Since 1999, the name of a Colorado high school has been tragically enshrined in the public consciousness – and has become synonymous with mass shootings. But those left reeling by the massacre at Columbine have watched in horror as mass shootings are replicated over and over again across the US, writes Sheila Flynn
About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers said their school went into a “gun-related lockdown” during the 2022-23 school year, according to new findings from the Pew Research Center. The teachers told the research center they experienced lockdowns “because of a gun or suspicion of a gun at their school,” with around 15% saying it happened once during the year and 8% saying it happened more than once. “High school teachers are most likely to report experiencing these lockdowns: 34% say their school went on at...
— Rookie Jack Quinn scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres beat free-falling Philadelphia 4-2 on Friday night, handing the Flyers their sixth straight loss.
Jon M. Chu’s two-part Wicked film adaptation wasn’t exactly lacking for star power in the first place, what with Cynthia Erivo and Ariane Grande in its biggest roles, and back-up coming from the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum. (The latter as the not-as-wonderful-as-advertised Wizard Of Oz.) Still, the film’s producers at Universal clearly felt that the musical adaptation—the first part of which arrives in theaters this November—could use just a pinch more...
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MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford School District is predicting a $15 million deficit over the next two years. According to the MSD 2024-2025 Budget Preview Discussion, a number of factors are contributing to this deficit, including a decrease in enrollment and birth rate trends as well as heightened student needs. John Petach, Finance Controller for […]
While some were freed or escaped, the authorities’ waning interest and ongoing mass abductions by militants has left campaigners and families of missing pupils in despairWhen her Boko Haram captors told Margret Yama she would be going home, she thought it was a trick. She and the other girls kidnapped from their school in Chibok, in north-east Nigeria’s Borno state, had been held for three years and had been taunted before about the possibility of release.Conditions where they were being held in...
Four-year-old Sidra Atmane recently died in a freak PE accident in Belgium after she got her head stuck between climbing bars.
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The Phillies lost 3-0 in St. Louis on Tuesday night. Eight hits, including a couple from the struggling Nick Castellanos, but they just couldn’t drive in runners in scoring position. They loaded the bases with one out in the top of the 7th and struck out twice to end the inning. They’re 5-6 with a
The man accused in the drug-related death of a St. Tammany Parish 2-year-old has been indicted.
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 5-year-old Georgia girl has been given four death sentences for the crime. Russell County Circuit Court Judge David Johnson handed down the sentence Monday against Jeremy Williams who murdered, raped and brutalized Kamarie Holland in 2021, news outlets reported. GEORGIA LYFT PASSENGER ACCUSED OF RAPING, KIDNAPPING DRIVER: POLICE Holland’s mother told police that when she woke up at 5:50 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2021, her daughter was gone...