Month: May 2019
UNC Charlotte student charged with murder after opening fire on classroom
wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people were killed and another four injured after a gunman opened fire at the Kennedy Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on the school’s last [Read More…]
Wounded rabbi pleads for people to stand up to anti-Semitism by filling temples
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Answering the call of a rabbi wounded in the shooting at a Southern California synagogue, scores of people have been filling temples coast to coast to stand up to anti-Semitism [Read More…]
Alleged San Diego synagogue shooter had 50 rounds on him when arrested: Prosecutor
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The 19-year-old man who allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire on members of a Southern California synagogue was arraigned Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors released new details of the attack, including [Read More…]
Marine Corps reservist under investigation for photo of boots forming a swastika
iStock/mj0007(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Marine Corps reservist is under investigation for posting a photo on Instagram that showed four pairs of boots in the shape of a swastika. “We can confirm that Pfc. [Read More…]
Maduro vows to punish protesters in Venezuela, rejects Pompeo’s claim he nearly fled to Cuba
adam smigielski/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dismissed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claims that the embattled leader was ready to flee the nation in a televised address last night, as he also [Read More…]
Managing phytophthora during a wet spring
A GROWMARK-FS Agronomist says saturated soil coupled with increasing soil temperatures is the perfect recipe for root and stem rotting diseases like phytopthora. In this managing for profit, Samantha Schmidgall reminds farmers to how to [Read More…]