At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says
At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday.…
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CIA Leak Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the 2003 CIA leak involving then-operative Valerie Plame and senior members of the George W. Bush administration. After a…
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Iraq says 82 killed, 110 injured in massive Baghdad hospital fire
BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in a Baghdad hospital.…
Continue Reading 82 people killed in Baghdad hospital fire, including coronavirus patients with severe symptoms
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in a Baghdad hospital.…
Continue Reading Trial for former officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting pushed to 2022
The trial for a former Louisville police officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been pushed back to February 1, 2022,…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin’s conviction is progress but not ‘true justice’ for people of color facing police violence, activists say
While the family of George Floyd, supporters and civil rights activists celebrated a Minneapolis jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin of…
Continue Reading New Milky Way map reveals a wave of stars in our galaxy’s outer reaches
A new map reveals the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy, including a wave of stars disturbed by a small galaxy on a collision course with our own.…
Continue Reading Andrew Brown Jr.’s family met with the sheriff, but were not shown bodycam footage of his death
The family of Andrew Brown Jr. said they met with the Pasquotank County sheriff on Friday but were not shown the body camera footage of his death…
Continue Reading 18-year-old faces murder charge in connection with shooting death of 7-year-old Chicago girl
Chicago police on Saturday announced the filing of than a dozen criminal charges, including first-degree murder, against an 18-year-old in connection…
Continue Reading The Los Angeles Dodgers, other California teams debut fully vaccinated seating section for home games
Fully vaccinated baseball fans won’t have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning World…
Continue Reading An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia deputy while on the phone with 911
An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, according to authorities and 911 audio…
Continue Reading What to know about the mass killings of Armenians a century ago
The massacre of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War I — and the question of whether it should be called a…
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A man won $2 million from a scratch off lottery ticket after losing everything in a flood
A year after losing everything in a flood, a Michigan man won $2 million from a scratch off lottery ticket, according to lottery officials. The…
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Turtle crashes through a car’s windshield, sending a woman to the hospital
A turtle crashed through a car’s windshield in a story that seems on-brand with the weird news that comes out of Florida. What may surprise you…
Continue Reading Biden recognizes century-old atrocities against Armenians in Turkey as genocide
WILMINGTON, Delaware — The United States is formally recognizing that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians…
Continue Reading So you raised money for others during the pandemic. Here’s how to handle the tax bill you’re about to get
Louis Goffinet never imagined that raising tens of thousands of dollars to help his community through the Covid-19 pandemic could cost him…
Continue Reading NYPD investigates attack on 61-year-old Asian man as possible hate crime
An assault that left a 61-year-old Asian man in critical but stable condition Friday night is being investigated by New York police as a possible…
Continue Reading Mars first flight unlocked and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon’s surface in 1969, it became a defining…
Continue Reading SpaceX capsule with four astronauts aboard docks with International Space Station
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying four astronauts from three countries — docked with the International Space Station early Saturday…
Continue Reading 5 injured in shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, police say
Five people were injured early Saturday in a shooting on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street, and no arrests had been made as of a few hours…
Continue Reading Daunte Wright’s family has received threats following his death, attorney says
Following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, his family has received death threats, an attorney for the mother…
Continue Reading Dispatch audio from emergency responders says Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back
In the moments following the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., first responders can be heard on dispatch audio saying a man has been hit and has gunshot…
Continue Reading Michigan police officer punches suspect during traffic stop arrest. Department chief defends actions
A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended…
Continue Reading The problem with the big climate pledges we’ve heard this week
It’s been a big week for climate. US President Joe Biden’s new emission cutting target has sparked a game of climate one-upmanship among…
Continue Reading ‘Cryptic writing’ was found by police in the home of an ex-NFL player who fatally shot 6 in South Carolina
Nine firearms were found by officers at the home of Phillip Adams, the man police say shot and killed six people at the home of a doctor in Rock…
Continue Reading Vaccine hesitancy in Hinds County, Mississippi, is a story shared elsewhere
Dr. Nelson Atehortua, an assistant professor at Jackson State University’s school of public health, drove two hours to get a coveted shot of…
Continue Reading Additional reckless murder charge filed against officer in Andre Hill shooting
Prosecutors filed an additional reckless murder charge against former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Adam Coy, on Friday for the shooting death of…
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UPS driver sprints across busy street to rescue a young boy pinned under a heavy package
Max Pratt likes to help his mom and dad by bringing in the packages delivered to their Oak Park, Illinois, home. It’s kind of his thing. But…
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New video shows mom and 2 kids lowered from top of 30-foot border barrier in California
CALEXICO, California — It’s happened yet again, for at least the third time in recent weeks. U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of three…
Continue Reading Columbus shooting illustrates how police grapple with politics of releasing body camera footage
The police department in Ohio’s largest city is under national scrutiny after an officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant —…
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