Leonardo’s Ferry Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape
On a recent sunny morning on the banks of the Adda River in northern Italy, schoolchildren on a class trip to Imbersago — the “Town of the Ferry of Leonardo…
At U.Va., an Alumnus Attacked Diversity Programs. Now He Is on the Board.
Bert Ellis, with two degrees from the University of Virginia, is a loyal alumnus. He has donated more than $10 million to his alma mater, and even co-owns a campus…
Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy
For the past decade, the White House and Congress have relied on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a renowned advisory group, to help shape the federal response…
‘We shouldn’t be shocked’: Wrong-place shootings have plagued US communities for decades
A teenager in Louisiana was fatally shot after going to the wrong house while looking for a Halloween party. A young man in Georgia was gunned down after pulling into…
Injuries reported after shooter fired ‘indiscriminately’ from vehicle as it drove through Washington, DC, police say
Eight people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in two separate back-to-back shootings Friday night in Washington, D.C., police said. No one died in the shootings, which Metropolitan Police Department officials…
Congregants speak out ahead of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
A gunman invaded a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 and killed 11 worshippers from the three congregations that shared the building. On Monday, jury selection is scheduled to begin in the…
A woman said she was raped while serving in the National Guard. She died soon after.
Allison Bailey was a North Valleys High student who joined the Nevada National Guard at age 17. The Guard launched a misconduct investigation against her that led to demotion and…
Family sues cruise company for letting man’s corpse decompose in drink cooler for 6 days
A family is suing a Florida cruise company after employees improperly stored their patriarch’s dead body in a beverage cooler for six days. Family members of Robert L. Jones, who died…
Ex-Minnesota officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright, to be released from prison
The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man she pulled over in a traffic-stop-turned-arrest, is set to be released from prison on Monday after she…
Shelling reported near nuclear power plant in Ukraine; more trouble for Russian city accidentally bombed by Russia: Updates
Thousands of people were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city after an explosive device was found near the site where a bomb was accidentally dropped by a Russian warplane earlier this…