Triplets Morgan, Sanai and Tony Hicks Jr. were accepted to over 40 colleges. They start school this week at Spelman and Morehouse colleges.
Author: Saleen Martin, USA TODAY
World chess organization FIDE issues ban on transgender women competing in women’s events
A world chess organization said: “The player has no right to participate in official FIDE events for women until further FIDE’s decision is made.”
Remains of Myshonique Maddox, Georgia woman missing since July, found in Alabama woods
Myshonique Shontrell Maddox, 28, was reported missing out of Columbus, Georgia on July 22. Her remains were found in a wooded area in Alabama.
7-year-old South Carolina girl hit by stray shotgun pellet; father and son charged
A 7-year-old South Carolina girl was shot by a stray shotgun pellet over the weekend, and a father and son are facing charges in the case.
Texas teen was told girls of color couldn’t do well. She’s graduating college at 14.
Alena McQuarter graduated high school at 12, she’s the youngest person to intern at NASA, and now she’s a few months away from graduating college.
‘Feisty queen:’ Atlanta zoo mourns Biji the orangutan, who lived to an ‘exceptional’ age
The Atlanta zoo is mourning the loss of a Sumatran orangutan named Biji whose medical condition helped her species throughout the U.S.
Indiana mom dies at 35 from drinking too much water: What to know about water toxicity
Ashley Miller Summers’ family is in mourning after she drank too much water and died. Experts say water poisoning is real and preventable.
Dream homes, vacations and bills: Where have past lottery winners spent their money?
Not everyone who wins the lottery gets extravagant purchases: A recent winner planned to use a portion of the winnings to pay off her church mortgage
Great Wolf Lodge rooms will be available for $84 soon. Here’s how to book one.
Great Wolf Lodge’s $84 sale is only on Aug. 4 because the park is always climate controlled to 84 degrees. Here’s how to get the discount Friday.
Woman born via sperm donor discovers she has 65 siblings: ‘You can definitely see the resemblance’
“It was really exciting because I found people with common interests who I could become close to,” Brenna Siperko said.