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Neighbor blasts Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo as 'a coward' in wake of massacre
New York Post - 29 May 2022 04:36
The Texas cop under scrutiny for his response to the Uvalde schools massacre stayed out of site under police protection Saturday -- while a heated neighbor slammed him as a "coward."
After two recent mass shootings, New Yorkers lament federal paralysis on guns as Democrats search for solutions
NY Daily News - 29 May 2022 04:00
Precious Joseph, a school safety agent who lives in the shooting-scarred Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, suggested Friday that she was not exactly holding her breath. "It happens," Joseph, 38, said of mass shooting...
Whiskey Point, Slag Valley and Black Bottom: Chicago's 'layers upon layers' of forgotten neighborhood names
Chicago Tribune - 29 May 2022 12:00
Experts say every corner of the city is awash in defunct names and neighborhoods that disappeared. Some were communities built on commuter transit lines; others were the creations of real estate agents eager to create br...
Ex-Proud Boys boss Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio to remain in jail until Capitol riot trial
New York Post - 29 May 2022 02:53
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys group will remain in jail awaiting trial for charges stemming from the Jan 6. Capitol riot, a federal judge has ruled.
China's Lockdowns Prompt a Rethinking of Life Plans Among the Young
Wall Street Journal - 29 May 2022 13:00
Versions of Shanghai's lockdown are playing out across the country, adding to anxiety among many younger Chinese over limited upward mobility and dissipating their desire to start families, buy apartments or start busine...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Jake Lingle lived well beyond the means of a Tribune reporter. After his slaying, it became clear how.
Chicago Tribune - 29 May 2022 12:00
Chicago Tribune reporter gunned down in 1930 was initially a martyr, before rumors surfaced of his underworld ties.
Church fair stampede in Nigeria leaves 31 dead, police say
Fox News - 29 May 2022 05:31
A stampede at a church event in Nigeria on Saturday left 31 people dead, including a pregnant woman and several children, and at least seven people were injured
Alleged serial killer Perez Reed charged in 7th murder after witnesses recognize his forehead tattoo
New York Post - 29 May 2022 02:49
Perez Deshay Reed of St. Louis was already accused in six other killings when he was slapped with an additional first-degree murder charge on Friday.
Anglican Church's Rifts Over Sexuality Challenge Its Leader
Wall Street Journal - 29 May 2022 14:00
Archbishop Justin Welby has hoped to unify a denomination increasingly torn between conservatives, many in Africa, and liberals, particularly in the U.S. But so far, he has failed to reverse the growing rift.
Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend
New York Post - 29 May 2022 06:53
Delta Air Lines suffered the most among U.S. airlines, with more than 250 flights, or 9% of its operations, eliminated on Saturday.
Gene-editing experiment turns cute hamsters into 'aggressive' beasts
New York Post - 29 May 2022 06:00
Once gene-spliced, the hamsters exhibited "high levels of aggression towards other same-sex individuals," the professor said, regardless of sexuality or genotype.
Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
NY Daily News - 29 May 2022 03:35
The stampede at the event organized by the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church in Rivers state involved people who came to the church's annual "Shop for Free" charity program.
Possible motive in murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen revealed in new court records
New York Post - 29 May 2022 03:25
Court documents filed on May 19 by Texas officials revealed a potential motive in the 2020 murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
2 dead, 3 missing after boats collide on Georgia river
ABC News - 29 May 2022 01:58
Two people were confirmed dead and three missing after two boats collided on a Georgia river over Memorial Day Weekend.
After Texas Shooting, Schools Around U.S. Boost Security
Time - 29 May 2022 15:48
Schools have ramped up police presence in a host of states, including Connecticut, Michigan and New York
Biden, first lady to meet with grieving families of 21 killed in Texas shooting
New York Post - 29 May 2022 15:02
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Sunday to Uvalde, Texas, to grieve with the families of the 21 victims of last week's massacre at an elementary school.
Baby formula shortage not a problem in Mexico, parents say
Fox News - 29 May 2022 15:00
Shortage of baby formula is not affecting families in Mexico, where families can find formula at most pharmacies and department stores, Tijuana parents say.
Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march
ABC News - 29 May 2022 14:47
Palestinians barricaded inside the Al Aqsa Mosque threw rocks and fireworks.
Ukraine Renews Calls for Weapons Amid Russian Attack on Eastern Cities
Wall Street Journal - 29 May 2022 14:47
Kyiv's fresh appeals to Western nations came as Russia's offensive threatened the final Ukrainian strongholds in the Luhansk region.
Pope names 21 new cardinals, from India, Mongolia, elsewhere
ABC News - 29 May 2022 14:24
The pope said he will conduct the consistory ceremony in late August.
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power who dismissed sexual abuse, dies
New York Post - 29 May 2022 10:47
Sodano, who had been ill for some time and died on Friday night, was secretary of state under two popes -- John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
Texas shooter Salvador Ramos' grandma 'may never be able to talk again': kin
New York Post - 29 May 2022 23:52
The grandmother of Texas mass shooter Salvador Ramos might never talk again after he shot her in the face Tuesday before shooting up Robb Elementary School.