GENEVA, Switzerland. — Astronomers have confirmed the existence of Proxima b, an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting the closest star to our sun. The European Southern Observatory’s High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) detected the planet in 2016. The Very Large Telescope based in Chile has a new and more powerful spectrograph named ESPRESSO, so astronomers decided […]
FORT WORTH, Texas. — IndyCar pressed pause on its 2020 season before it even started because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, three months after the season was supposed to start on the streets of St. Petersburg in Florida, the season will finally get underway on the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The three former Minneapolis police officers involved in the George Floyd case will face felony aiding and abetting charges. Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is also upgrading the charge against former officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder. Ellison said he is confident he can prove those charges in a court of law. […]
An elderly woman in New York City slammed looters Tuesday who destroyed a small business where she works. “Look what you did to my store. Look!” the woman says, pointing behind her at an exposed storefront with wires hanging from the ceiling. “Look what you did to my store,” she says again. The woman then […]
Critics of Mayor Bill de Blasio are calling for his impeachment amid outrage over riots and lootings in the city during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The online Change.org petition — “Impeach de Blasio” — garnered more than 90,000 signatures as of Wednesday, well above organizers goal of 75,000 backers. “Mayor Bill DeBlasio […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Marion County residents will not be under a curfew order Wednesday night and likely not Thursday evening. However, that is likely to change for the weekend. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett the change for the weekend is due to the much larger demonstrations that are planned for the weekend. Hogsett announced his intended […]
The United States Park Police is pushing back against accusations that tear gas was used clear protesters in Washington D.C.’s Lafayette Park on Monday before President Trump’s visit to St. John’s Church. In a statement released on Tuesday by the USPP, the law enforcement agency added that any enforcement actions were done purposefully “to curtail […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Another 511 Hoosiers have tested positive for coronavirus and 10 more Hoosiers have died, the Indiana State Department of Health said Wednesday. A total of 35,712 Hoosiers have now tested positive for the virus, out of 277,815 people tested overall. Marion County has the most coronavirus cases, with 10,037. A total of 2,032 Hoosiers have died from the virus, said ISDH. More […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A man is behind bars after pointing a gun at residents and police officers during the protests over the weekend. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, photos and videos were posted online of Antonio Wooden aiming the firearm during the protests downtown. Police said tips lead to Wooden’s June 2 arrest. […]
INDIANAPOLIS--An arrest has been made in a murder case involving the weekend violence during the riots in Indianapolis. Tyler Newby, 29, is being held at the Marion County Jail but hasn’t been formally charged yet. Police believe he was the man who shot and killed Dorian Murrell, 18. Murrell was found shot at Market and […]
