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New species of titanosaur identified amid group of ancient skeletons found in Spain

New species of titanosaur identified amid group of ancient skeletons found in Spain

Jose Antonio Penas Artero (NEW YORK) — A new species of dinosaur has been identified more than a decade after a large number of ancient skeletons were found in Spain — and researchers expect more species to be discovered. The discovery was made at the Lo Hueco fossil site near […]

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NYC teacher shot in hand by stray bullet that flew through classroom window: Police

NYC teacher shot in hand by stray bullet that flew through classroom window: Police

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A New York City teacher was struck by a stray bullet on the eve of the first day of school while setting up his classroom, police said. The bullet flew through the window of the sixth-floor classroom, striking the 33-year-old teacher in his […]

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NYC teacher shot in hand by bullet that apparently flew through classroom window: Officials

NYC teacher shot in hand by bullet that apparently flew through classroom window: Officials

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A New York City teacher was shot in the hand on the eve of the first day of school after a bullet apparently flew through a classroom window, according to school officials. The incident occurred shortly before noon Wednesday at a middle school […]

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New York City schools launch Black Studies curriculum this academic year

New York City schools launch Black Studies curriculum this academic year

Elliott Kaufman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is implementing a new Black Studies curriculum in its public schools from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 as students return this week. “This is not a curriculum about a particular racial group, necessarily, but about the history of inequality and stratification hierarchy […]

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‘I had so much fear’: Students recount shooting at Georgia high school

‘I had so much fear’: Students recount shooting at Georgia high school

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Joshua Maloch thought his Georgia high school was holding an active shooter drill when an alarm went off Wednesday morning alerting a school lockdown. “We all had to get into the corner of my class and duck down,” the 10th grader at Apalachee High […]

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2 students, 2 teachers killed in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody: Officials

2 students, 2 teachers killed in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody: Officials

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Another nine victims were taken to hospitals with injuries, the GBI said. The suspect — 14-year-old Colt […]

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4 dead in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody: Officials

4 dead in shooting at Georgia high school, 14-year-old suspect in custody: Officials

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Another nine victims were taken to hospitals with injuries, the GBI said. The suspect is alive and in custody, the […]

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Genetic genealogy leads to man’s arrest in 1993 rape and murder of his 19-year-old neighbor

Genetic genealogy leads to man’s arrest in 1993 rape and murder of his 19-year-old neighbor

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (INDIANAPOLIS) — A man has been arrested in the 1993 rape and murder of his 19-year-old neighbor in Indiana after he was linked to the case through genetic genealogy, authorities said. On March 24, 1993, Carmen Van Huss’ father went to her Indianapolis apartment to check […]

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4 dead in shooting at Georgia high school, suspect in custody: Officials

4 dead in shooting at Georgia high school, suspect in custody: Officials

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Four people were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Another nine victims were taken to hospitals with injuries, the GBI said. The suspect is alive and in custody, the […]

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Utah Tech Offering Free Courses

Utah Tech Offering Free Courses

(St. George, UT) — Utah Tech University is looking to get more Utahns involved in technology. The St. George school announced free courses are being offered for thousands of online technology workforce development programs as part of an effort called “Learn and Work.” UTU said the courses are made possible […]

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