Authorities say a North Carolina man has been arrested after two children were shot in a road rage incident. Surry County officials say 41-year-old Byron Donnell Green of Mount Airy is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an […]
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Biologist study finds mercury in predator peregrine falcons
A Nevada wildlife researcher has found that not even the fastest bird on Earth can escape mercury contamination. The toxic element is turning up in feathers of peregrine falcons from coast to coast, including those at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, state Department of Wildlife biologist Joe Barnes . […]
Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question
Justice Elena Kagans father was 3 years old when the census taker came to the familys apartment on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York, on April 10, 1930. Robert Kagan was initially wrongly listed as an alien, though he was a native-born New Yorker. The entry about his citizenship status […]
World leaders condemn Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 200 in Sri Lanka
From the White House to the Vatican, world leaders condemned the string of bombings that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday as many of the victims were in churches celebrating one of most important holidays in the Christian faith. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shared […]
A look at Sri Lanka’s troubled recent history marked by war
A series of blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the countrys 26-year civil war. A look at a long and troubled history marked by ethnic and religious divides: YEARS OF WAR Sri Lanka, an island nation of some 23 million […]
A look at the churches and hotels targeted in Sri Lanka
Several near-simultaneous tore through three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the bloodiest outbreak of violence in the South Asian country since civil war ended a decade ago. No one has claimed responsibility. Since the between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils ended in 2009 […]
207 dead, including 2 Americans, after explosions across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured as several churches and hotels were rocked by simultaneous explosions on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Eight explosions took place, including in three Christian churches and three hotels, some commonly used by foreign visitors. In addition to those who were […]
Paris Easter Mass honors firefighters who saved Notre Dame
The archbishop of Paris and Catholics from around France and the world honored the firefighters who saved Notre Dame Cathedral, praying Sunday at a special Easter Mass for a swift reconstruction of the beloved monument. The fire that engulfed Notre Dame during Holy Week forced worshippers to find other places […]
Quiet weather on tap for Easter Sunday across most of country
Your Easter egg hunts and outdoor brunches are good to go. After the severe weather of last week, conditions have calmed down significantly across the country just in time for Easter Sunday. The National Weather Service will continue to survey damage across the south through Tuesday to draw a conclusion […]
Video shows woman caught in door, dragged onto train tracks
Officials in San Francisco are promising a full investigation after a frightening video was released showing a woman getting her finger caught in a closing train door and dragged onto the tracks under the train. In the surveillance video, the woman can be seen walking down the stairs at the […]