The suspect in the Boulder massacre is scheduled for his first court appearance Thursday
A man accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday morning, as…
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LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.…
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JoaquÃn “El Chapo” Guzmán Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of JoaquÃn Guzmán, otherwise known as “El Chapo,” a Mexican drug lord who has repeatedly broken out of…
Continue Reading Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 96 fans in a…
Continue Reading Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts
Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from…
Continue Reading Genocide Fast Facts
Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group, whether in wartime or…
Continue Reading Easter & Holy Week Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his…
Continue Reading How a Native American elder told his story to encourage his daughter to get a Covid shot
Raymond Lasley was once so sick from a preventable disease that he hallucinated a herd of buffalo was stampeding toward him. “I was screaming…
Continue Reading Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near ReykjavÃk
Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital ReykjavÃk, where a volcano…
Continue Reading Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid
When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only 28 and, at the…
Continue Reading Biden administration prepares to activate 2 military sites in Texas for migrant children
The Biden administration is setting up two more emergency intake sites that combined will provide more than 5,000 beds to accommodate migrant…
Continue Reading Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the suspect’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
Continue Reading Dislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue Reading North Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles, South Korea says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff…
Continue Reading New York lawmakers reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, source says
New York State lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, a legislative source familiar with negotiations told CNN Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the gunman’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 25: Colorado, Biden, coronavirus, immigration, Suez Canal
The Olympic torch relay has begun, and the flame is on its way to Tokyo for the July start of the Summer Games. Here’s what you need to know to…
Continue Reading Hospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago
The Board of Trustees for Loretto Hospital accepted the resignation of its COO and CFO Dr. Anosh Ahmed on Wednesday following a discovery that the…
Continue Reading How to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack
Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…
Continue Reading After she laid her husband to rest, an elderly woman got a letter in the mail threatening Asian Americans
Claudia Choi says that after her father was laid to rest, her elderly mother received a “cruel” letter in the mail threatening Asian…
Continue Reading The terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store
The horror began in the parking lot. A gunman, wearing an armored or tactical vest, had just shot an elderly man outside the King Soopers on Monday…
Continue Reading An Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco plans to donate almost $1 million to fight racism
A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million donated for her medical bills and using it to combat racism,…
Continue Reading North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, senior US official says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday, a senior US official told CNN citing an intelligence assessment — the second such…
Continue Reading Atlanta police detain man with five guns, body armor in grocery store
A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…
Continue Reading Sedona Prince, who used her voice to call out NCAA on poor amenities, has led Oregon to the Sweet 16
Sedona Prince of the Oregon Ducks drew national attention with a video she posted on social media showing the differences between workout amenities…
Continue Reading People line the streets of Boulder to honor slain police Officer Eric Talley
Boulder, Colorado, continued to mourn slain Officer Eric Talley on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the streets as a hearse transferred his body from the…
Continue Reading A King Soopers barista hid his coworker behind trash cans to keep her safe during the shooting
A barista at the King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, says he hid his co-worker behind some trash cans to keep her safe from a gunman who killed…
Continue Reading The American bald eagle population has quadrupled since 2009, report says
Bald eagles, once on the endangered species list, are now thriving, according to a recent report. The US Fish and Wildlife Service said in a new…
Continue Reading Suez Canal blocked by traffic jam after massive container ship runs aground
Eight tug boats are working to free a large container ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, halting marine traffic through one of the busiest and…
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