HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before. At first, he only wanted to confirm that what he was hearing was real — a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park. […]
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Sri Lankan PM agrees to quit in biggest political turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister agreed to resign on Saturday after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president’s residence and office in a fury over a worsening economic crisis. The prime minister’s spokesman, Dinouk […]
Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Millions of Muslims across the globe — including in countries like Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Kenya and Yemen — were celebrating Eid al-Adha on Saturday, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the revered observance coincides with the final […]
Grove of giant sequoias threatened by California wildfire
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was closed Friday and hundreds of people ordered evacuated nearby as a wildfire burning through dense forest became the latest in recent years to threaten the world’s largest trees. A team was being sent to […]
Pamplona says no one gored after all on 3rd day of bull run
PAMPLONA, Spain — Thousands of thrill-seekers avoided getting gored Saturday during the bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival, officials said, revising an early report saying bull horns stabbed two men. Officials in the Spanish city officials corrected the preliminary report by Pamplona’s hospital to state that a man was […]
2 people charged with attempted murder after lighting man on fire during argument
Two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after getting into an argument with a man and then lighting him on fire. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, when the Sanger Police Department responded to reports of an injured man suffering severe burns […]
In era of transparency, Arizona law limits filming police
PHOENIX — Arizona’s governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law enforcement transparency. Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed Thursday. The law makes it […]
Wildfire rages near Yosemite grove of giant sequoia trees
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was closed Friday and hundreds of people ordered evacuated nearby as a wildfire burning through dense forest became the latest in recent years to threaten the world’s largest trees. A team was being sent to […]
Uvalde mayor supports release of mass shooting hallway videos
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, said in a press release Friday that he supports The Texas House special committee investigating the Robb Elementary School shooting releasing the 77-minute hallway videos. The videos will most likely be released on Monday and will show the breach that took place on May 24 […]
Police seeking teen suspects in fatal beating of 73-year-old man
Police in Philadelphia are seeking seven teenage suspects wanted in an attack on a 73-year-old man who later died from head injuries sustained during the assault. The Philadelphia Police Department released disturbing surveillance footage on Friday of the deadly attack, which occurred around 2:30 a.m. on June 24. In the […]