A college basketball star who had declared for the NBA draft this month has been arrested on suspicion of murder and other crimes in Georgia, jail records show. Teshaun Hightower, 22, a guard for Tulane University in New Orleans, was taken into custody in Henry
LOS ANGELES — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Troy Sneed has died from complications with the coronavirus. He was 52. Sneed’s publicist Bill Carpenter said the singer died early Monday at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Sneed earned a Grammy nomination for his work on the Youth
In an unprecedented Maryland election, three polling centers will be open Tuesday in a special election between Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik in a congressional race dramatically reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Officials have been urging the electorate to vote by mail for weeks,
A pug in North Carolina has tested positive for the coronavirus, which may be the the first such case for a dog in the U.S. The dog, Winston, was part of a Duke University study in which a whole family in Chapel Hill, the McCleans, were tested
JetBlue Airways on Monday became the first U.S. airline to announce that all passengers will have to wear a face covering on flights. Starting May 4, passengers will be required to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth during the duration of each
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — One of Norway’s wealthiest men was arrested Tuesday in connection with his wife’s 2018 disappearance and held on suspicion of murder or complicity to murder in a case that police had earlier thought was a kidnapping. Tom Hagen, a media-shy real estate
“Little Women: Atlanta” reality TV star Ashley Ross, known to fans as Ms. Minnie, died on Monday at 34 after a car accident, her publicist announced. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm on behalf of the family of Ashley Ross aka ‘Ms Minnie’
A group of German doctors has stripped naked in a series of photos to show how vulnerable they feel without adequate protective equipment on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The group calls its protest Blanke Bedenken, which translates as “naked concerns,” saying shortages of protective