A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school cafeteria on Monday and opened fire, hitting two students, authorities said. After the shooting spree, the teenage gunman fled, only to be ultimately captured by a K-9 unit. Two other Madison Local Schools students were injured in another… Read More
Man in prison for sex assault admits to murdering two UVA students
A former hospital worker is expected to plead guilty in the high-profile slayings of two college students in Virginia, a prosecutor said Monday. Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci (TRAY’-cee) announced the plea agreements in Jesse LeRoy Matthew Jr.’s cases in a brief news release. Matthew is due in Albemarle… Read More
Taking the fight online: US launches devastating cyberattacks against ISIS
U.S. cyberattacks to disrupt the Islamic State’s communications and overload their networks could force the militant group to use older technologies that are easier for the U.S. to intercept, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday. Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided new details… Read More
Cheers! Philly bar embraces old Irish folklore, encourages women to propose
A historic Philadelphia tavern was offering some Leap Day incentives to women looking to settle down. KYW-TV reports McGillin’s Olde Ale House was trotting out a Leap Day tradition encouraging women to propose to men. According to Irish folklore, February 29 was the one day of the year where women could… Read More
ISIS bombing at funeral kills 38
The death toll has risen to 38 after an ISIS suicide bomber struck an Iraqi funeral Monday, wounding dozens in a crowded reception room. A local Shiite militia leader is among the dead in a town north of Baghdad that saw a wave of revenge attacks after a similar bombing… Read More
Self-driving car crashes into bus in CA
A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a fender-bender that appears to be the first time one of the tech company’s vehicles caused a crash during testing. Google accepted at least some responsibility for the collision, which occurred on Valentine’s Day… Read More
Supreme Court justice breaks 10 years of silence
Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence Monday and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument, provoking gasps from the audience. And it wasn’t just one question; it was a string of them in an exchange that lasted several minutes. It was only the second week the… Read More
Investigating the strength of the North Korean military
With tensions high and the United States and South Korea ready to hold their massive annual war games next week, which North Korea sees as a dress rehearsal for invasion, Pyongyang is warning it will respond to any violations of its territory with “merciless” retaliation, including strikes on Seoul and… Read More
Oscar winning “Cool Hand Luke” actor dies
George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died. His grandson Cory Schenkel says Kennedy died on Sunday morning of old age in Boise, Idaho. He was 91. He had undergone… Read More
Cruz accuses Trump of hiding Mafia ties
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been accused of running a presidential campaign full of dirty tricks and scandalous low blows. On Sunday, in an increasingly desperate fight for the GOP nomination, he took to the talk show circuit to make his most outrageous accusation against billionaire Donald Trump — that Trump is… Read More