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One migrant at the Logan Square 14th District station was taken to the hospital for chickenpox, but was released and returned to the station later that day
The WalletHub report compares 45 of the largest U.S. cities to identify which cities are grappling with the most significant homicide rates
The robotics team had been training downtown and responded about 15 minutes after the first distress call, said Commissioner Laura Kavanagh
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Farmers who lost billions of dollars in grain, livestock, equipment, structures and unplanted crops are wondering whether they should — or can — return to the fertile bottomlands next year.
The student involved in the shooting at Waukesha South High School last week said he wanted to scare students who had picked on him — or might pick on him in the future — and that “other kids would hear about this and be scared.”
The Alpharetta City Council unanimously voted to stop sponsoring the Old Soldiers Day parade. In its early years, the parade was a tribute to local Civil War veterans.
Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels. They’ve caused hundreds of injuries to officers, suspects and bystanders, and sometimes they’ve caused deaths.
Under the state’s “red flag” law, authorities with backing from a judge can seek to remove weapons from people who pose a danger to themselves and others. Florida is one of 15 states with such laws.
While even climate change-denying politicians are beginning to acknowledge the inevitable onslaught, coastal city officials worry that those who control the purse strings won’t see the urgency of the slowly unfolding catastrophe.
An assessment by the Department of State Health Services found that the number of lung and bronchus cancers was, on average, 36% higher than would be expected, esophagus cancers almost 63% higher and larynx cancers 90% higher.
“I’m trying to understand the basis for believing how 25 people will dramatically change the fabric of a community,” said Shirley Dykshoorn, a vice president for Lutheran Social Services, which handles all of North Dakota’s refugee resettlement cases.
The ride-hailing company noted that drivers and riders were both attacked and that some assaults occurred between riders.
A Saudi student opened fire in a classroom at the base Friday morning, killing three people. The shooting is the second at a U.S. naval base this week.