After Uvalde, Holiday Weekend Sees Shootings Nationwide
contact@hellonews.website Chicago — Even as the nation reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the…
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'No Joke': Initial Rounds of National Spelling Bee Get Tough
Oxon Hill, Maryland — One speller ran off the stage in the middle of her time at the microphone, saying she needed to pee. Another tried to walk back to…
First Funerals Held for Victims of Texas School Mass Shooting
The grieving town of Uvalde, Texas, began to hold funerals Tuesday for the first of the 19 children and two teachers who were shot to death May 24 by a…
Clinton Campaign Lawyer Acquitted of Lying to the FBI
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and…
US Senator Visits Taiwan as China Ups Military Threat
Taipei, Taiwan — On a visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth reiterated support for the island amid rising Chinese threats. Duckworth met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday…
Lincoln Memorial Turns 100
washington — Dedicated on May 30, 1922, the stately Lincoln Memorial in Washington is a beloved symbol of the United States. It honors America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, who led…
Uvalde: Visitations, Funerals and Burials, One After Another
UVALDE, Texas — It should have been the first day of a joyous week for Robb Elementary School students — the start of summer break. Instead on Monday, the first…
Biden: With Mass Killings, Even Gun Control Opponents Want New Curbs
Washington — U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that mass shootings in the United States “have gotten so bad” that even those opposed to restrictions on gun sales have become…
Housekeepers Struggle as US Hotels Ditch Daily Room Cleaning
HONOLULU — After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on Waikiki beach, housekeeper Luz Espejo collected enough trash, some strewn under beds, to…
US Memorial Day Honors Those Who Died Serving in Country’s Military
The last Monday in May in the United States is observed as Memorial Day, a day to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the country’s…
Bidens Visit Texas Site of Mass Shooting at Elementary School
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Uvalde, Texas, on May 29, 2022, to sympathize with relatives and survivors of the latest mass shooting in the United…
Agency: 1 Dead, 7 Injured in Oklahoma Festival Shooting
TAFT, OKLAHOMA — Authorities said a 26-year-old man was in custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting early Sunday at an outdoor festival…
Texas School Shooting Deaths Spur Talk of New Gun Restrictions
The deaths of 19 children and two teachers from gunshot wounds in the past week after an 18-year-old gunman entered a school has spurred discussions about gun rights reform in…
'Top Gun: Maverick' Wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 Million Opening
Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just soared past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.” In…
Ukraine Mounts Counter-Offensive in Russia-Held Kherson, While Moscow Focuses on East
Ukraine mounted a new counteroffensive Sunday to reclaim land around the southern port city of Kherson. Russian forces shelled targets in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to capture Sievierodonetsk, the…