In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress. The historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom remains a marker by which progress is measured. (Aug. 2…
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Oil Activities Threaten Ugandan Sacred Sites
As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites in Uganda, the Bagungu community feels besieged and fights to protect the 32 sites. (Aug. 23)
Ex-New York police chief who led Gilgo Beach investigation arrested for soliciting sex
James Burke, the former suburban New York police chief who led the Gilgo Beach murders probe, was charged with soliciting sex at a park.
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Netflix engineer reported missing after ride share trip to San Francisco
Yohanes Kidane, a New York native working at Netflix in California has been missing for about a week after he took a ride share to San Francisco.
NASA flew a spy plane into thunderstorms to help predict severe weather: How it works.
The ER-2 aircraft was able to fly into thunderstorms to make observations that could help scientists better predict when storms could turn severe.
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Here’s a look at our top stories for August 15th: Protestors gather near Gaza City, Israel border; Attorney in Georgia election indictment turns himself in; People trapped in cable car rescued; Bulgarian kite festival takes flight
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1 student killed in Ohio school bus crash Tuesday, 22 injured
One student died and nearly two dozen were injured in an elementary school bus accident in Clark County near Lawrenceville, Ohio Tuesday morning.
Major wildfire in northeastern Greece prompts evacuation of villages, hospital
A massive wall of flames raced through forests towards a port city in northeastern Greece early Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate eight villages and a city hospital as firefighters battled dozens more wildfires across the country. (August 22…
Georgia sheriff resigns after pleading guilty to groping TV’s Judge Hatchett
Bleckley County Sheriff Kristopher Coody resigned after he pleaded guilty to the sexual battery of TV’s Judge Glenda Hatchett in 2022.