The gunman who shot two women at a Texas shopping center Thursday, killing one of them, did not know his victims, police said Friday. The suspect, Tang-Kang Dave Chiang, 38, fatally shot himself after shooting the two women at The Arboretum shopping center in Austin around 5 p.m., police said. “The motive is still under…
Two sisters and the teenage son of one of them who told family last year they would live “off the grid” died of hypothermia and malnutrition as they endured the elements in the Colorado wilderness, according to newly released autopsy reports. Christine Vance, 41, Rebecca Vance, 42, and Rebecca’s 14-year-old son were identified in July…
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Ojai, California, area on Sunday afternoon, as Tropical Storm Hilary was making its way up into Southern California. “We are in the middle of the first tropical storm since 1939, and we just had an earthquake,” Ventura County Fire Director of Communications Scott Thomsen told the Los Angeles Times. There…
Transformation Society Leaving California for Texas? Mapping where Americans move. | View caption Hide caption Jacob Turcotte Graphics editor Karen Norris Graphics editor California is shrinking. No, the state isn’t falling into the Pacific Ocean. But after decades of growth, America’s most populous state has been shedding residents for the past several years, while rivals…
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would travel to Florida this weekend to survey the damage from Hurricane Idalia, days after it caused major flooding and power outages before weakening into a tropical storm. Biden announced the trip during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters, where he met with Department of…
Why the college essay may never be the same | View caption Hide caption Changes have been swift. Harvard University, central to one of the two Students for Fair Admissions cases, axed optional essay prompts and added five 200-word mandatory questions. The first reads that Harvard recognizes the importance of enrolling a diverse student body.…
A federal judge on Wednesday denied ex-White House adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to escape contempt charges by claiming former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege over his potential testimony to a congressional panel investigating the events leading up to and including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The ruling paves the way…
At least 11 people were taken to the hospital after a Delta Air Lines flight hit severe turbulence as it approached Atlanta, the airline said. Both passengers and crew members were injured after Delta Flight 175 from Milan, Italy “experienced severe turbulence” before landing safely in Atlanta on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement.…
This week’s question: A Washington, D.C., real estate listing includes neither a house nor property, but a single, crumbling brick wall, which is on sale for $50,000. If this structure were to become a monument to high housing costs, what should it be called? Click here to see the results of last week’s contest: Literary warnings…
Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said last week that its forces had raised the national flag in the strategic settlement, but were still carrying out mopping-up operations. Ukrainian forces believe they…