A San Francisco lawmaker proposed an ordinance that would make discriminatory 911 calls illegal and allow victims to sue for damages up to $1,000.
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Man fights, kills one of the world’s deadliest snakes while driving 60 mph on Australian highway
A man was driving about 62 mph on a highway in Australia when a deadly snake slithered towards his legs and tried to bite him.
Human skull found in fire pit in Michigan home previously owned by man killed in police shootout
Homeowners found a human skull in the fire pit of a Michigan home previously owned by a man who died in a police shootout in Tennessee last month.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and became a famed abolitionist; his first wife made that possible
Frederick Douglass was able to escape slavery and pursue the work of abolition thanks to the help of his first wife, Anna Murray Douglass.
‘This is no joke’: Man died of coronavirus day after saying he regretted attending a party
A day before he died of COVID-19, a California man lamented that he had gone out and urged others to wear masks and practice social distancing.
New York City will take $1 billion from police budget, but many say it doesn’t go far enough
New York City officials agreed on a budget which shifts roughly $1 billion from the police, but advocates say the cuts don’t reflect their demands.
Missouri couple point guns at protesters calling for St. Louis mayor to resign
A video on social media shows a couple pointing guns at protesters marching through a St. Louis neighborhood demanding Mayor Lyda Krewson’s resignation.
A very smelly fruit sent six people to the hospital and caused a post office to evacuate
Postal workers in Germany called the police because of the pungent smell coming from a package containing durian.
Archaeologists find massive ring of ancient shafts close to Stonehenge
Researchers discovered a ring of at least 20 “shafts” more than 32 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep, near Stonehenge.
What is Juneteenth? Holiday marking Emancipation Proclamation takes on extra importance in 2020
On June 19, 1865, a soldier informed Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln two years earlier had freed enslaved people in “rebel” states.