Boulder police officer was the last person killed in grocery massacre, authorities say
The Colorado police officer slain in Monday’s massacre at a Boulder grocery was the final person shot in the rampage that left 10 people dead,…
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Alabama tornado spared a scarf-draped cross as it devastated a Birmingham neighborhood
Dena Cook lost her roof when a tornado ripped through her Birmingham, Alabama, neighborhood on Thursday, but her faith is stronger than ever after…
Continue Reading Signs of collapse across Brazil as Covid spirals out of control. Bolsonaro seems to have little response
You can hear the frustration in the nurse’s voice as he narrates the video, walking closer to an open window. “You have to be an engineer…
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A tree frog named Betty is this year’s Cadbury Easter Bunny mascot
A tree frog from Florida named Betty has been named Cadbury’s 2021 Easter Bunny. The White’s tree frog, native to Australia, beat over…
Continue Reading Teen girls charged with murder, carjacking in Washington, DC
Two teenage girls have been charged in the carjacking death of a man this week in Washington, DC, police say. Mohammad Anwar, 66, of Springfield,…
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A man plays the same lottery numbers twice — and has $200,000 to show for it
You know how they say that anything worth doing is worth doing twice? Well, a man in South Carolina must have taken it to heart — and now he…
Continue Reading These Asian Americans faced racism growing up, but they won’t let it define them
Meimei Xu grew up in Illinois, Florida and Georgia. But that didn’t stop people from asking her, “Where are you from?” The…
Continue Reading Lie in bed, watch James Bond and get paid
You’ve been binge-watching television and movies the whole pandemic. Might as well get paid for it. In yet another job that encourages you to…
Continue Reading Two people were killed and at least eight injured in Virginia Beach shooting incidents
Two people are dead and at least eight injured after shootings near the oceanfront in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police said Saturday. Police found at…
Continue Reading What do Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog have in common? The Library of Congress just archived their songs
The Library of Congress has added Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814” and Kermit the Frog’s “The Rainbow…
Continue Reading Armed White men who showed up at a Black family’s home were acquitted. Now, they want an apology
An African American mother says she won’t sit down to talk with two men who came armed with about 13 other White people to her North Carolina…
Continue Reading How to cure your boredom while waiting in line for the Covid-19 vaccine
At last, the moment you dreamed of all year is here — your vaccination day. The thought of being pricked with a needle has never been more…
Continue Reading These are the victims of the Boulder grocery store shooting
They are 10 people who went to the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday and never returned. Now they are victims of yet another…
Continue Reading Several people reported shot in Virginia Beach
Several people may have life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, police tweeted early Saturday. Police are…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, gun shop owner says
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
Continue Reading For a brief period tonight, some parts of the world will go dark. It’s Earth Hour
Don’t be surprised if you find your neighbors turning off their lights for a full hour Saturday night. They’re taking part in a global…
Continue Reading New Jersey murder suspect now charged in 3 New Mexico homicides
A man being held on a murder charge in New Jersey was charged Friday with three counts of first-degree murder in New Mexico. Sean Lannon is accused…
Continue Reading A noose was found outside of a DC church, and police are now investigating incident as a possible hate crime
A Washington, DC, church discovered a noose hanging in a tree on its property Friday, and police are now investigating the incident as a possible…
Continue Reading Larry McMurtry, author of ‘Lonesome Dove’ and other novels, dies at age 84
Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died of heart failure, according to his publicist, Amanda Lundberg. McMurtry, who won the…
Continue Reading Man arrested in 1979 killing after DNA match
A Kansas man was arrested and charged with murder in the 1979 death of a woman in Colorado after a DNA profile linked him to the crime, officials…
Continue Reading A quiet home and a lost wedding ring: How a mass shooting upended this family
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue Reading Students sue Oregon colleges over cost of remote learning during the pandemic
Three Oregon college students are claiming in two class-action lawsuits that they should be reimbursed tuition and other fees since the University of…
Continue Reading Michigan attorney general closes investigation into Larry Nassar’s abuses after saying university was unhelpful
After a three-year investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office was “forced to close” its inquiry into…
Continue Reading Children’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at age 104
Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on Thursday in Carmel, California, at 104 years old, her publishing company, HarperCollins…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows it spent $13.5 million more for men’s 2018-19 basketball tournament than for women’s
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Forensic pathologist rules Andre Hill’s death was a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds
An Ohio coroner’s office ruled this week that Andre Hill, who was fatally shot by a former Columbus police officer, died of multiple gunshot…
Continue Reading NCAA budget report shows $13.5 million budget gap between men’s and women’s 2018-19 basketball tournaments
The NCAA allocated $28 million for the Division I men’s basketball championship for the 2018-19 season, nearly twice the amount budgeted for…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor signs transgender sports bill into law requiring students to prove their sex at birth
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a transgender sports bill into law Friday requiring students to prove their sex at birth in order to play in…
Continue Reading More than 30 killed as two trains collide in Egypt
At least 32 people have been killed and 165 injured after two trains collided in Egypt on Friday, according to government statements. Seventy-two…
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