Month: May 2022
Black Buffalo residents stand united in wake of shooting
Scott Olson/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The city of Buffalo, New York, is grieving following a mass shooting at a Tops supermarket that left 10 people dead and another three wounded on Saturday. Resident Myles [Read More…]
One killed, 5 wounded in shooting at California church: Authorities
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.) — One person was killed and five were wounded in a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday, authorities [Read More…]
Buffalo supermarket shooting reflects law enforcement’s fears
Scott Olson/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Law enforcement officials say the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting has underscored their long-held fear that someone could be radicalized online, have access to guns, take inspiration from prior [Read More…]
Sweden to apply to join NATO, joining Finland in ending nonaligned status
HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Sweden will apply to formally join NATO, following in the footsteps of neighboring Finland, the country’s prime minister said, ending long-held positions of neutrality in the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: ‘Historic day’ as Finland, Sweden say they will apply to NATO
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
‘SNL’ host Selena Gomez unleashes Miley Cyrus impression, makes audience sing ‘Barney’ theme song
NBC/Will Heath Selena Gomez crushed her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, which saw her flexing her Miley Cyrus impression and leading the audience into an impromptu sing-along to the Barney theme song. Selena threw [Read More…]
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ scores a second week atop the box office
Marvel Studios Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness maintained its top spot in the box office this weekend, conjuring another $61 million dollars in its second week. Its global earnings now surpass $688 million, further [Read More…]
Without COVID-19 vaccines, death toll would be much higher: Pfizer analysis
MARK LENNIHAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the wake of the tragic milestone of 1 million official COVID-19 deaths in the United States, a new analysis found that without vaccines, the virus would [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/14/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Houston 8, Washington 0 Seattle 8, NY Mets 7 Kansas City 8 Colorado 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0 Detroit [Read More…]
Sprayer cleanout
Enlist field specialist Tony Goede says it’s important to properly clean out the sprayer after making an herbicide application. He tells Brownfield that includes the tank, booms, screens, filters, hoses, and nozzles. Goede also has [Read More…]
‘American Idol’ recap: The Final Three revealed
ABC/Eric McCandless It got down to the wire on Sunday’s American Idol, with the Top 5 vying to make it into next week’s finale for the crowning of season 20’s winner. This week, for their first [Read More…]
24-year-old woman gets new heart after suffering heart attack at 14
Jaelyn Kinchelow (AVON, Ind.) — An Indiana women who suffered a heart attack at age 14 is now celebrating a new start in her life after undergoing a heart transplant. Jaelyn Kinchelow, of Avon, Indiana, [Read More…]
Suspect fired 50 rounds in Buffalo supermarket hate crime shooting that killed 10: Police
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Ten people were killed and another three wounded when a mass shooting erupted at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that authorities allege [Read More…]
Retired Buffalo police officer who confronted supermarket gunman hailed as ‘true hero’
John Normile/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A retired police officer is being praised for the valiant actions he took to protect others when a gunman opened fire on a supermarket, killing 10 people in an [Read More…]
Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: What we know about the alleged gunman
Kait Munroe/Erie County District Attrorney (BUFFALO, N.Y) — The 18-year-old suspect who allegedly shot and killed ten people at a supermarket on Saturday afternoon in the heart of a Black community in Buffalo, appears to [Read More…]
Mother, daughter escape gunfire at Buffalo store: ‘By the grace of God we got out’
Libby March for The Washington Post via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — Fragrance Harris Stanfield, a mother of seven, was at work at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, when she heard gunshots. [Read More…]
COVID pandemic exposed inequities involving age, race, political affiliation
Calvin Chan Wai Meng/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States has hit a grim milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths. During the past two years the virus has posed a deadly risk, but it hasn’t [Read More…]
Lewis slam in 9-run inning, Twins beat virus-hit Guardians
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a grand slam for his first big league homer, capping a nine-run fifth inning that sent the Minnesota Twins past the coronavirus-struck Cleveland Guardians 12-8 Friday night. Byron Buxton, [Read More…]
Storm chasers face host of dangers beyond severe weather
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The deaths of four storm chasers in car crashes over the last two weeks have underscored the dangers of pursuing severe weather events as more people clog back roads and highways [Read More…]
US grappling with Native American boarding school history
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with [Read More…]