Month: December 2019

A Fayetteville, Arkansas, police officer was shot and killed in the police station’s parking lot Saturday night, the department said in a statement. Evidence shows Officer Stephen Carr, a patrol officer who had served the department for more than two years, was “ambushed and executed while sitting in his patrol vehicle,” the Fayetteville Police Department

Winston Lawson, the Secret Service agent who planned President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade route in Dallas and rode in a car immediately in front when Kennedy was assassinated, died November 7 in Norfolk, Virginia, his son, Jeff Lawson, told CNN. Winston Lawson spent 22 years in the Secret Service. He served under seven presidents, from

Should children be required to learn cursive? A New Jersey legislator says so. Assemblywoman Angela McKnight has introduced a bill that would require elementary schools to teach kids how to read and write in the graceful, flowing loops taught to previous generations as a matter of course. You remember cursive handwriting. It’s what we use

A lifeless baby was found in a restroom of Manila’s international airport on Sunday, the state-run Philippines National News Agency reported. The baby, reported to be “a full-term baby girl” according to the Manila International Airport Authority, was found at about 7 a.m. local time with underwear wrapped around her neck, PNA reported. The Authority’s

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station early Sunday morning, NASA said. Dragon was loaded with 5,700 pounds of cargo when it arrived at the orbiting space hub. The cargo includes supplies for the crew living at the space station, spacewalk and science equipment. The research supplies will support a number of

Five people have been arrested for poaching a protected Sumatran Tiger in Indonesia, after authorities discovered a dead tiger with four of its fetuses in a jar, state media news agency Antara has reported. A team made up of police and officials from the Environment and Forestry Ministry were tipped off about suspected poaching by

It’s NFL Sunday! You know what that means — tackles, touchdowns and timeouts (to grab another bag of Takis). It’s already been a busy season, marked by fires, suspensions, controversies and, of course, game-winning plays. Week 14 brings 14 new Sunday match ups. Here’s how to watch them: Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons Watch: 1

A Houston police officer has died after being shot in the line of duty, police said. Sgt. Chris Brewster, 32, was shot and killed while responding to a call with a team Saturday, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said. “I’ve lost a sergeant, we’ve lost a friend,” Acevedo said. Brewster graduated from the academy in