iStock(SOUTHHAVEN, Miss.) — Two people were “senselessly murdered” and an officer was shot and injured by a gunman at a Southaven, Miss., Walmart on Tuesday, according to officials. After the shooting, which unfolded at about 6:30 a.m. local time, two officers found the suspect outside Walmart, Southaven police chief Macon Moore said at a news …
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Jul 30
Prince Harry pledges to have two kids ‘maximum’ in conversation with Jane Goodall
NataliaCatalina/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry, a new dad to son Archie, pledged to conservationist Jane Goodall that he and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will have two kids “maximum.” The topic came up during a wide-ranging interview between Harry and Goodall that touched on everything from racism to the environment. The pair’s interview is published in …
Jul 30
Professors design see-saws for US-Mexico border to allow children to play together
ElFlacodelNorte/iStock(SUNLAND PARK, N.M.) — As the debate over immigration and funding for a border wall marches on, two professors are using see-saws to bring fun and unity to the U.S. and Mexico border. The bright pink, custom-made see-saws were brought Monday to Sunland Park, N.M., which is separated from neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, by a …
Jul 30
Putin critic Alexey Navalny, following illness, suspects he may have been poisoned
Mordolff/iStock(MOSCOW) — The Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, has spoken out for the first time about his hospitalization this week, writing that he suspects he may have been poisoned. Navalny was taken to the hospital on Sunday after suffering what authorities told his colleagues was a “severe allergic reaction” in a Moscow jail, where he …
Jul 30
Tropics getting more active as summer heat lingers on East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Pacific Basin is seeing active tropical development, with two storms being joined by a additional weather system that could become the third. Tropical Storm Erick became a hurricane overnight, with winds reaching 80 mph. It’s moving west at about 17 mph as a Category 1. Erick is forecast to travel …
Jul 30
Nearly 4,000 civilians in Afghanistan killed or wounded through June: United Nations
AHDesignConcepts/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amid ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, 1,366 civilians have been killed and another 2,446 wounded in the first half of this year, according to the United Nations. The 3,812 casualties are a 27 percent decline from a record high over the same six-month period in 2018, according to a report released Tuesday. At …
Jul 30
2-year-old boy dies after he’s left in scorching hot van outside Florida day care: Sheriff
vmargineanu/iStock(OAKLAND PARK, Fla.) — A 2-year-old boy has died after he was left in a scorching hot van outside a Florida day care, according to authorities. Noah Sneed was found dead by a day care employee Monday afternoon in a van in front of the Ceressa’s Daycare and Preschool in Oakland Park, according to the …
Jul 30
2 killed, officer hurt in shooting at Mississippi Walmart: Officials
iStock(SOUTHAVEN, Miss.) — Two people were killed and an officer was hurt in a shooting at a Southaven, Mississippi, Walmart Tuesday morning, according to ABC Memphis affiliate WATN. The suspected shooter was shot by a Southaven officer and was hospitalized in unknown condition, DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco told WATN. One officer was shot but …
Jul 30
Corn Palace Director Scott Schmidt is moving on
Mayor Bob Everson announced Monday that Corn Palace Director Scott Schmidt has resigned. “He is taking a position as a faculty member at Dakota Wesleyan University,” said Everson. Schmidt’s final day with the City is August 25th, the last day of the annual Corn Palace Festival. “Scott just had a new little baby daughter and …
Jul 29
Woman arrested in massive Capital One data breach, impacting over 100 million people
Roman Tiraspolsky/iStock(SEATTLE) — A Seattle-area woman was arrested on Monday morning in connection with a newly-disclosed Capital One data breach that impacted more than 100 million people. Capital One said it identified a security breach on July 19 when an unauthorized source “obtained certain types of personal information” related to credit card customers and others …
