Pete the peacock, adored by Las Vegas neighborhood, fatally shot by bow and arrow
LAS VEGAS — A beloved Las Vegas neighborhood peacock named Pete was killed with a hunter’s bow and arrow, and authorities are trying to find who was behind it. Animal…
Blast off for SpaceX rocket carrying multinational crew to International Space Station
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. (August 26)
Bob Barker, ‘Price is Right’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his…
Maui wildfires: More than 100 people on unaccounted for list say they’re OK
Within a day of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, more than 100 of them or their relatives came…
60th anniversary of the March on Washington
Marchers at the 60th anniversary rally reflect on the continued efforts for equality begun by the 1963 March on Washington.
3 killed in racially motivated Fla. shooting, gunman kills himself, sheriff says
Jennifer Sangalang, Teresa Stepzinski and Gary T. Mills Three people were killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville. The shooter, a Clay County man…
‘Walking with our ancestors’: Thousands fighting for civil rights attend March on Washington
WASHINGTON — Jazmine Williams spread her black and gray blanket on the ground early Saturday just steps from the Lincoln Memorial. She wanted a prime spot so her family, including…
60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
USA TODAY The family of Martin Luther King Jr., his son, Martin Luther King III, daughter, Bernice King, and granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, stand on stage as Bernice King recites…
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Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 26th: Bob Barker dies at 99; Thousands convene for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration; Boston shooting wounds at least 7; Four astronauts rocket…
Chicago police probe shooting at White Sox game
Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. (August 26)