Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask are the finalists for the 86th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy, it was announced Thursday.
Black mothers in the UK are four times more likely to die in childbirth than their White counterparts. Little is being done to find out why
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London When pharmacist Ifeoma Onwuka, known to her friends as Laura, went into hospital to have her daughter, she and her husband hoped the delivery would go smoothly, and that they would soon be able to take their n...
Florida firefighter is arrested after photo showed him pointing at a placard for Speaker Pelosi in US Capitol Building
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A Florida firefighter was arrested for unlawful entry of a restricted building and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to court documents, after a photo surfaced of him wearing a Trump 2020 hat and poin...
2020 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers on record
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2020 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers in history, according to a group that tracks officer deaths in the line of duty. A report released Monday by the National Law Enforcement Officers Mem...
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
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A Florida sheriff's deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference. Hillsboro County ...
An injured bald eagle entangled in fishing line was rescued by two children and some Florida firefighters
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Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak and the attached line wrapped around its wing and beak. Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 on Thurs...
The vaccine rollout and civil unrest is keeping the National Guard busy after an ‘unprecedented’ 2020
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The US National Guard was so busy last year with "unprecedented" domestic deployments -- helping with Covid-19, civil unrest and natural disasters -- it referred to 2020 as Year of the Guard. So far, this year is no...
The academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says
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College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and shortening athletic seasons. For student-athletes playing football...
10 things we learned in 2020 about living the good life
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What do you need for a meaningful life? Even as 2020 strained communities around the world, it offered some object lessons in living well. In the widespread nostalgia for pre-pandemic gatherings and rituals, we saw ...
The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
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After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster fire. As they were counting down to the New Year, Brevard County fir...
Alabama advances to College Football Playoff national championship game
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No one could stop Alabama in 2020. And on the first day of 2021, Notre Dame couldn't do it, either. The top-ranked Crimson Tide have advanced to the College Football Playoff national championship game, defeating the...
2020 pop culture moments you may have forgotten
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This Black country singer wrote the most powerful song about race in 2020
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Until this year if Mickey Guyton's struggles had been turned into a country music song, its title could have been "Almost Famous." Guyton was the Black country music singer who almost broke through when she sang at...