Driver Crashes into Crowd at Pride Parade in Florida; 1 Dead
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a driver slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one man and injuring another. News outlets report a statement from the president of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus says the driver and the victims were a “part of the chorus…
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US Catholic bishops OK steps toward possible rebuke of Biden
U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights. The 168-55 vote was announced near the end of a three-day meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that was…
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Convention Circuit of Delusion Gives Forum for Election Lies
NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin (AP) — For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump’s loyal supporters came together under the blazing sun in a field in Western Wisconsin to live in an alternate reality where the former president was still in office — or would soon return. Similar scenes have unfolded in hotel ballrooms…
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1 of 2 Ex-St. Louis Officers Convicted in Civil Rights Case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A jury has convicted one former St. Louis police officer of a civil rights violation for beating a Black undercover officer during protests in 2017. But the jury said Thursday that it could not reach a verdict against another officer in the same case. Dustin Boone was convicted of deprivation of…
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EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The United States government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday. The Senate approved…
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