Five people and an unborn child were killed Sunday after an early-morning shooting in Indianapolis’ northeast side, police said — an incident the mayor called “a mass murder.” A juvenile was also in critical condition after being shot in the incident, which marks Indianapolis’ “largest mass casualty shooting in more than a decade,” according to…… MORE
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Kansas City Chiefs will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV
The Kansas City Chiefs will be going head-to-head with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The game is set for February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, meaning the Buccaneers will be the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their home stadium. The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills…… MORE
Chicago school district delays in-class start after teachers union votes to continue remote work
Chicago teachers have voted to defy the school district’s orders to return to the classroom on Monday over safety concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Moments after the teachers union’s vote was announced Sunday, Chicago Public Schools said it had agreed to a union request to push the start date for teachers and staff to…… MORE
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady releases a hype video ahead of the NFC Championship game
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady dropped a hype video shortly before his team took the field Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game. Brady posted the video, showing highlights from past games and shots of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to his Twitter account three hours before the game with…… MORE
Two dogs from California just set the world record for most tricks performed in a minute
Can you do 28 tricks in a minute? Two border collies named Wish and Halo can, and they have set the world record. Guinness World Records announced Thursday that the border collies performed the most tricks by two dogs in one minute. Wish also broke the record for the fastest 5-meter crawl by a dog,…… MORE
Police break up ‘illegal nightclub’ in the basement of a Massachusetts home
Police in Massachusetts broke up an “illegal night club” in a residential basement with a full bar and a waitress — and the city is investigating possible Covid-19 restriction violations. After a complaint of loud music in a residential area of Lawrence, Massachusetts, early Monday morning, police initially did not find anything but officers saw…… MORE
Army vet who tended bar accused by FBI of conspiring in Capitol insurrection
In her Ohio hometown, she’s known as an Army veteran who runs a bar and set up a small self-styled militia her boyfriend says she created to help neighbors if tornadoes hit. To the FBI, she’s a militant leader who traveled to Washington, DC, and stormed the US Capitol, encouraging others to do the same. The two worlds of…… MORE
Robert Saleh says being the first Muslim head coach in the NFL is a humbling experience
Robert Saleh, the new head coach for the New York Jets, is making history as the first Muslim American to lead a team in the National Football League. Saleh is also the third Arab American NFL head coach — joining Abe Gibron and Rich Kotite — according to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The Lebanese…… MORE
Tacoma police officer drives through crowd, leaving at least one person injured, officials say
A Tacoma, Washington, police officer is under investigation after he drove his vehicle into a crowd, running over at least one person and possibly striking others, according to a press release from the Tacoma Police Department. Along with other police units, the officer was responding to reports of an incident at the intersection of South…… MORE
Hollywood screenwriter Walter Bernstein dies at 101
Walter Bernstein, the Oscar and Emmy-nominated screenwriter, passed away at his home in Manhattan on Saturday at the age of 101, his widow, Gloria Loomis, told CNN. He died of pneumonia, Loomis said. Bernstein was best known for being blacklisted during Hollywood’s “Red Scare” of the 1950s. Caught up in the anti-communist movement punctuated by…… MORE
