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An NFL player was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly having a submachine gun in his car
An NFL player was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly having a submachine gun in his car

By Alexandra Meeks | CNN Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday after police said they saw a submachine gun in his vehicle, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told CNN. “Yesterday at about 9:20 p....

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Jun 22, 2021
Warriors’ Steve Kerr: Steph Curry withdrawing from Olympics ‘makes sense’
Warriors’ Steve Kerr: Steph Curry withdrawing from Olympics ‘makes sense’

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Stephen Curry’s decision to bypass playing for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics “makes perfect sense.” In an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area, Kerr acknowledged he spoke to Curry about the decision and was supportive of...

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Jun 22, 2021
California Shows Real Leadership During Economic Hardship & Pandemic
California Shows Real Leadership During Economic Hardship & Pandemic

California to pay off unpaid rent accrued during COVID-19 pandemic California will pay off the accumulated unpaid rent that has piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AP reports. Why it matters: The move would fulfill a promise to landlords to he...

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Jun 22, 2021
Spain’s Cabinet aims for a fresh start by pardoning Catalans
Spain’s Cabinet aims for a fresh start by pardoning Catalans

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish Cabinet is meeting Tuesday to issue pardons for nine imprisoned Catalans who spearheaded the 2017 effort to establish an independent republic in the affluent northeastern region, a move that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says...

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Jun 22, 2021
Australia’s runaway mouse plague targets prisoners, forcing mass evacuation
Australia’s runaway mouse plague targets prisoners, forcing mass evacuation

The mice aren’t just causing chaos in homes, farms and hospitals. Read More

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Jun 22, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest man for sedition over protest flag
Hong Kong police arrest man for sedition over protest flag

Hong Kong police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of using seditious words after a flag with a banned protest slogan was seen hanging outside his apartment Read More

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Jun 22, 2021
Grand Canyon backpacker dies in extreme heat from possible heat-related causes
Grand Canyon backpacker dies in extreme heat from possible heat-related causes

A Grand Canyon backpacker has died from what park rangers believe to be heat-related causes as the high temperature where she was walking hit 115°F. Read More

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Jun 22, 2021
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’, Unesco says
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’, Unesco says

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Jun 22, 2021
Beto O’Rourke: For the People Act is how we get our democracy back
Beto O’Rourke: For the People Act is how we get our democracy back

The For the People Act vote on Tuesday in the Senate is a chance for voters to push their senators on voting rights, Beto O'Rourke tells Joy Reid. Read More

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Jun 22, 2021
Creator of term ‘Critical Race Theory’ Kimberlé Crenshaw explains what it really is
Creator of term ‘Critical Race Theory’ Kimberlé Crenshaw explains what it really is

‘Critical Race Theory’ is explained as neither Marxist nor racist by its leading scholar, Kimberlé Crenshaw, who co-developed this framework of study, and coined this term. Read More

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Jun 22, 2021
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