4/25/18
The ‘Waffle House hero’ who disarmed a shooter at the restaurant has raised over $130,000 for families of the victims. James Shaw Jr, 29, created a crowdfunding page to assist with the families of the four people who died in the incident on Sunday after Travis Reinking allegedly opened fire at the Antioch, Tennessee, eatery. “Please take the time to donate as all of the proceeds will be given to the families. Thank you again for your generosity and blessings!,” Mr Shaw wrote on the page. His initial goal was $15,000 but he surpassed that on the first day. Right now, the total is $133,973 and climbing.
The ‘Waffle House hero’ who disarmed a shooter at the restaurant has raised over $130,000 for families of the victims. James Shaw Jr, 29, created a crowdfunding page to assist with the families of the four people who died in the incident on Sunday after Travis Reinking allegedly opened fire at the Antioch, Tennessee, eatery. “Please take the time to donate as all of the proceeds will be given to the families. Thank you again for your generosity and blessings!,” Mr Shaw wrote on the page. His initial goal was $15,000 but he surpassed that on the first day. Right now, the total is $133,973 and climbing.
3/14/18
Stephen Hawking, an award-winning physicist and influential author, died early Wednesday morning, a family spokesman told ABC News. He was 76. Hawking, whose books included "A Brief History of Time" and "The Universe in a Nutshell," was diagnosed in 1962 with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly called ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Stephen Hawking, an award-winning physicist and influential author, died early Wednesday morning, a family spokesman told ABC News. He was 76. Hawking, whose books included "A Brief History of Time" and "The Universe in a Nutshell," was diagnosed in 1962 with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly called ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
3/06/18
West Virginia lawmakers said Tuesday morning that a deal has been reached to deliver a 5% pay raise for all state employees, including striking teachers, according to the state committee meeting on the matter. The deal is intended to end a teachers' strike that has canceled nine consecutive school days across the state. Teachers' union representative Christine Campbell told CNN she anticipates school will back in session Wednesday if the bill is passed Tuesday in the House of Delegates and Senate.
West Virginia lawmakers said Tuesday morning that a deal has been reached to deliver a 5% pay raise for all state employees, including striking teachers, according to the state committee meeting on the matter. The deal is intended to end a teachers' strike that has canceled nine consecutive school days across the state. Teachers' union representative Christine Campbell told CNN she anticipates school will back in session Wednesday if the bill is passed Tuesday in the House of Delegates and Senate.
3/02/18
The deadly school shooting this month in Parkland, Florida, has ignited national outrage and calls for action on gun reform. But while certain policies may help decrease gun violence in general, it’s unlikely that any of them will prevent mass school shootings, according to James Alan Fox, the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern.
Since 1996, there have been 16 multiple victim shootings in schools, or incidents involving 4 or more victims and at least 2 deaths by firearms, excluding the assailant.Of these, 8 are mass shootings, or incidents involving 4 or more deaths, excluding the assailant.
The deadly school shooting this month in Parkland, Florida, has ignited national outrage and calls for action on gun reform. But while certain policies may help decrease gun violence in general, it’s unlikely that any of them will prevent mass school shootings, according to James Alan Fox, the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern.
Since 1996, there have been 16 multiple victim shootings in schools, or incidents involving 4 or more victims and at least 2 deaths by firearms, excluding the assailant.Of these, 8 are mass shootings, or incidents involving 4 or more deaths, excluding the assailant.
12/6/17
A federal judge says the extensive mental health history of a woman accused of making the deadly toxin ricin includes suicide attempts.The judge made the comment Wednesday at a hearing for 70-year-old Betty Miller, who was taken into custody last week after telling investigators that she made the ricin because she wanted to "injure herself" and had tested the poison's effectiveness on other residents at her retirement community in Shelburne by putting it in their food or beverages.Miller's lawyer, Paul Volk, says he's seeking appropriate placement for Miller, who is being held at a county jail in Vermont. Her detention will be revisited when and if a suitable treatment plan is found.
A federal judge says the extensive mental health history of a woman accused of making the deadly toxin ricin includes suicide attempts.The judge made the comment Wednesday at a hearing for 70-year-old Betty Miller, who was taken into custody last week after telling investigators that she made the ricin because she wanted to "injure herself" and had tested the poison's effectiveness on other residents at her retirement community in Shelburne by putting it in their food or beverages.Miller's lawyer, Paul Volk, says he's seeking appropriate placement for Miller, who is being held at a county jail in Vermont. Her detention will be revisited when and if a suitable treatment plan is found.
11/27/17
Maria Modi's journey from South Sudan to a new life in Fargo included a stop at a refugee camp in Cairo. She and her seven siblings know what it is like to be hungry. "My mother and father work 12-hour shifts and still sometimes we don't get enough food at home to last us a week," said Modi, a Fargo North High School senior who plans to study music and theater in college next year. She and a group of other students, most from poor refugee families, spent the Thursday before Thanksgiving handing out turkey and cranberries to the hungry of Fargo, which welcomed their arrival from places such as Nepal, Sudan and Liberia. The students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches, recently opened a food pantry as part of the Legacy Children's Foundation, a nonprofit that helps them earn diplomas while finding out what they're good at doing.
Maria Modi's journey from South Sudan to a new life in Fargo included a stop at a refugee camp in Cairo. She and her seven siblings know what it is like to be hungry. "My mother and father work 12-hour shifts and still sometimes we don't get enough food at home to last us a week," said Modi, a Fargo North High School senior who plans to study music and theater in college next year. She and a group of other students, most from poor refugee families, spent the Thursday before Thanksgiving handing out turkey and cranberries to the hungry of Fargo, which welcomed their arrival from places such as Nepal, Sudan and Liberia. The students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches, recently opened a food pantry as part of the Legacy Children's Foundation, a nonprofit that helps them earn diplomas while finding out what they're good at doing.
