A quiet evening in Baldwin Park turned into a scene of chaos. A police officer was killed and another was hurt in a shooting on Saturday night. The incident unfolded near the intersection of Palm Avenue and Filhurst Avenue. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that one suspect was apprehended. The shooting started at 7:16 p. m. with eleven shots...
A fun idea was shut down before it even started. A dating app called SmashTogether was supposed to help Super Smash Bros. fans find each other. It was not just about finding someone to play with. It was also about finding someone to date. The app had a clever plan. It wanted to match people based on their love for the game. This was different from other dating apps. ...
A quiet town was shaken by a massive explosion that rocked a fertility clinic in Palm Springs. The blast was so powerful that it damaged buildings blocks away, leaving a car mangled and a person, later identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, dead. Bartkus, a 25-year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, is suspected to have carried out this attack. Twentynine Palms is a smal...
The news spread quickly. A Chicago native, Robert Prevost, had become Pope Leo XIV. This was a big deal. Chicagoans felt a mix of pride and excitement. The new pope's journey from Chicago to Rome was a story of growth and faith. The first Sunday with an American pope was special. Catholics across the country filled churches, feeling a sense of pride and hope...
In a bold move, federal immigration officials, backed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, have arrested over 100 individuals. This operation has left many in Nashville's immigrant community feeling uneasy and uncertain. This joint effort is part of a larger plan by President Donald Trump to increase deportations across the country. Just last week, a similar operation i...
In Cincinnati, a grim sequence of events unfolded over two days, leaving a teenager, a deputy, and a community in turmoil. The city is grappling with the aftermath of a teenage boy's fatal encounter with police, followed by the shocking death of a deputy at the hands of the teen's father. Rodney Hinton Jr. , a 38-year-old man, is accused of deliberately striking and...
The world of politics and religion collided in an unexpected way. A former president stirred controversy by sharing an AI-generated image. The image showed him dressed as the pope, complete with the traditional white cassock and papal headdress. This happened just days before a significant event in the Catholic Church. The event in question is the conclave, where ca...
A man has been handed a 53-year prison term for a brutal hate crime. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty of murdering a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, Wadee Alfayoumi. The attack occurred in their home in Plainfield, a suburb of Chicago, on October 14, 2023. Wadee and his mother, Hanan Shaheen, were targeted because of their Muslim faith. Czuba, their landlord,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is facing a storm. The government agency, which is a big supporter of basic science, math, and engineering, especially in colleges and universities, is under fire. The latest blow came from the White House, which proposed a budget cut of $4. 7 billion. This is more than half of the NSF's $9 billion budget. This news came on the s...
A group of high school lacrosse players from Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York, found themselves in serious trouble after a prank went awry. The incident, which took place on April 24, involved a staged kidnapping that left one player traumatized and 11 students facing criminal charges. The prank was initially planned as a joke, but it quickly spiraled out o...