Against the odds, a young Nigerian immigrant proved that hard work pays off. Tanitoluwa (Tani) Adewumi, a third grader at P.S. 116 in New York, has won the New York State Scholastic Primary Championship in his age bracket. That’s already an impressive feat in itself, but 8-year-old Tani only learned to play chess about a…… MORE
Antwon Rose II, the 17-year-old who an East Pittsburgh policeman fatally shot in the back as he fled a traffic stop, was no common thug and is not on trial, his mother wrote in a letter to prosecutors. “He was a rose that grew from concrete,” Michelle Kenney said of her youngest child. “Despite darkness…… MORE
The “Fantastic Adventures” YouTube channel has racked up more than 250 million views with its adorable cast of seven adopted children, silly topics and charmingly low-fi visual effects. Behind the scenes, though, the children told a different story. A welfare check last week found the home was a den of abuse in which their mother…… MORE
The petrochemical facility fire that brought towers of black clouds, heavy smoke and bursts of flames to Deer Park, Texas before it was extinguished early Wednesday was not an unfamiliar site for the area. This region, which is dotted with chemical plants and refineries, is no stranger to fires and explosions. Over the years, there…… MORE
A Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and killed and another officer was injured after a driver they were pursuing got out of the car and began shooting, the sheriff’s office said. The deputy and Kittitas police officer attempted to stop a vehicle they had received a complaint about Tuesday night, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s…… MORE
A fire that burned over four days at a petrochemical plant in suburban Houston was finally extinguished Wednesday. “As of 3 a.m. today the firefighting crews on the scene of the ITC Tank Farm Fire are reporting that all tank fires have been extinguished,” Intercontinental Terminals Company said in a news release. “Crews continue to…… MORE
A 40-year-old Mexican migrant died in custody of the US Customs and Border Protection on Monday, the fourth known person to die in its custody in recent months. The man died at Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, after being apprehended by CBP agents for illegal re-entry early Sunday morning, according to a…… MORE
Prosecutors have offered to drop charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men accused of soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter, Florida, day spa in exchange for their admission of guilt, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Tuesday. The 77-year-old billionaire was among more than 100 people linked last month to…… MORE
While the Trump administration rolled back environmental protections, Hawaii has doubled down on them. The Aloha State has passed ambitious laws to curb environmental damage, including banning certain sunscreens that can harm coral reefs and committing to the Paris climate accord’s goals. Now Hawaiian lawmakers are trying to get rid of single-use plastics in eateries…… MORE
West Virginia’s attorney general has sued the state’s diocese and former bishop, saying they “knowingly employed pedophiles” while failing to alert parents about potential risks at Catholic schools and other activities. “Parents who pay and entrust the Wheeling-Charleston diocese and its schools to educate and care for their children deserve full transparency,” Attorney General Patrick…… MORE
