Baltimore 3 Cleveland 1 […]
iStock/Motortion (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities found themselves locked in a gunfight this week with a 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy who they say ran away from a group home, broke into a house and found an AK-47, a shotgun and a handgun in a bedroom. This incident is one […]
