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(STOCKTON, Calif.) — The family of a Black man who was shot seven times in Stockton, California, last week is pushing for justice in what is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. Bobby Gayle, 45, a cement mason and father of five was seriously injured in the unprovoked attack last Friday, according to […]

(VAN HORN, Texas) — Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin’s New Shepard have returned to Earth after a 10-minute trip to space. Shatner, 90, is the oldest person ever to go to space. The “Star Trek” star joined Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations and a […]

(FORT HOOD, Texas) — A Fort Hood soldier assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division was found dead Saturday behind his barracks over the weekend, according to military officials. Officials have not released the victim’s ID or the cause of death. “More details will be released once all next of kin have been notified. The incident […]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Actor William Shatner was overcome with emotion after his “unbelievable” 10-minute trip to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard. “Everybody in the world needs to do this,” Shatner told Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos after he touched down in Texas Wednesday. “To see the blue color rip by — now you’re […]

(VAN HORN, Texas) — Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin’s New Shepard have returned to earth after an 11-minute trip to space. Shatner, 90, is the oldest person ever to go to space. The “Star Trek” star joined Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations and a […]

(VAN HORN, Texas) — Actor William Shatner and his three crewmates on Blue Origin’s New Shepard are just hours away from their suborbital space flight. The eleven-minute mission for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company was initially set for Tuesday but was delayed one day due to forecasted winds in West Texas. Shatner is joining Audrey Powers, […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department said a civilian nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy and his wife, both accused of “espionage-related crimes,” pose a “serious risk” of flight, according to a detention memorandum filed in connection with their first court appearance Tuesday. Jonathan Toebbe, 42, and his wife, Diana Toebbe, 45, clad in orange jumpsuits […]

(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceled classes and declared Tuesday a “Wellness Day” as officials investigate two suicide-related incidents from over the weekend. “We are in the middle of a mental health crisis, both on our campus and across our nation, and we are aware that college-aged students […]

(NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 716,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns […]

(NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered another way modern-day farming techniques are killing off bee populations. While pesticides have long been blamed for the decline in pollinators, a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Tuesday has found that the mass-flowering of single plant species is increasing the prevalence of bee populations […]