Olivia Cui demonstrates how to make a loose-fitting surgical mask tighter and more snug in a now-viral TikTok.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
San Francisco lawmaker introduces CAREN Act to crack down on racially-motivated 911 calls
A San Francisco lawmaker proposed an ordinance that would make discriminatory 911 calls illegal and allow victims to sue for damages up to $1,000.
Man fights, kills one of the world’s deadliest snakes while driving 60 mph on Australian highway
A man was driving about 62 mph on a highway in Australia when a deadly snake slithered towards his legs and tried to bite him.
New York City will take $1 billion from police budget, but many say it doesn’t go far enough
New York City officials agreed on a budget which shifts roughly $1 billion from the police, but advocates say the cuts don’t reflect their demands.
Aurora police officers under investigation after being photographed near where Elijah McClain died
Multiple Colorado police officers are on leave after allegedly appearing in photos taken near where Elijah McClain died in police custody.
A very smelly fruit sent six people to the hospital and caused a post office to evacuate
Postal workers in Germany called the police because of the pungent smell coming from a package containing durian.
Archaeologists find massive ring of ancient shafts close to Stonehenge
Researchers discovered a ring of at least 20 “shafts” more than 32 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep, near Stonehenge.
What is systemic racism? Here’s what it means and how you can help dismantle it
Systemic racism impacts nearly ever facet of life for people of color. Activists and advocates say more work needs to be done to dismantle it.
What to know about Juneteenth: Holiday marking Emancipation Proclamation takes on extra importance in 2020
On June 19, 1865, a soldier informed Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln two years earlier had freed enslaved people in “rebel” states.
NASA astronaut from historic spacewalk becomes first woman to reach deepest point in ocean
Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space is also the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean.