Police release 911 calls from shootout with men who stole UPS truck
After a police chase in Florida ended in a shooting at a crowded intersection last week, leaving four people dead, authorities released audio of…
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A 13-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard student, source says
The 13-year-old suspect in a crime that’s shocked a close-knit college community is not all that much younger than the teenage victim. The boy…
Continue Reading Barnard student stabbed to death just blocks from her college in Manhattan
An 18-year-old student at Barnard College was stabbed to death just blocks from the school in Manhattan in an armed robbery on Wednesday, Barnard…
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New Orleans mayor declares state of emergency in wake of city cyberattack
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared a state of emergency Friday after the city was hit by a cyberattack. Phishing attempts and suspicious…
Continue Reading An employee was shot and killed at a food-service container plant in Georgia, sheriff says
A worker at a food-service container plant near Atlanta was shot and killed Friday, and the shooter was later caught in Alabama, Rockdale County…
Continue Reading The West turned Aung San Suu Kyi into a saint. She was always going to disappoint
Few people have risen so high in the international imagination only to fall as dramatically as Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2013, after the Nobel Peace Prize…
Continue Reading A student running a company aiming to end gun violence receives 25 college offers
A high school football captain and advocate against gun violence from Washington, DC has landed offers from 25 universities, including Ivy League…
Continue Reading After 25 years on the air, radio legend Tom Joyner signs off
“Oh, oh, oh, it’s the Tom Joyner Morning Show!” has been heard for the last time. Tom Joyner, host of the beloved “Tom Joyner…
Continue Reading Two killed in protests over controversial Indian citizenship bill
Hundreds of people joined a hunger strike in northeast India after a controversial citizenship bill was approved this week, which opponents worry…
Continue Reading Slain Barnard student Tessa Majors ‘was committed to music. It was her art form’
The Barnard College freshman killed in New York was a creative spirit who loved music and had interned at a local news website in her home state of…
Continue Reading When a coffee shop owner went into hospice, a competitor worked there for free to help out
Dave McAdams and his wife, Tina, opened their coffee shop in Oak Grove, Oregon, a year ago, but he’s been an active part of the community for…
Continue Reading A customer escaped the Jersey City attack. He says it was clear the shooters ‘came to kill’
When bullets started flying at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, David Lax pushed his way past one of the shooters to escape. Lax was in the JC…
Continue Reading Judiciary Committee sends articles of impeachment to U.S. House floor for vote next week
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Friday voted to approve two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Mourners remember Peter Frates, man who popularized the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Family, friends and community members paid tribute Friday to the life of Pete Frates, who used his ALS diagnosis to raise millions of dollars for…
Continue Reading A woman got sentenced to 5 years for trying to scam a wedding website twice
A woman in California was injured so badly that she had to call off her wedding reception. Authorities say it was actually a scheme to commit fraud…
Continue Reading The ex-concierge who killed two Boston anesthesiologists in their penthouse gets life in prison
A man who left a couple dead in pools of blood in their Boston penthouse heard his punishment Friday by video conference, preemptively banished from…
Continue Reading LAPD officer charged after allegedly fondling a dead woman’s breast
Los Angeles Police Department officer David Rojas was charged Thursday with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without…
Continue Reading Charlottesville police to remove same version of car that killed Heather Heyer from its fleet
Two years ago, James Fields plowed through a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. He killed a…
Continue Reading Runner who slapped a reporter’s backside on live TV says he’s sorry
A reporter said she was “violated, objectified, and embarrassed” when a runner “smacked” her backside while she was reporting…
Continue Reading Laurent Simons, 9-year-old prodigy, leaves university without graduating
Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date. Laurent, 9, made world headlines in…
Continue Reading Jersey City Shooting: Charity to pay fallen police officer’s mortgage
As Jersey City, New Jersey, mourns after this week’s deadly shooting, a charity has stepped up to help the family of the police officer who was…
Continue Reading Cyclone size of Texas discovered on Jupiter by NASA’s Juno mission
NASA’s Juno mission spotted a new cyclone the size of Texas during a close flyby of Jupiter in November. The gas giant is already home to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 13: UK, trade, impeachment, Nigeria, NFL
Whew! Congress has whipped up a huge spending deal barely a week shy of the December 20Â funding deadline. That means another government shutdown is…
Continue Reading The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Friday and Saturday
The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most active and dependable displays of the year, according to the American Meteor Society. This year, the…
Continue Reading Topeka will pay you up to $15,000 just to move there
Ever thought about picking up and moving to Kansas? Now you might. Topeka, the state capital, is offering potential new residents up to $15,000 to…
Continue Reading Judge extends order that a hospital must keep 10-month-old on life-support, reports say
A Fort Worth judge has extended a temporary restraining order against a children’s hospital that planned to take a 10-month-old girl off…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace is hiring an expert digital communicator to help maintain the Queen’s online presence
Job alert! Buckingham Palace is looking to hire a Head of Digital Engagement — someone to “maintain The Queen’s presence in the…
Continue Reading Friday the 13th: How it came to be and why it’s considered unlucky
At least once a year, the calendar dates align to give us a Friday the 13th. Airline ticket prices tend to dip, your superstitious boss avoids…
Continue Reading Crews have finished removing 320,000 gallons of oil and water from overturned cargo ship
Crews have completed removing fuel from the Golden Ray, a cargo ship that has been overturned in St. Simons Sound off Georgia since early September,…
Continue Reading Former NBA Commissioner David Stern underwent surgery after sudden brain hemorrhage
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern underwent emergency surgery Thursday after a sudden brain hemorrhage, the professional basketball league said in…
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