In the murky depths thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, two Japanese warships that have rested undisturbed since the Battle of Midway in World War II have been discovered.
The anonymous tip to the Winston-Salem Police Department came in June. A caller said a cellphone video posted on social media showed two women with dementia at an assisted living center being encouraged by workers to fight each other, authorities said.
Dorian Harris, 17, grabbed a few cans of Spiked Watermelon beer from a cooler in the Top Stop Shop in Memphis, Tennessee, last year. He ran out the door without paying, dropping one in his haste. The store clerk grabbed a handgun and chased him, firing off a few shots into the dark night, on March 29, the authorities said.
Dog owners have reported this summer that their pets became fatally ill after swimming in freshwater lakes and ponds, apparently after ingesting water laden with toxic blue-green algae.
The National Academy of Sciences moved this week toward a landmark shift in policy that would allow it for the first time to eject members who have violated its code of conduct, including in cases of sexual harassment.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, came under criticism from state Democrats on Friday for suggesting that teachers on strike were to blame for the shooting of a 7-year-old girl who had stayed home because of school closures. The remarks were the latest to ignite controversy for the governor, who faces low approval ratings before an election in November.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
The police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released body-camera video of the fatal shooting of a man by one of their officers last month, saying they are investigating whether the officers provided enough aid to the man before medics arrived.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A man has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly beating up a transgender woman in an attack of “mob violence” in Dallas that is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
For nearly a decade, hundreds of letters that Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. wrote home have been displayed at a California museum, bearing witness to the transformation of a New York teenager into a World War II radio operator deployed in the Pacific.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
The odds were stacked against Dylan Chidick in the summer of 2017. The Jersey City, New Jersey, high school student’s family was homeless and he was struggling to study in a shelter. His twin brothers had heart conditions and needed extra care. His mother had lost her job.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A strong winter storm will spread across much of Colorado and parts of the central United States on Wednesday, sending hurricane-force winds and heavy snow across the region, meteorologists said.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A strong winter storm will spread across much of Colorado and parts of the central United States on Wednesday, sending hurricane-force winds and heavy snow across the region, meteorologists said.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A strong winter storm will spread across much of Colorado and parts of the central United States on Wednesday, sending hurricane-force winds and heavy snow across the region, meteorologists said.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A Catholic school in Kansas is facing pressure to reverse its decision not to enroll a child with married same-sex parents.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A Florida jury Thursday found a former police officer, Nouman K. Raja, guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a black man who had been waiting for help on a highway after his car broke down, lawyers for the man’s family said.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
In 2015, Jesse Vroegh, a registered nurse working in an Iowa prison, asked his employers at the state Department of Corrections to allow him to use the men’s restrooms and locker rooms at work because he was transitioning from female to male.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
A Florida state attorney said Friday that he would seek the death penalty against the man charged in the fatal shooting last month of five women at a SunTrust bank branch in Sebring, Florida.
A Florida state attorney said Friday he would seek the death penalty against the man charged in the fatal shooting last month of five women at a SunTrust bank branch in Sebring, Florida.
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