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article FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – The man suspected of firing gunshots that led to the chaos in Tysons Corner Mall on Saturday has turned himself in to authorities, according to police. Noah Settles recorded himself on Instagram entering the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday evening. Police say he is currently being held there. He … Read More “DC rapper wanted for Tysons Corner Mall shooting turns himself in, police say” »
Woman, 2 dogs struck and killed by lightning in Pico Rivera A woman and her two dogs were killed Wednesday by an apparent lightning strike in Southern California. LOS ANGELES – A woman and her two dogs were struck and killed by lightning Wednesday in Southern California, authorities confirmed to FOX 11. The woman was … Read More “Woman, 2 dogs struck and killed by lightning in Pico Rivera” »
But just hours later, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin slammed the DPS’s lack of transparency and accused its director, Col. Steven McCraw, of intentionally minimizing his agency’s mistakes. “Col. McCraw has continued to — whether you want to call it — lie, leak, mislead or misstate information in order to distance his own troopers and Rangers … Read More “Uvalde school shooting: Mayor accuses Texas law enforcement director of lying, leaking and misleading to avoid blame” »
In an opinion issued on Wednesday, the Georgia Supreme Court stated that evidence submitted by the state during Ross’ trial regarding his “numerous sexual dalliances and escapades and his desire to act on ongoing sexual communications and solicitations with other women” as the driving force behind his decision to kill his son had unfair prejudicial … Read More “Justin Ross Harris’ murder conviction in his son’s hot-car death overturned” »
Details released on DC area highway projects designed to relieve soul crushing traffic An environmental impact statement was released Tuesday regarding several major construction projects in the D.C. region including widening portions of Interstate 495, replacing the American Legion Bridge, and adding HOV lanes and express lanes to Interstate 270. WASHINGTON – An environmental impact … Read More “Details released on DC area highway projects designed to relieve soul-crushing traffic” »
“We all know that they (police) messed up, we all know that this wasn’t handled right,” said Ryan Ramirez, father of Alithia Ramirez, who was one of the children killed. “Y’all can do whatever you want to try and make us happy, it’s not going to work. Y’all know what we want, accountability.” The meeting … Read More “Uvalde shooting: Parents and residents call for school board to fire district police chief during emotional open forum” »
After the gunman fired at officers and holed up in connecting classrooms 111 and 112, where he shot and killed 19 students and two teachers, officers remained stationed in an adjacent hallway. Arredondo, who has been identified by other officials as the incident commander on scene, had previously told the Texas Tribune that officers had … Read More “Uvalde elementary school shooting: 11 officers responded within 3 minutes, source says, as new reports reveal how authorities then waited to engage” »
LONDON/MUMBAI/ANKARA, June 21 (Reuters) – For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings – and earn some spending money from its double-digit interest rates along the way. “I was probably earning $100 a week,” at sites like Celsius, said Fong, a 29-year civil aerospace worker who … Read More “Crypto’s latest meltdown leaves punters bruised and bewildered” »
Tavares Lajuane Graham is now in the medium-security federal institution in Hopewell, BOP spokesperson Randilee Giamusso wrote in an email. Graham, 44, was serving a 120-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of … Read More “Virginia prison escape: 1 escaped inmate captured, 3 still missing” »
Getting these books into young readers’ hands can be challenging if they’re banned, but these works can build self-awareness and acceptance among readers of all backgrounds, Deborah Caldwell-Stone of the American Library Assocation told CNN in 2020. “Books, novels, true stories and memoirs are ways of developing empathy for other people and their lives,” Caldwell-Stone … Read More “LGBTQ summer reading for kids, teens and everyone in between” »
