Family of the black wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks speaks out:
Charles and Rosa Johnson, speaking through their attorney, Dominic A. Speziali, said in a Monday statement that the conduct of the referee who forced their son, Andrew, to cut his hair “appears more egregious as additional information comes to light.”
They allege that the referee was late to the meet and didn’t question their son’s hair or the need for a head covering during the initial evaluation.
The referee did not immediately responded to CNN’s requests for comment Tuesday afternoon
The final days of Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, the 8-year-old migrant who died in US custody:
The
boy’s death while in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection comes just weeks after a
7-year-old Guatemalan girl died while being held by CBP. He was identified as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez by US Rep. Joaquin Castro, but CBP did not name him.
The children’s deaths have highlighted the life-and-death challenges that migrants face in attempting to come to the US and caused CBP to announce
several policy changes around its care of children under 10 years old.
CBP released the following timeline based on the current understanding of Felipe’s final days and the hours leading up to his death late Christmas Eve. The dates and times below are in local time
Indonesia tsunami: Grim search for survivors continues as death toll reaches 430:
At least 430 people were killed Saturday when the tsunami — sparked by landslides from an erupting volcano —
swept through the Sunda Strait, leaving about 1,500 injured and almost 22,000 displaced in villages on the Java and Sumatra coasts, officials said Wednesday.
Dozens of people are still missing. The Indonesia Red Cross said Wednesday that it was sending emergency aid to the affected area, with 400 staff and volunteers supporting search and rescue efforts.
Pacers star Victor Oladipo surprises domestic violence survivor with car:
On Sunday, he gave the car to Renita Hills, a survivor of domestic violence.
“I’ve heard part of your story, and I think you’re an inspiration to so many people — and you’re a survivor,” Oladipo said in a video, which was shown on the center scoreboard at the Pacers home game against the Washington Wizards at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
“I love giving back to the community of Indianapolis. So, surprise! This car is actually for you.
‘Opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen and evolve,’ CDC says:
In all, there were 70,237 drug overdose deaths in 2017. Opioids were involved in 67.8%, or 47,600 of those deaths. Of those opioid-involved overdose deaths, 59.8% of them, or 28,466, were due to synthetic opioids.
“The opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen and evolve because of the continuing increase in deaths involving synthetic opioids,” the authors wrote in the study.
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