Georgia high school shooting 911 calls released: ‘High call volume’
Georgia authorities on Friday released audio of a 911 call from the day of the Apalachee High School shooting. Most of the calls regarding the Sept. 4 fatalities were from parents of students at the high school and nearby schools asking about their children's whereabouts and safety. Georgia school shooting: Authorities reveal how suspect got […]
Apalachee High School football team makes surprise visit to Falcons practice one week after deadly shooting
As Apalachee High School in Georgia continues to grapple with a tragedy, the school's football team received a special surprise on Friday that many hope will help lift morale among the student-athletes. The Atlanta Falcons welcomed their football players back one week after a shooting left two students and two teachers dead, giving the high […]
Nebraska man, 27, gets up to 120 years in prison for enrolling in high school, sex crimes of girls as young as 13
A 27-year-old Nebraska man has been sentenced to up to 120 years in prison for fraudulently enrolling in high school and committing sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl. Judge Darla Ideus sentenced Zachary Shaich to 85 to 120 years in prison on Wednesday. Shaich was arrested in July. Pleaded Scheihi was acquitted of five felony […]
Nebraska Man Who Posed as High Schooler to Sexually Abuse Minors Gets Sentenced to Life
A Nebraska man who posed as a high school student and sexually abused a teenage girl for two months was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, KOLN reported. Reported. Zachary Shaich, 27, stand According to Nebraska station KLKN, the boy, who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs just 120 pounds, posed as […]
Asher-Smith ends season on high as Dobson surges to Diamond League win | Athletics
Dina Asher-Smith must be wishing she had never crossed the finish line this season, but on a damp, dreary night in Brussels the Briton proved herself again by going toe-to-toe with Olympic 100m gold medallist Juliane Alfred in the Diamond League final and leaving world champion Shakari Richardson on the back foot. On a night […]
Investor hopes high for bigger interest rate cut, sending Dow near all-time high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearing an all-time high as expectations of a big interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week suddenly rekindled. Stock and bond traders on Friday grew increasingly believing the Fed could cut interest rates by 50 basis points (half a percentage point) after The Wall Street Journal reported […]
The US can’t afford to ignore the high cost of life-saving medications
For many Americans, confidence in the future of U.S. health care is low and anxiety about the cost of health care is high. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine published “The Quality of Health Care in America,”Closing the Quality Gap: A New Healthcare System for the 21st Centuryst century,” The bill outlined six goals: safe, […]
Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux to live up to high billing vs. Commanders
The Giants are hoping they can bankroll two pass rushers that can stop them from slipping into can't-buy-wins territory. Brian Barnes and Kayvon Thibodeau, who were held back overall in the Week 1 loss, will be favored in Sunday's matchup against the Commanders, who are rotating veteran right tackle Andrew Wylie with left tackle Cornelius […]
Nebraska man who posed as high schooler and committed sex crimes is described as ‘predator of the worst kind’
A man who posed as students at two Lincoln, Nebraska, high schools to commit sex crimes was sentenced to 85 to 120 years in prison by prosecutors who called him “a predator of the worst kind.” Zachary Scheihi, 27, who posed as a 17-year-old student named Zach Hess, will not be eligible for parole for […]
High levels of lead detected in 12 cinnamon brands, report finds
(NEXSTAR) — A new investigation by Consumer Reports magazine found that 12 brands of cinnamon powder and multi-spice blends had high levels of lead. The nonprofit, which rates the safety of various products and services, purchased cinnamon products from 17 stores and online in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Twelve of the 36 products […]