iStock/z1b (PLANO, Texas) — Six people were rushed to a hospital on Monday after a house exploded in a Dallas suburb, officials said. The explosion occurred at around 4:40 p.m. local time in a residential neighborhood of Plano, Texas, about 20 miles north of downtown Dallas. The blast was felt […]
ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Hayley Arceneaux’s dreams of becoming an astronaut were crushed after being diagnosed with pediatric bone cancer at 10 years old, but now she’s set to go to space in the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit Earth. Now, the 29-year-old St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital […]
iStock/z1b (TUCSON, Ariz.) — Several children initially missing following a deadly fire and shooting rampage that targeted multiple first responders in Tucson, Arizona, have been found alive, police said on Monday. Tucson Police Department Sgt. Richard Gradillas told ABC News that the two or three children who resided at a home […]
Portland Audubon (New York) — The record-breaking heat waves that have killed dozens of people in the West Coast last month have also had a dire impact on the region’s bird population, particularly its youngest members. And wildlife experts and environmentalists are warning that this could be a dire sign […]
matimix/iStock (LAS VEGAS) — Team USA and Chicago Bulls guard Zach Levine has entered health and safety protocols and will not travel with the team to Tokyo, according to USA Basketball. USA Basketball said they hope Levine can join the team later this week. Levine is the third player on […]
Derek Leung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop announced on social media that he is gay. He becomes the first gay player on an active NHL contract. No active or retired player has come out as gay, according to ESPN. “It has been quite the journey to […]
PROVO, Utah-Monday, BYU men’s basketball received a committment from former San Jose State and LSU guard Seneca Knight. Knight, a native of Lafayette, La., had been at LSU since January after transferring from San Jose State. Knight did not play for the Tigers. New Beginnings🤍 #gocougs pic.twitter.com/GJIaHoVazc — 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕒 𝕂𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Following another violent weekend in Chicago in which 56 people were shot, 11 fatally, the Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown announced a new strategy to combat gun violence. Brown said the department will create a team of 50 officers to target gun traffickers, straw buyers, […]
WPBF (MARTIN COUNTY, Fla) — A man was attacked by an alligator in Florida on Monday, suffering serious injuries, according to authorities. The man fell off his bike at Halpatiokee Regional Park in Stuart and landed very close to a large female alligator who was near her nest, the Martin County […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Monday, the National Junior College Athletic Association confirmed Snow College women’s basketball earned the highest cumulative GPA in the nation for the 2020-21 season. The Lady Badgers posted a cumulative GPA of 3.72. Snow was represented as follows: 1st Team NJCAA Academic All-Americans Olivia Arave Kennedy Eskelson 2nd Team […]
