Jon Rahm wins US Open at Torrey Pines
Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, on Sunday. This is Rahm’s first-ever win at a major…
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9 children, 1 adult killed in interstate accident involving Alabama Girls Ranch vehicle
Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with murder in death of American student Catherine Serou in Russia
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Russia after the death of Catherine Serou, an American student who vanished last week in the…
Continue Reading Suspect charged with murder in death of American student
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Russia after the death of Catherine Serou, an American student who vanished in the country’s…
Continue Reading 1 person is dead and at least 6 were wounded in an Oakland, California, shooting, police say
One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue Reading NYPD investigating after car hits family of 6 in the Bronx
The New York Police Department is investigating an incident in which a car rammed into a family of six early Sunday in the Bronx before fleeing the…
Continue Reading Arizona police shoot suspect who struck multiple cyclists with vehicle
Police in Show Low, Arizona, on Saturday shot a suspect who they say struck multiple cyclists with a vehicle during a bicycle race. According to the…
Continue Reading Astronauts install new solar panels in 6-hour spacewalk on International Space Station
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday — their second in the past week…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, didn’t see diverse characters in books as she grew up. She hopes ‘The Bench’ will change that
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her children’s book,…
Continue Reading Meghan hopes all kids feel represented in her new book
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is speaking out about the lack of diversity she saw in books growing up, and hopes every family will feel represented in…
Continue Reading Covid-19 pandemic magnifies workforce crisis in veterinary field
Madison Vollbracht says she burned out after five years working as a veterinary technician. Her work was already grueling before the Covid-19…
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Pollsters estimate French conservatives dominate 1st round of regional elections; Le Pen’s far-right party trails
PARIS (AP) — Polling agencies have estimated that France’s traditional conservative party dominated the first round of regional elections, and…
Continue Reading Store offers color-coded bracelets to show social distancing comfort levels
As Americans try to navigate a return to at least some level of pre-pandemic life, a grocery store in Wisconsin is trying something new to help ease…
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Hot air balloon crash-lands outside Denver, injuring 3 passengers
A hot air balloon crash-landed at Chatfield State Park outside Denver on Sunday morning, injuring several passengers, the Jefferson County Sheriff…
Continue Reading 1 person is dead after a truck hit pedestrians at a Florida Pride parade
Two pedestrians were hit by a truck at a Pride parade near Miami on Saturday, leaving one dead and the other injured, according to police. The…
Continue Reading Wichita Police officer was wounded and a suspect killed in shooting, police say
An officer with the Wichita Police Department is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by a suspect during a “check welfare…
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Houston deputy’s wife and stepchild shot by gunman inside their apartment
HOUSTON, Texas — An off-duty deputy’s wife and his 4-year-old stepdaughter were shot early Sunday morning when a gunman forced entry into…
Continue Reading Manson Family Murders Fast Facts
Here is a look at Charles Manson and the 1969 “Manson Family” murders. Personal Birth date: November 12, 1934 Death date: November 19,…
Continue Reading Ugandan Olympic coach tests positive for Covid after arriving in Japan
A coach in Uganda’s Olympic team tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Tokyo on Saturday night, according to Japanese officials. Uganda…
Continue Reading Uganda’s first female boxer heads to Tokyo Olympics
After the Australian softball team, the Ugandan Olympic team is the next international team to arrive in Japan for pre-Game camp in their host town…
Continue Reading 1964 Civil Rights Act Fast Facts
Here is a look at the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Considered the nation’s most important civil rights legislation since Reconstruction (1865-1877),…
Continue Reading Julian Assange Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia…
Continue Reading US Aircraft Carriers Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about active United States aircraft carriers. Ten of the active air carriers are in the Nimitz class and are…
Continue Reading Andrea Yates Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth…
Continue Reading A Wyoming woman died after falling 200 feet off a cliff during a sunrise hike
A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according to the Sheridan…
Continue Reading Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley says he’d rather retire than get Covid-19 vaccine
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League’s new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols,…
Continue Reading Violent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an intercom. A grocery…
Continue Reading Astronauts begin spacewalk to install solar panels on International Space Station
Space is hard — and no one understands that better than astronauts. After facing “technical delays” during a spacewalk on…
Continue Reading Juneteenth’s path to becoming a federal holiday was a long time coming
For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery. Since the reckoning…
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