11/16/17
After a 12-day trip to Asia where President Donald Trump stressed his friendship and mutual understanding with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing appears to have crossed Trump on a key issue — North Korea.At every turn during his trip, Trump insisted that the US's goal was North Korea's denuclearization. He stressed the "grave threat" the rogue nuclear nation posed to millions in the region around the world.
After a 12-day trip to Asia where President Donald Trump stressed his friendship and mutual understanding with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing appears to have crossed Trump on a key issue — North Korea.At every turn during his trip, Trump insisted that the US's goal was North Korea's denuclearization. He stressed the "grave threat" the rogue nuclear nation posed to millions in the region around the world.
11/6/17
President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that the United States "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. In his first stop of an extended trip in Asia, Trump stood with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a news conference and suggested the United States will arm Japan, much as the United States has done with allies in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia. He did not deny reports that he has expressed frustration that Japan did not shoot down a ballistic missile North Korea recently fired over its territory.
President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that the United States "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. In his first stop of an extended trip in Asia, Trump stood with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a news conference and suggested the United States will arm Japan, much as the United States has done with allies in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia. He did not deny reports that he has expressed frustration that Japan did not shoot down a ballistic missile North Korea recently fired over its territory.
11/1/17
Eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured when a 29-year-old man in a rented pickup truck drove down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Tuesday in Manhattan, New York City.The suspect was identified by two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov. He's from Uzbekistan in Central Asia but had been living in the US since 2010, sources said.
Eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured when a 29-year-old man in a rented pickup truck drove down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Tuesday in Manhattan, New York City.The suspect was identified by two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov. He's from Uzbekistan in Central Asia but had been living in the US since 2010, sources said.
10/26/17
A couple of years ago, Gina Jere would have been sent home from the hospital with three months worth of opioid painkillers after her knee replacement surgery. But as part of an experiment aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic, the 59-year-old retired chemistry teacher was given 30 oxycodone tablets for the worst pain and she got prescriptions for anti-inflammatories, Tylenol and another pain medicine called gabapentin.
A couple of years ago, Gina Jere would have been sent home from the hospital with three months worth of opioid painkillers after her knee replacement surgery. But as part of an experiment aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic, the 59-year-old retired chemistry teacher was given 30 oxycodone tablets for the worst pain and she got prescriptions for anti-inflammatories, Tylenol and another pain medicine called gabapentin.
10/17/17
A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, had just driven away from her home in Mosta, a large town on Malta's main island, when the bomb went off, sending the vehicle's wreckage spiraling over a wall and into a field, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.
A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, had just driven away from her home in Mosta, a large town on Malta's main island, when the bomb went off, sending the vehicle's wreckage spiraling over a wall and into a field, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said.
10/11/17
Massive wildfires sweeping through parts of California have killed at least 17 people and damaged more than 2,000 residencs and other buildings, according to authorities. Firefighters were battling dozens of fires across multiple counties in the state as of Tuesday, authorities said. Intensified by strong winds, the fires charred over 115,000 acres of land, destroyed at least 2,000 buildings and forced nearly 20,000 residents to evacuate.
Massive wildfires sweeping through parts of California have killed at least 17 people and damaged more than 2,000 residencs and other buildings, according to authorities. Firefighters were battling dozens of fires across multiple counties in the state as of Tuesday, authorities said. Intensified by strong winds, the fires charred over 115,000 acres of land, destroyed at least 2,000 buildings and forced nearly 20,000 residents to evacuate.
10/2/17
A gunman on a high floor of a Las Vegas hotel rained a rapid-fire barrage on an outdoor concert festival on Sunday night, killing at least 58 people, injuring hundreds of others, and sending thousands of terrified survivors fleeing for cover, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history.
A gunman on a high floor of a Las Vegas hotel rained a rapid-fire barrage on an outdoor concert festival on Sunday night, killing at least 58 people, injuring hundreds of others, and sending thousands of terrified survivors fleeing for cover, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history.
9/22/2017
North Korea has long cultivated an image of defiant belligerence, punctuating its propaganda and diplomacy with colorful threats, insults and bluffs. But Kim Jong-un’s personal statement released on Friday, and his foreign minister’s threat to test a nuclear weapon over the Pacific Ocean, represent a new level of brinkmanship by the government.
North Korea has long cultivated an image of defiant belligerence, punctuating its propaganda and diplomacy with colorful threats, insults and bluffs. But Kim Jong-un’s personal statement released on Friday, and his foreign minister’s threat to test a nuclear weapon over the Pacific Ocean, represent a new level of brinkmanship by the government.
9/25/2017
At a rally in Alabama on Friday night, President Trump expressed his opinion that NFL players who kneel or otherwise take part in protests during the national anthem prior to games should be fired. The president doubled down on those comments over the weekend, tweeting that players "should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country). Last year, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial inequality. Over the course of the season, other players joined his protest by kneeling, sitting or raising their fists during the anthem.
At a rally in Alabama on Friday night, President Trump expressed his opinion that NFL players who kneel or otherwise take part in protests during the national anthem prior to games should be fired. The president doubled down on those comments over the weekend, tweeting that players "should not be allowed to disrespect our Great American Flag (or Country). Last year, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial inequality. Over the course of the season, other players joined his protest by kneeling, sitting or raising their fists during the anthem.
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