Wallace de Oliveira Rocha dreamed of owning an official Brazil national team jersey ahead of the 2018 World Cup. But at $250 Reals ($66 USD), the 12-year-old from Vila Cruzeiro, a favela north of Rio de Janeiro, knew it was a long shot for his poverty-stricken family to afford. Hours…
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LeBron James just signed with the Los Angeles Lakers and the first chance fans may have to see him in the purple and gold will be in San Diego. The Lakers will open preseason play Sept. 30 against the Denver Nuggets at the Valley View Casino Center, according to their…
Police are asking for the public’s help to find a woman with Parkinson’s disease who has been missing since Friday. Mary Lozano, 69, was last seen by her goddaughter at a home off El Camino Real in Carlsbad at about 1 p.m. Friday. Fourth of July Travel Expected to Exceed…
The FBI says that sexual assaults on flights are increasing “at an alarming rate” and they’re unsure why, NBC News reported. FBI Special Agent David Rodski said last week that reports of sexual assault on planes went up to 63 last year, a 66 percent increase from 38 investigated in…
Experts say there’s been a shift in the way authorities are handling police-involved shootings in minority communities, NBC News reported. Prosecutors are bringing charges that take into account both witnesses and videos, while simultaneously acknowledging that they are going to have a difficult time going to trial and obtaining a conviction,…
