Nabria Varner, 13, was in her sophomore week of high school when she heard gunshots in her building. Her mother, Sashua Patterson, was sitting at home working remotely when she got the call. “She was scared. She said, ‘Mom, please get me,’” Patterson said. Nabria, who had finally returned to face-to-face classes after distance learning … Read more
Among the 13 American soldiers and more than a hundred Afghans killed in a suicide bombing near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, the man’s father said a Marine from the St. Louis area and a U.S. Senator. Jared Schmitz, 20, from St. Charles, Missouri, was among the dead, the Department of Defense … Read more
Dreizehn US-Soldaten wurden am Donnerstag bei einem Selbstmordanschlag nahe dem internationalen Flughafen Hamid Karzai in Kabul getötet, als Tausende nach der Übernahme Afghanistans durch die Taliban fliehen wollten. Unter ihnen waren nach Angaben des Pentagon elf Marines, sowie ein Sanitäter des Navy-Krankenhauses und ein Soldat der Armee. Mindestens 18 weitere US-Soldaten wurden verletzt, Dutzende Afghanen … Read more
The suspects in the shooting were taken into custody. The deceased officer is a 29-year-old woman. She is the first Chicago officer in almost two years to be fatally shot while on duty. A Chicago police officer was dead and another fought for his life after a shooting at a traffic stop on Sunday, authorities … Read more
HATTIESBURG, miss. – A small plane crashed into a Mississippi home, killing one of the home’s four residents and three Texas residents who were flying to a university graduation ceremony, authorities said Wednesday. Gerry Standley, 55, was a resident of the house where the plane crashed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Also killed were the pilot, 67-year-old … Read more
Ten people, including a police officer, were shot dead in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado on Monday. This was the second mass shooting in the United States in a week. At a press conference late Monday, authorities said the attacker was wounded and in custody and was being treated in hospital. Citing the ongoing investigation, … Read more
OTTAWA – When seven police officers arrived at Debbie Baptiste’s house in August 2016, circling the house and carrying rifles, they informed her that her son was dead. Instead of comforting the grieving mother, they asked if she had been drinking and told her to “put it all together.” Police’s persistent treatment of Ms. Baptiste, … Read more