Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The seven farmworkers killed in a workplace mass shooting Monday in Northern California, allegedly by a colleague, were migrants toiling at a mushroom growing operation, all trying to forge better lives for themselves and their families, loved ones and […]
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A massive, coordinated scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree credentials has been brought down by a joint federal law enforcement operation, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. Officials said the scheme involved peddling bogus, forged diplomas and transcripts from what had been accredited […]
Kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 72-year-old man died by suicide after he allegedly killed 11 people in a mass shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance studio on Saturday night. Two days later, a 67-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly gunning down seven people in Half Moon […]
amphotora/Getty Images (HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — The suspect in a deadly mass shooting at two Northern California farms will be charged with seven counts of murder, the local district attorney said. The alleged gunman, 66-year-old Chunli Zhao, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday with an […]
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Abigail Zwerner, the teacher who was shot by a student in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month intends to file a lawsuit against the school board, her lawyer said Wednesday, alleging the shooting could have been prevented by school administrators. […]
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia public school system is set to decide the fate of its superintendent on Wednesday evening, after police say a 6-year-old student brought a gun into the classroom and intentionally shot his teacher. The Newport News School Board has called a special […]
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Malibu, California, at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey officials said. Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.2 earthquake about 10 miles south of Malibu Beach at 2:03 am? The […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a lawsuit that could impact abortion access nationwide, a North Carolina doctor on Wednesday asked a federal district court to strike down the state’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone. The complaint filed by Dr. Amy Bryant argues that North Carolina’s restrictions on […]
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A hiker who had been reported missing in the mountains of Southern California was found alive on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Jin Chung, a 75-year-old resident of Los Angeles, disappeared on Sunday while hiking on Mount Baldy, the highest peak among the […]
makenoodle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gun was used for nearly three-quarters of the mass attacks carried out in the United States from 2016 to 2020, and often acquired illegally to carry out the attack, a newly released U.S. Secret Service report found. “One third of attackers in this study […]
