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'A point of reckoning:' New interim police chief named in Louisville, Ky.
A new interim police chief was named Monday in Louisville, Ky., a city which has seen months of unrest following the police-killing in March of Breonna Taylor.
Trump threatens to withhold federal education dollars from states teaching with 1619 Project
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal education funding from schools if they use as curriculum a series of essays published to explain the history of slavery in the United...
Dustin Johnson wins 2020 PGA Tour Championship
Tournament favorite Dustin Johnson held onto his third-round lead and shot a X-under par XX on Monday to win the 2020 PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in...
Police arrest suspect in stabbing spree in Birmingham, England
Police in Britain arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a stabbing spree in the city center of Birmingham.
Saudi court sentences 8 for Khashoggi murder; overturns death sentences
A Saudi Arabian court on Monday handed down prison sentences for eight people involved in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, and overturned the death penalty for five.
Fantasy football: McCaffrey, Elliott lead Top 75 running back rankings
Carolina Panthers All-Pro Christian McCaffrey leads UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's list of the Top 75 running backs for the 2020 fantasy football season.
Improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine
Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united by a vision of how to revolutionize healthcare. Scientists now present a detailed...
Adams, Thomas, Beckham top 2020 fantasy football wide receiver rankings
Davante Adams is UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's top wide receiver for the 2020 fantasy football season.
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber baffles Brewers, moves to 7-0 in 2020
Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber allowed five hits and one run and had 10 strikeouts in five innings to earn his seventh win of the season with a dominant outing...
Ryan Fitzpatrick named starting quarterback for Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores on Monday named veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick the team's starting quarterback for Week 1 of the 2020 season.
Stanley Cup playoffs: Stars shut out Golden Knights in Game 1 of West finals
John Klingberg scored 2:36 into the first period and goalie Anton Khudobin kept the puck from going between the pipes in the Dallas Stars' shutout of the Vegas Golden Knights...
Rise in labor earnings inequality during pandemic reversed by stimulus, unemployment checks
Job losses during the pandemic were substantially worse among workers in low-paying jobs, leading to a dramatic increase in wage inequality during the early months of the COVID-19 recession, says...
U.S. Open tennis: Osaka advances to quarterfinals, Kvitova among top upsets
Naomi Osaka advanced to the 2020 U.S. Open women's singles quarterfinals with a straight sets win while Petra Kvitova and David Goffin were among the players to suffer round of...
'Doc Martin' ending with Season 10
The 10th and final season of the dramedy "Doc Martin" is set to start filming in Britain in 2021, ITV announced Monday.
Computers help wood anatomists with wood identification
The most commonly used method for the taxonomic identification of tree trunks is wood anatomy. The number of experts in this area is decreasing, and education to become an wood...
Anthony Davis, LeBron James help Lakers tie series vs. Rockets
Anthony Davis scored a game-high 34 points and LeBron James chipped in 28 points in a 119-109 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets to tie their Western Conference semifinals...
Indigenous education strategy failing remote communities
A policy of remote Indigenous students boarding 'off country' to advance their education opportunities is having the reverse effect.
Don't let the plastics industry exploit coronavirus to roll back progress
Just days before New York City's shelter in place order took effect, I peddled nervously to my shift at Precycle, a package-free grocery store in Brooklyn. My hands gripped tight...
New study illustrates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on New York City workers and union members
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on labor markets worldwide. In the U.S., millions of workers have been furloughed or laid off in both unionized and non-union sectors. New York...
How next-gen computer generated maps detect partisan gerrymandering
In October 2019, a state court determined that North Carolina’s congressional districts had been severely gerrymandered and struck down the state’s map. The court’s ruling was informed, in part, by tens of thousands...
The future of school may be outdoors, even after the pandemic
COVID-19 is pushing students outside to learn, and some say it could improve education
In bringing her baby to vote, Buffy Wicks spotlights the mistreatment of working moms
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) leaped from rookie legislator to rising star literally overnight after bringing her newborn baby to the Assembly floor when she was denied the ability to vote...
Amazon bans foreign seed sales to U.S.
Online retail giant Amazon has banned the sale of seeds imported to the United States or sold by non-U.S. residents amid a rash on unsolicited seeds from China being shipped...
Federal judge temporarily bars Census Bureau from winding down in-person counting
A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Census Bureau to halt efforts to wind down in-person counting for the 2020 census for at least 12 days amid plans to end...
Authentic targets Preakness after 'crazy' Kentucky Derby win
The morning after winning the Kentucky Derby for a record-tying sixth time, the word at the tip of trainer Bob Baffert's tongue was, "crazy."
Britain's Sandringham Estate to host drive-in movies
Britain's Sandringham Estate has announced it will host several drive-in style movie screenings this month.
Federal judge temporarily bars Census Bureau from winding down in-person counting
A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Census Bureau to halt efforts to wind down in-person counting for the 2020 census for at least 12 days amid plans to end...
Kentucky Derby runs without spectators
The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby, was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on September 5, 2020. The event, traditionally held in May, was delayed because of the...