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Authorities identify gunman who killed 5 at Molson Coors brewery
Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — Law enforcement officials have identified the employee of the Molson Coors Beverage Company who gunned down five co-workers at the company’s Milwaukee Brewery campus as 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill. Ferrill left [Read More…]
2 Ohio University students plead guilty in 18-year-old’s hazing death
Google Street View(ATHENS, OH) — Two Ohio University students pleaded guilty Thursday for their involvement in the hazing death of an 18-year-old freshman, prosecutors said. Dominic A. Figliola, 21, and Cullen Willi McLaughlin, 21, both [Read More…]
Dow Jones plummets more than 1,000 points amid coronavirus uncertainty
D-Keine/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190 points Thursday, or more than 4%, as economic uncertainty over the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to rattle markets. The losses mark the worse [Read More…]
Dow Jones plunges most since 2008 on coronavirus fears
D-Keine/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190 points, more than 4%, on Thursday as economic uncertainty over the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to rattle markets. The losses mark the worst [Read More…]
University of Oklahoma promises changes after student sit-in protests use of racial slurs
KOCO-TV(NORMAN, Okla.) — University of Oklahoma administrators say they will make changes in the wake of a sit-in by students protesting two incidents in which professors used racial slurs while teaching class. The first incident [Read More…]
Former Michigan wrestler says he came forward with sexual abuse complaint in 1975, but was ignored
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Three former students at the University of Michigan, all of who claim to be victims of sexual abuse at the hands of a deceased school physician, spoke out Thursday on what they [Read More…]
Border Patrol discovers new smuggling tunnel in southern US
U.S. Border Patrol(TUCSON, Ariz.) — Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have uncovered another illegal tunnel running under the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest in a series of discoveries and the result of renewed efforts targeting [Read More…]
Lane Bryant introduces mannequins with diverse body types and skin tones
FILE – Joel Carillet/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Fashion retailer Lane Bryant has taken measures to make their mannequins just as diverse as their customers. On Wednesday, the brand announced the updated store design of their flagship [Read More…]
Lane Bryant introduces mannequins with diverse body types and skin tones
FILE – Joel Carillet/iStock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Fashion retailer Lane Bryant has taken measures to make their mannequins just as diverse as their customers. On Wednesday, the brand announced the updated store design of their flagship [Read More…]
Russia announces date for referendum that could extend Putin’s rule
dicus63/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia has announced the date of a national referendum on constitutional changes that could allow Vladimir Putin, now 67, to extend his time in office. While Putin has remained in power, either as [Read More…]
New lawsuit backed by Jay-Z, Yo Gotti slams ‘barbaric’ Mississippi prison conditions
DNY59/iStock(GREENVILLE, Miss.) — For the second time in about a month, hip-hop artists Jay-Z and Yo Gotti are financially backing a federal lawsuit against the Mississippi prison system, bringing the number of inmates complaining of [Read More…]
St. Louis County to ban domestic violence offenders from carrying concealed guns
Rdlamkin/iStock(ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.) — People with domestic violence convictions and orders of protection against them will soon be banned from carrying concealed guns in St. Louis County, Missouri, according to a vote this week [Read More…]
Chechen exile survives suspected assassination attempt after fighting off attacker
jaminwell/iStock(NEW YORK) — A prominent Chechen blogger and critic of the region’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has survived a suspected assassination attempt after fighting off a man he said attacked him in his apartment in Poland. [Read More…]
Coronavirus live updates: Possible first case of coronavirus ‘community spread’ on US soil
Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — Public health officials are sounding the alarm as an outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in China is now infecting thousands of people in dozens of other countries, including the [Read More…]
South Korea takes new measures to have enough face masks domestically amid coronavirus
recep-bg/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean government has implemented draconian measures to secure and distribute face masks to the public amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Manufacturers of face masks must immediately cut [Read More…]
Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s school has students self-isolate for suspected coronavirus
Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The threat of the coronavirus has hit the London school attended by Prince William and Duchess Kate’s two oldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. A spokesperson for [Read More…]
“Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran said she lost nearly $400K to a phishing email
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Barbara Corcoran said she lost nearly $400,000 after her financial team responded to an email that turned out to be a phishing scam. “This morning I wired $388,000 into a false [Read More…]
11-year-old opens thrift shop to help families in need
Mariya Moseley/ABC News(NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old entrepreneur is chasing his dreams and making a difference in his community at the same time. Obocho Peters, a Brooklyn, New York fifth-grader who has the title of [Read More…]
MAC celebrates legacy of Selena Quintanilla with second makeup collection
MAC(NEW YORK) — After a successful initial launch, MAC Cosmetics is back with a second makeup collection that pays homage to the late, great pop star Selena Quintanilla. On Tuesday, the popular makeup brand announced [Read More…]
South Korea’s massive coronavirus testing reflects nimble public health infrastructure
jarun011/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — Global health experts say the speed and scope of South Korea’s novel coronavirus diagnostic capability exhibit impressive and significant lab capabilities that no other countries, including the U.S., can match at [Read More…]
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