North Korea fired off 2 short-range missiles over weekend, U.S. Official says
A U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles sometime over Saturday and Sunday. The firing of the two…
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Maya Angelou Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Easter Egg Roll at the White House Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. March 19, 2021 – The White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled for the second time…
Continue Reading A charismatic grocery store manager. A heroic officer. They were among the victims in Boulder — from ages 20 to 65
Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store. “She was so…
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Vaccine trial participant and CNN correspondent’s big reveal. Was it the placebo or the real thing?
My Covid vaccine trial routine is automatic now. Twice a week, I attest via an app that I am not experiencing any Covid-like symptoms. Every 35 days…
Continue Reading Biden is botching his first crisis
What’s the old saying? The first step to fixing your problem is admitting you have one. And yet President Joe Biden’s administration just…
Continue Reading The Colorado attack is the 7th mass shooting in 7 days in the US
The mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday took place less than a week after eight people were killed in a series of attacks…
Continue Reading Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting charged with 10 counts of murder
[Breaking news update, published at 11:35 a.m. ET] Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, the 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers…
Continue Reading What we know about the jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial
The jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd are unnamed and unseen on camera, but we do know basic details…
Continue Reading Terry Nichols Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1955 Birth place: Lapeer…
Continue Reading 10 dead in shooting at a grocery store in Colorado — less than a week after the spa killings in Atlanta
[Breaking news update, published at 10:47 a.m. ET] The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder,…
Continue Reading Boston Marathon Terror Attack Fast Facts
Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three…
Continue Reading High schoolers face catalog of issues, as lower grades are prioritized for return to classrooms
High school held such a promise for Ja-Lin Guzman — an escape from the crime-riddled streets of north Philadelphia’s Kensington…
Continue Reading My daughter’s simple words remind me why Asian Americans should be proud
Sometimes it takes the youngest among us to show us where we currently reside as a society. I was reminded of this when my daughter, age 11, a…
Continue Reading Colorado congressman calls for federal action on gun legislation in wake of Boulder mass shooting
Rep. Jason Crow is urging Congress to act on gun measures that he argues would make communities safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting Monday in…
Continue Reading After another mass shooting in America, these survivors stand ready to help the victims’ families
Sandy Phillips says every single time there’s another mass shooting in the US, her mind runs back to the moment she received the dreaded news…
Continue Reading A resident is dead and firefighters hurt in a fire at a New York senior center
One resident is dead and two firefighters injured following a fire at a residential assisted-living center in New York City’s northern suburbs,…
Continue Reading A firefighter and some residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a New York senior center
One firefighter is missing and residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center in New York City’s northern suburbs, an…
Continue Reading One firefighter and some residents are unaccounted for in fire at New York senior center
One firefighter is missing, and some residents are unaccounted for in a fire at a residential senior center located in the northern suburbs of New…
Continue Reading US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs
The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step…
Continue Reading The first officer who responded to a mass shooting in Boulder was killed. He leaves behind seven children
Officer Eric Talley was the first officer to respond to reports of an armed man inside a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday — and…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 23: Boulder, Covid-19, Israel, White House, China
New York police are investigating recent attacks on Asian Americans as potential hate or bias crimes following the Atlanta spa shootings.…
Continue Reading 10 dead in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Colorado — and another community’s peace is shattered
Ten people, including a police officer, were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, shattering the calm…
Continue Reading Witnesses describe chaos as shooter opened fire in a Colorado grocery store
A simple trip to the grocery store for many became a fight for survival Monday at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. Witnesses said a person came…
Continue Reading The first officer who responded to Boulder shooting scene was killed. He leaves behind seven children
Officer Eric Talley was the first officer to report to the scene of a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday — and…
Continue Reading This app will show you what Indigenous land you’re on
As the US grapples with history and becomes increasingly racially and culturally aware — with ethnic studies curriculums in schools,…
Continue Reading Massachusetts DA seeks to vacate thousands of drug convictions connected to botched evidence certification at state lab
Thousands of people who had drug convictions in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, may soon see them vacated due to a “catastrophic failure of…
Continue Reading Asian Americans demand change after shootings: ‘I want people to finally hear us … not only when we’re trending’
Anger and grief are giving way to calls for action as Americans of all backgrounds demand justice and change. Long-simmering fears of violence boiled…
Continue Reading 10 people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store
At least 10 people, including a Boulder police officer, were killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Monday. A…
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