The death of Michael Brown changed the country and sparked a decade of American reckoning on race.
It has been 10 years since Michael Brown died. The death of the black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked protests in suburban cities and gave impetus to the then-nascent Black Lives Matter movement. But it wasn't just BLM. There were also indigenous peoples defending water and land, Latinos protesting the harsh immigration detention and deportation that tore families apart, and Asian American activists resisting xenophobia. These movements transformed American democracy and culture and inspired a multiracial movement. But even now, 10 years later, the victories, defeats, and future prospects of racial justice in America remain in question.
Authorities say they have arrested an escaped North Carolina inmate serving a life sentence for murder.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say an inmate serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport van this week was arrested at a hotel. The Department of Corrections says Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from the van on Tuesday as it arrived at the University of North Carolina Digestive Hospital in Hillsboro for a medical examination. Alston freed himself from his leg restraints and ran into the woods while still handcuffed. The Department of Corrections says Alston was taken into custody at about 2 a.m. Friday at a hotel in Kannapolis, about 110 miles southwest of Hillsboro, and no one was injured during the arrest.
Father and son Eugene and Dan Levy to co-host the Emmy Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history as the first father-son co-hosts at next month's Emmy Awards. The Levy brothers had a huge success at the 2020 Emmy Awards, when winners appeared remotely because of the pandemic, thanks to their hit series “Schitt's Creek.” In addition to being a co-host this year, Eugene Levy was also nominated for his Apple TV+ series “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy.” The 76th Emmy Awards will air live on ABC in Los Angeles on Sept. 15 and stream the next day on Hulu. The Levy brothers will also be co-hosting for the first time since 2018 with “Saturday Night Live” stars Colin Jost and Michael Che.
Great White lead singer Jack Russell dies after being onstage during a 2003 concert fire
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, lead singer of '80s blues-metal band Great White, whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me,” and who was the band's frontman the night a Rhode Island nightclub fire broke out in 2003, killing 100 people, has died. He was 63. Russell was leading the band during a show at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island when the band's fireworks caused flames to spread quickly, causing traffic jams as fans fled. The blaze killed 100 people, including the band's guitarist, and injured more than 200. In a statement posted to his Instagram on Thursday, he said Russell's “enduring contributions to rock and roll, and his legacy will flourish forever.”
A rare deep-sea fish has been discovered in California, and scientists want to know why.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A rare, snake-like deep-sea fish has been found dead on the surface of the ocean off the coast of San Diego. The silvery, 12-foot-long oarfish was discovered over the weekend by snorkelers and kayakers in La Jolla Bay, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It's the 20th oarfish to wash up in California since 1901. Oarfish can grow to more than 20 feet long and usually live in deep waters where light does not reach. Scientists plan to perform an autopsy on Friday to determine the cause of death.
Taylor Swift's Erast tour resumes in London with help from Ed Sheeran after thwarted terror plot
LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift made a spectacular return to her Eras Tour at London's Wembley Stadium with the help of Ed Sheeran, who headlined the acoustic section of the crowd-pleasing show and performed a collaboration between the pair. The past few weeks have been difficult for the singer, with tragedies and thwarted terror plots. Mourning continues after an assailant killed three young fans at a Swift-themed dance class in Southport, northern England, and a show was canceled after a foiled plot to attack a concert venue in Austria where police arrested three Islamic State-inspired militants. Swift has four more dates left at Wembley Stadium to close out the European leg of her Eras Tour.
Panda twins born in Hong Kong to world's oldest primiparous mother, Ying Ying
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has celebrated the birth of a home-grown giant panda, whose mother, the theme park where the twins were born, announced she is the world's oldest recorded first-time giant panda mother. Ying Ying gave birth to a male and female panda at Ocean Park on Thursday, one day before she turned 19. Ying Ying and her partner Lele are the second pair of pandas gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing since the city was returned to China in 1997. Pandas are widely considered China's unofficial national mascot.
As Middle East plagued by conflict, Dubai booms with anxious wealth influx
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As conflict looms across the Middle East, Dubai's wealth is growing. After a brief dip early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the desert emirate's economy is booming after years of tourism and construction, as the city positions itself as a safe haven in a region on edge after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Dubai has a long history of indirectly benefiting from crises in the region, offering stability, low taxes and a friendly visa regime as the super-rich worry about unrest.
New Zealand food banks unknowingly hand out 65 candies laced with deadly methamphetamine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they found 41 chunks of methamphetamine packed in candy wrappers, each containing a lethal dose of the drug, were distributed without notice by a food bank in Auckland. Police say they are retrieving 24 more tainted treats from members of the public, bringing the total number of candies mistakenly distributed in food wrappers to at least 65. It's unclear how many more are in circulation, but no one has been seriously injured.
International astronomy groups join calls for a moondial to keep time on the moon
WASHINGTON (AP) — An international group of astronomers is calling for a standard for keeping time on the moon, where the seconds run faster. As more countries and private companies look to future lunar missions, astronomers want uniform clocks to ensure perfect synchronization. The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday to encourage space agencies around the world to collaborate on a timekeeping standard. The United States and Europe have also called for such a standard. Astronomers are still in the early stages of determining exactly how time will run on the moon.
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