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Carlsbad Police say they found the child dead inside of a residence./Credit: KOAT
Published on August 4, 2020
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Pregnant woman and unborn child die in shooting in Iowa
Ankeny police confirmed Tuesday morning that a pregnant woman and her unborn child died in a shooting overnight.
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Audi pulls 'insensitive' ad featuring girl eating banana in front of car
Audi has apologized for an advert showing a young girl eating a banana in front of a premium car, admitting it was "insensitive" and promising not to use the image in future.
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Goldman Sachs says parents are the next group at risk to lose their jobs
The new school year is just around the corner and parents and teachers are fretting about returning to the classroom during the pandemic. Economists are worried, too, because a lack of childcare could damage America's recovery.
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'The Swamp' wades into what's wrong with Congress but doesn't find a way out
"The Swamp" has an attention-grabbing title, but this HBO documentary -- built around extensive access to three Republican congressmen -- gets bogged down in too many side streams. The film serves as an indictment of the existing system and a profile of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a have-it-both-ways formula that might explain why this feels like at least two documentaries in one.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively 'deeply and unreservedly sorry' for plantation wedding
Ryan Reynolds says he and his wife, Blake Lively, still feel sorry about holding their 2012 wedding on a former plantation in South Carolina.
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Elon University students speak out against in-person classes amid pandemic
Students are speaking out against attending in-person classes at Elon University. Their concerns are centered around the possibility of contracting COVID-19 this upcoming fall semester.
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Man charged with shooting at an employee after being asked to wear a mask in a Pennsylvania cigar shop, police say
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide after he allegedly shot at an employee of a cigar shop who asked him to wear a mask.
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To fight pandemic burnout, this company is trying four-day workweeks
The workweek is about to get one day shorter for employees at Elephant Ventures.
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Primaries in Michigan, Kansas and Missouri: 6 things to watch Tuesday
The dog days of summer are usually a low-key time for members of Congress to be with their family and constituents back home. But this August 4, some are running for their political lives, challenged by insurgent candidates on the left and right.
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100-year-old Girl Scout camp saved
At 100 years old, Camp Archbald in Brooklyn Township is the second-oldest Girl Scout camp in the United States. For the last two and a half years, girl scouts here didn't know if it would be their last summer spent at the camp near Kingsley.
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Educators face new cases and shifting guidance as they try to reopen schools safely
As Covid-19 case counts continue to climb, schools starting up the new academic year are faced with the task of creating a safe environment for students and teachers -- even as students test positive and safety guidance shifts.
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With TikTok's future uncertain, users are jumping to these other apps
The past few days have been an emotional roller coaster for TikTok fans, with the news shifting from the threat of an impending ban to the possibility of an imminent acquisition by Microsoft and back to talk of a ban again if a deal doesn't materialize on terms agreeable to President Trump.
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Congressional Districts with Highest Percentage of Black Residents Severely Shortchanged by SBA PPP
The Trump SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program was billed as a lifeline for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. But recent data and reports on the program have shown its failure to sufficiently aid minority-owned businesses. An original analysis of PPP data by government watchdog Accountable.US, spotlighted by Reuters, shows Congressional Districts with the largest percentages of black residents received significantly less money than CDs with the smallest percentage of black residents – a disparity that amounts to tens of billions of dollars. Key findings from the analysis:
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Trump Administration Invests $462 Million to Modernize Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural Communities
Funding will Improve Rural Water Infrastructure for 467,000 Rural Americans in 44 States
The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water (PDF, 367 KB) and wastewater infrastructure across rural America.
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Hitchcock Native trains Hospital Corps on front lines of Navy's fight against Coronavirus
Petty Officer 2nd Class Clyde Scott, II, a native of Hitchcock, Texas, is playing a critical role in training the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps in the ongoing fight against a worldwide pandemic.
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Hello Alice Releases Black Business Report Uncovering Significant Inequities Faced By Black-Owned Small Businesses During COVID-19
The report spotlights the unique challenges that Black-owned small businesses face and identifies opportunities to better serve the Black small business community
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Racial Discrimination Linked to Suicide
Two Reports: Pain of Discrimination Can Be Greater Than Will to Live; Reframing Can Help
In this age of racial reckoning, new research findings indicate that racial discrimination is so painful that it is linked to the ability to die by suicide, a presumed prerequisite for being able to take one’s own life. However, the ability to emotionally and psychologically reframe a transgression can mitigate its harmful effects.
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New Paper Details Five Keys to a Successful Community College CEO Transition Year
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) today released a white paper detailing Five Keys to a Successful Transition Year for newly hired community college chief executive officers.
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A Texas Transplant Family is Celebrating National Minority Donor Awareness Month:
Please Register to be a Life-Saving Organ or Tissue Donor
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. This national observance (first a day and then a week) was initiated in 1996 to increase our nation’s consciousness of the need for more organ and tissue donors from multicultural backgrounds. Starting this year, this nationwide awareness push to engage and educate multicultural communities about the need for organ and tissue donors has been expanded to encompass the entire month of August.
