Six inmates at Georgia’s Polk County Jail came to the aid of a deputy sheriff who collapsed on the job, calling 911 with his phone and staying with him as the ambulance arrived. The inmates were on their weekly work detail on June 12, sprucing up a Polk County cemetery ahead of Father’s Day, when
A federal judge in Michigan granted temporary reprieve from deportation on Thursday to more than 100 Iraqi nationals with criminal convictions who were living in the Detroit area. They had argued they could face persecution or torture in Iraq because of their status as religious minorities, The Associated Press reports. The American Civil Liberties Union,
The world’s population is growing by about 83 million people each year. The growth is largely driven by birth rates in the world’s poorest countries. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP The world’s population is growing by about 83 million people each year. The growth is largely driven by birth rates in the
President Trump arrives on stage to speak at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP President Trump arrives on stage to speak at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday. Susan Walsh/AP Still basking in the glow of a big Georgia
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise addresses the media on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday, his condition was upgraded to fair a week after he was shot on a Virginia baseball field. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise addresses the media on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday, his condition
A speaker addresses the crowd Wednesday at a vigil for 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen, who was killed Sunday in Northern Virginia as she returned to a mosque with a group of friends. Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP A speaker addresses the crowd Wednesday at a vigil for 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen, who was killed
Carla Fendi in London in 2014. She died Monday in Rome at the age of 79. David M. Benett/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David M. Benett/Getty Images Carla Fendi in London in 2014. She died Monday in Rome at the age of 79. David M. Benett/Getty Images Carla Fendi, onetime president of the eponymous
Protesters gather outside the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, June 16, 2017, after St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez was cleared in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile. Steve Karnowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Karnowski/AP Protesters gather outside the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, June 16, 2017, after St. Anthony
Attorney Anthony D. Gray speaks at a 2015 news conference as Michael Brown’s parents, Lesley McSpadden, second from left, and Michael Brown Sr., right, listen along with attorney Benjamin L. Crump, left. The parents have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the the city of Ferguson, Mo., over the fatal shooting of their son. Jeff
Growing coffee provides income for about 15 percent of Ethiopia’s population and is the country’s top export. Climate change is likely to shrink the land suitable for coffee, thereby also hurting the livelihoods of many people. Courtesy of Emily Garthwaite hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Emily Garthwaite Growing coffee provides income for about 15
People take part in a vigil at Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians on Monday near a mosque. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Augstein/AP People take part in a vigil at Finsbury Park in north London, where a vehicle struck pedestrians on Monday near a mosque. Frank Augstein/AP British
A man puts a wooden stick into a hole through which four foreign inmates escaped from Kerobokan prison in Bali Monday. Firdia Lisnawati/AP hide caption toggle caption Firdia Lisnawati/AP A man puts a wooden stick into a hole through which four foreign inmates escaped from Kerobokan prison in Bali Monday. Firdia Lisnawati/AP Indonesian police are