When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on the very same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth. “I’m not a person who sheds tears often, but I’ve got a few for this project,”… Continue reading 85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family away, she’s getting a new home on the same spot
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The Observer view on The Princess of Wales: calm and courage amid a family already beset by crises | Observer editorial
The video recording in which Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer will be remembered as a moving personal testament and a public profile in courage at a time of great challenges for the monarchy. Catherine’s demeanour was calm, her clothes and appearance ordinary, her voice steady, although the strain showed… Continue reading The Observer view on The Princess of Wales: calm and courage amid a family already beset by crises | Observer editorial
TikTok star Caleb Coffee hospitalized after fall off 80-foot Hawaii cliff, family says
Teenage Tik Tok star Caleb Coffee has been hospitalized after surviving a 60 to 80 foot fall from a Hawaii cliff onto lava rock, he and his family said on social media. The 18-year-old social media star was in the ICU after the terrifying fall, his father, Jason Coffee, who is also a social media… Continue reading TikTok star Caleb Coffee hospitalized after fall off 80-foot Hawaii cliff, family says
Hawaii family describes harrowing escape from Lahaina and loss of 5 homes to Maui wildfire
Cardenas’ family suffered no injuries in a fast-moving wildfire that has become the deadliest in modern U.S. history, with a death toll that reached 110 Wednesday, but it devastated them in another way, said Pedro Haro, his uncle. Haro, who grew up in the historic seaside community that was once the capital of the Hawaiian… Continue reading Hawaii family describes harrowing escape from Lahaina and loss of 5 homes to Maui wildfire
The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by police sues the officers
DENVER — The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by an Arvada police officer after she was mistaken for a shoplifter said in a lawsuit that the killing was “patently unreasonable.” The family of Destinee Thompson, 27, of Denver, is seeking unspecified damages in the suit filed against four officers and a sergeant… Continue reading The family of a pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by police sues the officers
Taking morning-after pill with another drug is much more effective, study finds | Contraception and family planning
Women who take a painkilling tablet alongside the world’s most widely used morning-after pill have a far smaller risk of becoming pregnant than those who rely on emergency contraception alone. Sexual health experts have hailed the finding, reported on Thursday in the Lancet, as a significant and “very exciting” potential breakthrough that could make it… Continue reading Taking morning-after pill with another drug is much more effective, study finds | Contraception and family planning
Family and friends seek answers months after D.C. man’s suspicious death
When the first officer arrived on the scene, Rogers, who is not a medical professional, told the officer that he thought Newkirk was dead, he said. Both Rogers and Asia, who remained in the car while her friend administered CPR, said the officer did not administer CPR, contradicting the police report, and did not check… Continue reading Family and friends seek answers months after D.C. man’s suspicious death
Judge sentences Murdaugh co-conspirator to prison in scheme to steal from housekeeper’s family
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge sentenced a former South Carolina lawyer to prison Tuesday in a scheme to steal funds from the estate of Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper. Judge Richard Gergel sentenced Cory Fleming to 46 months. He pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to the… Continue reading Judge sentences Murdaugh co-conspirator to prison in scheme to steal from housekeeper’s family
‘The Blind Side’ Tuohy family promoted adoption. Michael Oher says his was a lie.
Michael Oher, the former NFL star whose life story inspired Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side,” says he genuinely believed he’d been adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy after they took him in as a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee. With a mother who struggled with drug abuse, Oher often found himself without a stable home… Continue reading ‘The Blind Side’ Tuohy family promoted adoption. Michael Oher says his was a lie.
‘Despicable’ funeral home scam preys on grieving family members
The day after she lost her husband of 22 years to lung cancer, Lisa Ann Motto received a phone call from a man who said he worked at the funeral home that was handling the cremation. “He said I needed to make a deposit for insurance purposes, and it was urgent,” recalled Motto, 58, who… Continue reading ‘Despicable’ funeral home scam preys on grieving family members