A husband and wife from Bowie, Maryland, had always dreamed of making the Hajj to Mecca. Their family says they were among more than 1,000 people who died on the annual five-day pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as temperatures soared over 120 degrees. Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie were the victims. Their daughter Saida Wurie sat … Read more
A man accused of carrying out a shooting that killed one person and wounded two other people early Sunday at a Colorado hotel was arrested after an intense manhunt on the ground and in the air. The city of Alamosa said Sunday evening on Facebook that the person of interest in the shooting, identified by … Read more
CHICAGO — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. The right-hander came on in the ninth to try to seal the victory for the Mets, but was tossed by third-base umpire Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch after … Read more
A 71-year-old woman made history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Though she did not take home the crown, Marissa Teijo joined other contestants competing in the pageant this weekend in Houston. Aarieanna Ware, last year’s Miss Dallas winner, was named Miss Texas USA on Saturday. She will represent … Read more
A gunman opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store Friday, killing at least four and wounding several others, authorities said. The deadly incident unfolded just before 11:40 a.m. CT at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce, a small town about 70 miles south of Little Rock, Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hagar said at a late-afternoon news … Read more
Protesters stormed the 18th green at the TPC River Highlands as the leaders were preparing to putt on the final hole of regulation at the 2024 Travelers Championship on Sunday afternoon. Five people wearing shirts with an environmental message dumped a powdery orange substance on the green as Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim, and Akshay Bhatia … Read more
A 23-year-old nurse, mother to a 10-month-old girl, is among the four people killed in Friday’s mass shooting at an Arkansas grocery store. Callie Weems died when rounds and fragments from a suspect’s long gun struck 13, including two officers who had non-life-threatening injuries, at a Mad Butcher grocery store Friday morning in Fordyce, a … Read more
A fourth victim in an Arkansas grocery store shooting died Saturday night, state police announced. Police identified the deceased as Ellen Shrum, 81. Several others were injured in the shooting that occurred just after 11:30 a.m. Friday both inside and outside the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, a town about 70 miles south of … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson will finally get her shot at gold. Richardson, one of the United States’ biggest track and field stars, won the 100-meter with a time of 10.71 at the Olympic trials on Saturday at Hayward Field. It was the fastest women’s 100 time in the world this year. Melissa Jefferson and … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation while he was away visiting relatives, Illinois may soon return it to the tribe. Nothing ever changed the 1829 treaty that Chief Shab-eh-nay signed with the U.S. government to preserve for him a reservation … Read more