Vanessa Bryant and other families have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crashed last year in Southern California, killing her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others. Attorneys for Bryant filed a joint notice of settlement Tuesday in US District Court in Los…… MORE
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Biden says he’s ‘proud’ of two professional athletes who announced LGBTQ identities
President Joe Biden on Tuesday voiced support for two professional athletes who announced recently that they’re part of the LGBTQ community, saying he’s “proud” of their decisions to publicly share their identities. “To Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama — two prominent, inspiring athletes who came out this week: I’m so proud of your courage. Because…… MORE
US births fell during the pandemic, CDC data show
The number of births in the United States fell by 4% last year, much of it likely due to the pandemic, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s “the largest annual decline in the number of births since 1973,” CDC researchers wrote in their report. Births had…… MORE
Biden administration backs end to the disparity of cocaine sentences
The Biden administration “strongly supports” ending the racial disparity of sentencing federal offenders who are convicted for crack versus powdered cocaine, according to head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, who testified Tuesday in support of a measure to do just that. The Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act, known…… MORE
Connecticut become first state to make calls free for inmates and their families
A bill in Connecticut makes calls from prison free for the inmates and their families, becoming the first state to do so. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Josh Elliott and Sen. Martin M. Looney, will make all voice communication, including video and electronic mail services, free to those incarcerated and those who are receiving…… MORE
Texas grand jury declines to indict jailers involved in Marvin Scott in-custody death
A grand jury in Texas declined Tuesday to indict the eight former detention officers involved in the in-custody death of Marvin Scott III, according to a news release from Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. Scott died in March after being placed on a restraint bed, pepper-sprayed, and having a spit mask put on his…… MORE
NYC Democratic mayoral primary to proceed to ranked-choice counting after no candidate wins majority outright, CNN projects
The New York City Democratic mayoral primary winner will be determined using ranked-choice voting tabulation, CNN projects. Voters in the Big Apple had the option to rank up to five of the 13 candidates in the race. Since no candidate will win a majority of the vote outright, the New York City Board of Elections…… MORE
Chicago is throwing its ‘whole government’ at summer violence
“I’m not saying I’m God or I can prevent anything from happening, but I know in my heart I did what I can at 1 or 2 in the morning to help put this guy in a safer environment.” That’s how Jervon Hicks describes his mission as an outreach worker and life coach on Chicago’s…… MORE
153 Houston Methodist employees resign or are fired after refusing to get Covid-19 vaccine, official says
More than 150 Houston Methodist Hospital employees were officially out of a job Tuesday, 10 days after a judge dismissed a lawsuit against the hospital by employees who opposed a Covid-19 vaccine mandate as a condition of employment, a hospital spokesperson said. The 153 employees either resigned in the two-week suspension period that began June…… MORE
Japan’s Olympics superfans who want Tokyo 2020 to go ahead despite Covid-19
Kyoko Ishikawa is not your average Olympics enthusiast. Sporting a bandana, fans, whistle and traditional Japanese costume, the IT company president is a superfan who has attended every Summer Games since Barcelona 1992. She even performs a Japanese cheer routine at each one and hopes to carry on the tradition this year. “The purpose of…… MORE
