Pulitzer Prizes Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Pulitzer Prizes. The prizes are presented every spring in recognition of achievements in journalism, music, literature and…
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Mike Tyson Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former heavyweight world boxing champion Mike Tyson. Personal Birth date: June 30, 1966 Birth place: Brooklyn, New…
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Here’s a look at the National Guard, a reserve military force and the oldest component of the US armed forces. Facts The National Guard…
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Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Think science and religion don’t mix? Don’t tell that to Mars rover scientist Rev. Pamela Conrad
When Rev. Pamela Conrad looks into the heavens, she really looks into the heavens. By night, and at odd moments during the day, Conrad moonlights as…
Continue Reading Inmates at Oklahoma prisons begin receiving computer tablets
Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state prisoners with…
Continue Reading Deadly attacks on Black trans women are going up. This grieving mom is fighting back
Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six years ago when he blurted out words that changed their…
Continue Reading Scientists say 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off in mystery extinction event 19 million years ago
About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why. The recent discovery…
Continue Reading A suspect has been arrested in connection with 3 shootings in less than 24 hours in Georgia and Alabama
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people across the…
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Chicago shooting leaves one dead, nine wounded
Police are looking for two gunmen in a shooting in Chicago early Saturday that sent 10 people to the hospital, where one woman died. People were…
Continue Reading A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter
A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 7 others wounded in a shooting in Savannah, police say
A 20-year-old man was killed and seven others wounded in a Friday night shooting in Savannah, Georgia, according to police. In a news conference…
Continue Reading Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of US mass shootings to 267 so far this year
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…
Continue Reading Arrest made in Austin mass shooting that injured 14
AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities have arrested one person in connection with the mass shooting overnight in downtown Austin, Texas, that left 14…
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Violence in Texas, Georgia and Illinois brings number of U.S. mass shootings to 267 so far this year
AUSTIN, Texas — As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering…
Continue Reading Five years after massacre, Pulse nightclub owner laments that not much has changed
Barbara Poma, owner of the former Pulse nightclub, woke up on the five-year anniversary one of the worst mass shootings in US history to news of more…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 7 others wounded after a shooting in Savannah, police say
A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, Friday night killed a 20-year-old man and left seven others wounded, according to local police. In a news conference…
Continue Reading Fire restrictions are tightened on federally controlled land in Arizona due to ongoing wildfire danger
Campfires and other activities were banned Friday on Arizona federal land as crews battle two massive wildfires that have charred more than 150,000…
Continue Reading Delta passengers and crew subdue off-duty flight attendant on Atlanta-bound flight
An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant apparently commandeered the intercom on an Atlanta-bound flight Friday night, leading to a scuffle that…
Continue Reading At least 13 people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas
At least 13 people were injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured were in…
Continue Reading Boxing, influencers and NFTs share the stage as YouTubers and TikTokers fight in Battle of the Platforms
While YouTubers and TikTokers are usually in a fight for followers, this Saturday night, the battle gets physical. LiveXLive Media, a global platform…
Continue Reading Overnight violence brings the number of mass shootings in the US this year to 267
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…
Continue Reading How Orlando’s LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre
Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there. Morales had moved to Orlando a few years earlier in search of his…
Continue Reading Delta passengers and crew subdue unruly passenger on Atlanta-bound flight
An unruly passenger forced a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta to land in Oklahoma City on Friday night, the airline said. Crew…
Continue Reading 1 killed, at least 8 others are wounded in a shooting in Savannah, police say
A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, on Friday killed one person and injured at least eight others, including a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old, police…
Continue Reading Moscow mayor announces ‘non-working’ week to curb spread of Covid-19
The mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin has asked residents in the Russian capital to stay home in the coming week, declaring it a…
Continue Reading Baby raccoon stuck in sewer cover freed by firefighters
It may be the saddest yet cutest photo you see all weekend. Firefighters in Michigan rescued a baby raccoon Tuesday after it got its head stuck in a…
Continue Reading This ancient dinosaur would give today’s blue whale a run for its money
The things that fascinate us most tend to be wonders we have never seen up close. It’s our natural response to be curious, to question what it…
Continue Reading At least 13 injured, 2 critically, in shooting in downtown Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, officials said. Two of the people…
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5 shot and wounded in Dallas, including 4-year-old girl
DALLAS, Texas — Dallas police are investigating a shooting that injured five people Friday, including a 4-year-old girl. Around 4:45 p.m.,…
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