A World War II pilot who was remembered for helping fellow servicemembers survive the plane crash that killed him has been accounted for, military officials said this week. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, of Georgetown, Texas, was a member of the 22nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 341st …
Read More »MIT closes DEI office amid Trump’s dispute with Harvard and other schools
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology closed its DEI office last week, following an 18-month assessment of the department’s work. The school confirmed that it closed its Institute Community and Equity Office, known as the ICEO, which described its mission online as “stewarding MIT’s values and their interconnections.” MIT will also …
Read More »Ben Griffin earns first individual PGA Tour victory at Colonial
Ben Griffin figured it wouldn’t be easy even after immediately breaking his tie with co-leader Matti Schmid and leading by five shots just five holes into the final round at Colonial. Schmid kept it interesting all the way to the end. Griffin earned his first individual PGA Tour victory a …
Read More »Parents arrested in death of 18
Officers in Florida arrested a couple on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child after they allegedly left an 18-month-old girl in their car overnight, officials said. The child was left alone in the car from around 2 a.m. Wednesday until around 11 a.m., when the heat index was 105 …
Read More »Afghan evacuee child with terminal illness dies while in federal U.S. custody
Washington — A 6-year-old Afghan boy brought to the U.S. after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 died last week while in federal government custody, marking the third such death this year, a U.S. official told CBS News Thursday. The Afghan child had a terminal illness, according to …
Read More »Atlanta City Council OK’s funds for police and firefighter training center critics call “Cop City”
The Atlanta City Council approved funding Tuesday for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.” The 11-4 vote is a significant …
Read More »Mother of 6
The mother of a 6-year-old boy accused of shooting and seriously wounding his first-grade teacher earlier this year in Virginia faces two new federal charges, according to court documents filed on Monday. Deja Taylor is accused of unlawfully using a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and making …
Read More »Farmington mass shooting victims include a mother and daughter; police ID gunman
A mother and daughter were among the victims killed Monday by an 18-year-old gunman indiscriminately shooting into people’s cars and houses in Farmington, New Mexico, officials said at a news conference on Tuesday. Three people were killed and two police officers were wounded before the gunman was killed, officials said. …
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The alleged driver of a U-Haul truck that plowed into cyclists, pedestrians and two police officers, in an incident authorities called a “violent rampage” through Brooklyn earlier this year, was indicted Monday on murder and attempted murder charges. Weng Sor, a 62-year-old former resident of Las Vegas, is accused of …
Read More »Actor Sam Neill reveals he battled non
“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill revealed that while he was on tour promoting “Jurassic World Dominion” last year, he was also battling stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The 75-year-old told the BBC in an interview Friday that he first learned about his diagnosis in March 2022 after finding lumpy glands in …
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