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12/22/2024 07:47:57 am

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North Thurston High School

Teacher's Timely Intervention Spares Washington High School From Bloodbath

The Lacey Police Department acknowledges that the heroic and timely intervention of a male teacher spared the North Thurston High School from a bloodbath like what happened to Columbine High a few years ago.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran

Indonesia Executions A Done Deal

The nine foreigners convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia are resigned by now to their fate that they will soon be executed. Speculations place the time of execution at midnight of Tuesday or early Wednesday morning.

Baltimore Violence

Baltimore Violence Worsens As Protesters Attack Cops, Burn Cars And Loot Stores

Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died after one week in police custody was laid to rest on Monday, but the situation in his city, Baltimore, worsened as protests over his death became violent.

Disabled Student

True Friendship: Chinese Student Carried Disabled Friend To School Daily For 3 Years

The 1980s hit song of Dionne Warwick titled "That's What Friends Are For" best describes what 19-year-old social media star Zhang Chi has been to his disabled classmate.

Houthi Figthers

Saudi Arabia Resumes Air Strikes In Yemen, 7 Dead In Sunday Attack

While Saudi Arabia said it would change the focus of their military campaign in Yemen to humanitarian assistance and political negotiation, jets from the coalition led by Saudi resumed their air strikes in Sanaa and other Yemeni provinces on Sunday.

Twerking

Russia: Twerking Beside War Monument Lands 3 Women In Jail

For imitating the sexually provocative dance popularized by American celebrity Miley Cyrus, three young Russian women were given jail sentences ranging from 10 to 15 days.

Catholic School Does About Face On Young Cancer Patient

The St. Joseph Middle School in Michigan just made a U-turn in the case of a student from Battle Creek who have too many absences because of her leukemia.

Doll Body Parts

Police Urge LA Residents To Look In Yards For Dismembered Remains Of Infant

Following the discovery by a 9-year-old girl and her dog of the chopped pieces of a baby in their backyard at the 1500 block of West 104th Street, deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department alerted residents to also check their garbage bins and yard.

Baltimore Protests

Freddie Gray's Wake Attracts Hundreds Of Mourners, Journalist Hurt In Baltimore Protest

The situation in Baltimore appear headed for the worst as it is not just suspects whom police beat but even media men. J.M. Giordano of City Paper, a daily in Baltimore, was covering the protest over the death of Freddie Gray when he was swarmed and then beaten several times by cops on Sunday.

Lu Xincai and His Mother

Chinese Man Melts Hearts By Caring For Sick Mom While At Work

If some companies have a daycare center for employees who have little children they could not leave at home, as China's population ages, perhaps the government could also look into having a similar facility for employees with old parents to take care of.

After Nepal, Quake Also Hits Tibet; Kills 17

Seventeen people died and 53 were injured in Tibet after a 5.3-magnitude tremor rocked Nyalam County at 1:42 a.m. on Sunday. The county is found at the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China.

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines Plane Catches Fire; Makes Emergency Landing

An engine of a Turkish Airlines jet caught fire on Saturday on its trip from Milan to Istanbul, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at the Ataturk Airport in Turkey.

Chelsea Bruck

Missing Michigan Woman Chelsea Bruck’s Remains Found

A handmade Halloween costume helped Michigan police find a 22-year-old woman who has been missing for the past six month. The costume was made up of a black tight-fitting pants, leaf-covered top and dark purple long-hair wig.

Nepal Earthquake

Death Toll In Nepal Quake Climbs To Almost 2,000

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday did not just take almost 2,000 lives. It also destroyed a lot of centuries-old temples in Durbar Square in Katmandu, including the landmark Dharahara tower.

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran

Indonesia Set To Execute Foreign Death Row Inmates Despite World Appeals

Global appeals to stay the executions and commute the sentences to life term would likely be ignored by Indonesia for the 10 people on death row even if it would cause diplomatic tensions. It has gone through the same route a few months ago.

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