NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators worked Wednesday to determine what led a truck driver to mow down people on a riverfront bike path near the World Trade Center, brandishing air guns and yelling “God is great!” in Arabic as his deadly route of terror ended with a crash, authorities said. Eight people were killed and … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.” The driver was shot in the abdomen … Continue reading
NORFOLK, VA: Tickets are on sale for the Virginia Zoo’s annual Halloween extravaganza. This year, ZooBoo is Saturday, October 21 and boasts a safe environment for families to trick-or-treat and enjoy all the fun this season has to offer. More than 30 community partners will pass out sustainably-produced candy and other treats to the approximate … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police are looking to identify more than a dozen children who they say ransacked a Norfolk convenience store on Halloween night. Local news agencies report that Norfolk police say about 20 juveniles are believed to be involved in the incident Monday night at a 7-Eleven. Police say the large group of children stormed into the store … Continue reading
Law School Dean Michael Moffitt said the unidentified professor has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a civil rights investigation, The Register-Guard reported (https://is.gd/qaNjMy). “The use of blackface, even in jest at a Halloween party, is patently offensive and reinforces historically racist stereotypes,” university President Michael Schill wrote in an email he … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hilary Duff is apologizing for dressing up as a pilgrim for a Halloween party while her boyfriend put on a headdress and face paint to go as an American Indian. Duff and boyfriend Jason Walsh donned the Thanksgiving-themed costumes for a bash in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Duff got a swift … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Jason Aldean dressed as rapper Lil Wayne as a Halloween costume, a representative confirmed after a photo surfaced of him wearing blackface makeup and a wig with dreadlocks. The picture, first posted by the website NashvilleGab.com, showed Aldean dressed in sunglasses, long dreadlocks and gold jewelry. Tyne Parrish, … Continue reading
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