Julian Assange Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia…
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US Aircraft Carriers Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about active United States aircraft carriers. Ten of the active air carriers are in the Nimitz class and are…
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Here’s a look at the life of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her five children. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingDuchess Catherine Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Personal Birth date: January 9, 1982 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingA Wyoming woman died after falling 200 feet off a cliff during a sunrise hike
A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according to the Sheridan…
Continue ReadingTrump dashed dreams of reform in Iran. The country’s new hardline president is living proof
It should have been a spring day most Iranians could look forward to. The trees that lined Tehran’s boulevards glistened in the sun as a gentle…
Continue ReadingBuffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley says he’d rather retire than get Covid-19 vaccine
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League’s new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols,…
Continue ReadingThis cargo ship’s captain died aboard. The crew was stuck at sea for weeks, with a potential Covid outbreak on its hands
Captain Angelo Capurro started showing symptoms of Covid-19 on his second day at sea. Within five days, the 61-year-old skipper was confined to his…
Continue ReadingChina has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled…
Continue ReadingViolent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an intercom. A grocery…
Continue ReadingAstronauts begin spacewalk to install solar panels on International Space Station
Space is hard — and no one understands that better than astronauts. After facing “technical delays” during a spacewalk on…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth’s path to becoming a federal holiday was a long time coming
For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery. Since the reckoning…
Continue ReadingMichigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the officer near a Juneteenth parade, officials…
Continue Reading1 person is killed and at least 5 are wounded in an Oakland, CA, shooting, police say
One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue ReadingA family Father’s Day concert tradition on pause during the pandemic returns, bringing conversation and camaraderie
It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his father-in-law, Bob Caldwell,…
Continue ReadingEmory University School of Medicine formally apologizes after rejecting an applicant for his race
More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school apologized. The Emory…
Continue ReadingThis rabbi is joining the German army, 90 years after Hitler expelled Jewish soldiers
During Germany’s Covid-19 lockdown, Rabbi Zsolt Balla earned a devoted online following, live-streaming prayer services on Facebook. Now, as…
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The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak
The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing…
Continue ReadingCollege student uses $600 of her unused meal plan money to feed and care for the homeless community in St. Louis
Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she realized she had $600…
Continue Reading2-year-old killed, 3 others injured in two shootings on Detroit freeways
A 2-year-old was killed and three others — including a 9-year-old — were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit…
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