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SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school should be seen as a “victim” because he may have recently been bullied, causing him to lash out, his father said. In a phone interview over the weekend with Greece’s Antenna TV, Antonios Pagourtzis said he […]

NEW YORK — Philip Roth, a prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, has died. Related Articles Staff pick: If you read one book on immigration this year, choose “The Line Becomes a River” This 74 year old’s collection of collections in Congress Park is unlike anything you’ve seen before The […]

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | The Washington Post A despondent Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, troubled over the end of his marriage or some other unbearable sadness, was the only person awake on the doomed plane full of unconscious people, one theory goes. The suicidal pilot disabled communications on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, took a […]

ATLANTA — If you want to know where mass school shootings are most likely to occur, look no farther than small-town and suburban America. The massacre that killed 10 people at a high school in Texas last week was just the latest to happen in a small or suburban city. Of the 10 deadliest school […]

By Rick Noack | The Washington Post In a country that hasn’t been at war for more than 200 years, preparing for the worst means going back to the basics. “Good hand hygiene is important for avoiding infection,” cautions a new leaflet that is due to be distributed to all 4.8 million Swedish households by […]

By Eltaf Najafizada | Bloomberg News Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund their increasingly violent insurgencies, according to an investigation by Global Witness. The militant groups make millions of dollars annually mining talc, chromite and marble in eastern part of the war-torn […]

Meghan Markle was clearly enjoying herself Tuesday, May 22 in her first official engagement as the Duchess of Sussex. The duchess was seen smiling and laughing with husband Prince Harry and other members of the royal family at a celebration marking the 70th birthday of Prince Charles. The garden party was held at Buckingham Palace […]

TOPAZ LAKE, Nev. — A huge mudslide has forced closure of U.S. Highway 395 at Topaz Lake just north of the Nevada-California state line. The California Department of Transportation says Monday’s mudslide is 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length and up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) deep. Nevada and California highway officials say there’s no […]

One of Australia’s most senior Catholics is facing jail time after being found guilty of concealing child sexual abuse. Adelaide Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson failed to report allegations of abuse against another priest in the 1970s. More in 7 News at 4pm and 6pm. #7News pic.twitter.com/f0MCKesWxR — 7 News Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) May 22, 2018 NEWCASTLE, […]

By Adam Popescu | The Washington Post Living at an extreme altitude amid the perilously steep mountains of the Himalayas and in a bitter cold climate, snow leopards are among the most difficult of top predators to study. Even after decades of sustained research, no one knows how many of these big and extremely elusive […]

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Sarah Rose Summers from Nebraska beat out 50 other women Monday to win this year’s Miss USA competition. Summers, a 23-year-old contestant from Omaha, graduated from Texas Christian University with two degrees and is working on becoming a certified child life specialist. Start your day with the news you need from […]

By Jae C. Hong and Audrey McAvoy, The Associated Press PAHOA, Hawaii — Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is pouring into the sea and setting off a chemical reaction that creates giant clouds of acid and fine glass. The lava haze, or “laze,” is created when molten rock hits the ocean and marks just the […]