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A South Bend, Ind., police officer who shot and killed a black man in June has resigned from the force, according to CNN. The officer, Sgt. Ryan O’Neill, said that he approached Eric Logan after receiving reports of a man breaking into cars and shot him after Logan charged him with a knife. O’Neill’s body …

The shooting roiled the Indiana community, drawing attention to years of racial tension between the South Bend Police Department and the city’s African American residents. It has also provided a glimpse into presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s leadership as South Bend’s mayor. Police said O’Neill shot Eric Jack Logan on June 16 while Logan was breaking …

NASA’s Hubble telescope has recently discovered a supermassive black hole that defies existing theories about the universe, a report said. The black hole, which is about 250 million times heavier than the sun, lies at the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147 and is 140 million light-years from Earth. The Hubble telescope has detected …

Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his family by his side, Miramontez said. The actor had a seven-decade career in film, television and theater, with nearly 200 credits to his name. His secret weapon was to “Play drama as comedy and comedy as drama,” Miramontez recalled the star once saying. Torn …

Broadcaster Laura McGoldrick has leapt to the defence of her “nervous” husband – out-of-form Black Caps batsman Martin Guptill. Guptill was dismissed for one in the Black Caps’ rain-aborted Cricket World Cup semifinal against India on Manchester on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old opener’s eight Cricket World Cup innings have produced 94 runs at an average of 11.75 – …

Wesly Michel, a black engineer at Dictionary.com, caught a white man on camera calling the police as Michel was waiting for a friend. Facebook screenshot Update 7/9/19 4:28 PM PST: The employee, Christopher Cukor, has since apologized in a Medium post responding to the incident. He acknowledged the fraught history of white people calling the police …

July 9, 2019 More From The Midwest Bureau Cara Anthony, a Kaiser Health News Midwest correspondent, is interviewed on “The 21st” on Illinois Public Media by Niala Boodhoo about how black pharmacists are helping fill a void for African American patients seeking medical care that acknowledges their heritage, beliefs and values. Anthony reported how such …

Wesly Michel recorded his encounter with the boy and his father, who appears to be white, and shared the video on Facebook, where it has garnered more than 1.2 million views. During the three-and-a-half-minute recording, the boy can be heard pleading with his father not to call police on Michel, whom the father says is …

Austin (KXAN) — In gardens around Austin, something special is happening.  African American senior citizens are being paired up with kids and meet each week to garden together.  The people involved with the program say it’s been tremendously successful and has forged new friendships and skillsets for community members young and old. Though this program …

A black bear was found sleeping on the top shelf of a closet after ransacking a laundry room in a Montana home, according to Missoula County Police. The animal had tried to break into two other homes in the area before finding an unlocked door and making its way in. Police say the bear just …