Three years ago, Starbucks was widely ridiculed for trying to start a national conversation on race relations by asking its employees to write the words “Race Together” on coffee cups. The initiative, though it backfired, was in line with the company’s longstanding effort to project a progressive and inclusive image…. Read More
8-year-old slashes kids elementary school, 3 injured
An 8-year-old student took a kitchen knife to a central Minnesota elementary school and randomly attacked three other children Monday, authorities said. Police Chief Perry Beise said the victims — aged 8, 9 and 13 — suffered “superficial wounds” requiring stitches in the attack at Pleasantview Elementary in Sauk Rapids…. Read More
BUSTED! Fake news CBS publishes Barbara Bush obituary (she’s alive!)
CBS News spread fake news on Sunday when they mistakenly published an obituary for former first lady Barbara Bush after a family spokesman announced she was in failing health. The story’s headline read, “DO NOT PUBLISH – Former first lady Barbara Bush d*es at age 92 DO NOT PUBLISH.” Apparently… Read More
Stormy Daniels plots new move after FBI raid
Porn actress Stormy Daniels is expected to attend a court hearing Monday where a federal judge is considering how to review materials that the FBI seized from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to determine whether they should be protected by attorney-client privilege. At issue is exactly who gets to look… Read More
U.S. pastor headed to trial in Turkey on terror charges
An American pastor imprisoned in Turkey is going on trial for alleged terror ties and spying in a case that has increased tensions between Washington and Ankara. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old evangelical pastor from North Carolina, is facing up to 35 years in prison on charges of “committing crimes… Read More
1st American women wins Boston Marathon in 33 years
Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to a Boston Marathon victory on Monday, the first American woman to win the race since 1985. The two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the end of Heartbreak Hill to finish in 2 hours, 39… Read More
Barbara Bush no longer seeking treatment for failing health
Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said. “Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus… Read More
[Weather alert] Deadly spring snow storm blasts central U.S.
Minnesota residents slogged through a mid-April storm Sunday that dumped 2 feet (half a meter) of snow on parts of the Upper Midwest, coated roads with ice and battered areas farther south with powerful winds and tornadoes before plowing toward the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. The storm system prompted Enbridge… Read More
Boston marks five year anniversary of Islamic terror bombing
The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m. to commemorate a citywide moment of silence in honor of Boston Marathon bombing survivors and victims It was an emotional moment in a day filled with service projects and ceremonies to remember those impacted by the deadly bombings… Read More
7 dead, 17 injured after South Carolina prison fight
Seven inmates have been killed and at least 17 others seriously injured amid fighting between prisoners inside a maximum security prison in South Carolina. Prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon announced the grim outcome after State Law Enforcement Division agents helped secure Lee Correctional Institution around 3 a.m. Monday. Taillon said no… Read More
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