World Jun 29 Washed-ashore body parts is latest woe for troubled Rio Olympics The body parts were first discovered by a Rio street vendor, police confirmed to Reuters, on the world-famous Copacabana Beach, also the site of this year’s Olympic beach volleyball competitions.
Nation Jun 29 NYC’s gender-neutral bathrooms urge people to ‘look past pink and blue’ New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law Tuesday that would require all single-occupant bathrooms citywide to be designated as gender-neutral.
World Jun 28 At least 41 killed in explosions at Istanbul airport At least 31 people were killed in the explosions at Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, Turkish officials said.
Nation Jun 28 Tennessee college basketball coaching legend Pat Summitt dies at 64 Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history, died Tuesday from complications from an early onset Alzheimer's-type dementia. She was 64.
Arts Jun 24 Ralph Stanley, man of constant sorrow and bluegrass legend, dies at 89 Bluegrass hall of famer Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a long bout with skin cancer, his grandson confirmed. He was 89.
Nation Jun 20 Orlando shooting sheds light on mental health disparities in Florida’s Latino community As families of the Orlando victims navigate a heavy burden of paperwork and funerals in the aftermath of the June 12 massacre, local Latino leaders are concerned about how the trauma will manifest in the tight-knit Latino community weeks, months,…
World Jun 15 Egypt says it has found the wreckage from missing EgyptAir plane A search vessel has spotted “several main locations of the wreckage” from an EgyptAir airplane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last month.
Nation Jun 14 ‘The guilt of being alive is heavy’: Orlando massacre survivor describes encounter with gunman Patience Carter said she and her friends ended up at the Pulse nightclub because of a Google map suggestion. Moments after she and her friends planned to leave the club Sunday night, the gunshots began.
Nation Jun 14 Officials investigating reports that wife of Orlando gunman had prior knowledge of massacre Investigators are looking into reports that the wife of 29-year-old Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had advanced knowledge of the mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub that left 49 people dead, the Associated Press reported. Several media outlets have reported,…
Economy Jun 07 D.C. lawmakers approve a $15 minimum wage D.C. lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would raise the hourly minimum wage to $15, joining lawmakers in New York and California who have passed similar proposals in recent months.