German military rabbis to re-launch for the first time since the 1930s
On Thursday, the German Parliament stamped the law that re-established the military rabbi’s official position in the first enlargement of the military pastoral care law since 1957. Military rabbis were part of the German armed forces during the…
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin once worked overlapping shifts
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin — the now-fired Minneapolis cop caught on viral footage pinning his knee on Floyd’s neck — once worked overlapping security shifts at a club in the city, according to a local report. Floyd…
Disney CEO explains why it’s safe to go back to Disney World
Chapek spoke with CNN Business about reopening the parks and how different they will look under the new health guidelines. This interview has been edited and condensed. I’m a Disney World annual passholder. Tell me why it’s safe…
Madonna posted a video tribute to George Floyd, and it didn’t go down well
As anger grew at footage showing a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he died, the singer Thursday tweeted a two-minute clip of her son, David Banda, dancing to Michael Jackson’s song “They Don’t Care About Us.”…
Beware of bankrupt stocks – CNN
Hertz and JCPenney are two of the most high profile publicly traded companies to file for Chapter 11 protection since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the United States. They have plenty of company. But investors should reconsider if they…
Updates from around the world
Grave diggers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 patient, in a section of a cemetery reserved for coronavirus victims, outside Moscow on May 26. Pavel Golovkin/AP Moscow health authorities have revised the city’s coronavirus death toll for April,…
Dalai Lama blames George Floyd’s death on racism
The Dalai Lama has condemned the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police — and blamed it on racism and discrimination, according to a report. “We see in the news channels, the media about discrimination…
Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else
But data from Facebook, the world’s largest social media company, pours cold water on the assertion that conservative voices are being silenced. In fact, according to CrowdTangle, a data-analytics firm owned by Facebook, content from conservative news organizations…
George Floyd’s deadly police encounter shown in new video
New video from a different angle has emerged showing George Floyd being detained by Minneapolis police officers shortly before his death, according to a report. The footage, which has been circulating on social media, was shot from the…
Breonna Taylor: Police say 7 people protest Breonna Taylor’s deadly police attack
Seven people shot in the city center, mayor said in a video message Twitter. Financial damage reported after Louisville Metro Police Department officials returned to peaceful protests said at a press conference. After an death of an unarmed…