ST. GEORGE, Utah-Thursday, Utah Tech University and Trailblazer athletics are mourning the loss of football student-athlete Brian Oney. He passed away at his parents’ home this past Sunday morning, July 3, in St. George. Oney was a 6’7″ offensive lineman from Simi Valley, Calif. who retired from football before the […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims’ families are confronting the gunman in court. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty in February to dozens of federal hate crimes and […]
US Federal Register (PHILADELPHIA) — Just days after a man wielding two “ghost guns,” including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood, according to authorities, leaders of the city filed a lawsuit against two companies that manufacture parts for the untraceable firearms they say have […]
ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — The father of a 13-year-old boy who was wounded in a Fourth of July weekend mass shooting in Philadelphia said his son’s best friend, 15-year-old Daujan Brown, lost his life trying to protect his child. In an emotional interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Rafiq Fitzgerald […]
Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the last 13 weeks, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). For the first half of 2023, shootings are down 25% compared […]
KGO-TV (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Ruby Princess cruise ship startled sleeping San Fransico residents Thursday morning after it hit a pier while docking, damaging it and the vessel, officials said. None of the 3,328 guests and 1,159 crew members on board were injured during the incident, according to Princess Cruises. […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The president of Clark Atlanta University is disappointed by the Supreme Court decision to end the use of race as a main factor in college admissions but he also views it as an opportunity for historically Black colleges and universities. It’s been one week since […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cam Barrett was strapped to a hospital gurney and in a neck brace following an automobile accident when her mother took pictures of the moment to post on social media. It was not the first time Barrett’s mother shared personal information. Previous posts included details […]
Dan Manzo/ABC News (NEW YORK) — As people around the world contend this week with the hottest temperatures ever recorded on Earth, more visual evidence of climate change is emerging with the spread of ghost forests. The globe is naturally warming and seas naturally rise, but greenhouse gas emissions have […]
IRVING, Texas-Thursday, the Big 12 released its annual football preseason media poll with BYU ranked No. 11 in their inaugural season in the conference. The Cougars are coming off of an 8-5 season that included wins over No. 9 Baylor, Boise State and Stanford. The Cougars are returning five offensive […]
