Body of firefighter is found in rubble of an assisted-living center in New York
A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a…
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Children displaced in the Boko Haram conflict are on a path to success thanks to a school prioritizing peace
For more than a decade, Zannah Mustapha has devoted his life to providing hope and peace for children caught in the epicenter of the Boko Haram…
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Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926…
Continue Reading Boulder Police used slain officer’s handcuffs to formally place shooting suspect into custody
Boulder Police used the handcuffs belonging to the officer killed in Monday’s mass shooting to formally place the shooting suspect into…
Continue Reading A Massachusetts high school removed its football coach after the team used anti-Semitic language to call plays
A school district in Duxbury, Massachusetts, announced that they have “severed ties” with their high school’s head football coach…
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Here’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth…
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Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.…
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Here’s a look at the life of former songwriter and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Personal Birth date: December 26, 1939 (some sources say…
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Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some historians believe the…
Continue Reading Atlanta police detain man with six 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 Prosecutor in Boulder massacre says he’s preparing more charges as the suspect is ordered to stay in jail
The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense…
Continue Reading Police still don’t know why a gunman killed 12 people in Virginia Beach in 2019, a new report says
After nearly two years, police have now completed their investigation into a shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead. However, what is…
Continue Reading The suspect in the Boulder massacre will stay in jail as he awaits next hearing in 60 to 90 days, judge says
The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense…
Continue Reading Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks,’ as the traffic jam builds
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 Colorado is one of four states whose laws don’t prohibit someone with a mental illness from owning firearms
The massacre of 10 people at a Boulder supermarket occurred under a confusing mix of local, state and federal gun laws — but no Colorado…
Continue Reading Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks.’ Meanwhile, the traffic jam builds
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 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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Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.…
Continue Reading Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Joaquín 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 Reykjavík
Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, 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…
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