The Norfolk State University community extends our condolences to the victims and families affected by Friday’s tragedy at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. We commend the first responders, public safety officials and volunteers who quickly came to the aid of citizens and saved lives. The NSU Counseling Center offers grief counseling services to all students … Continue reading
Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander’s statement on the Virginia Beach tragedy. “Today’s heartbreaking tragedy has spread grief throughout the region. We have lost loved ones, family, friends, colleagues, and souls committed to excellence in public service, and there are many whose lives will be forever changed by this event. “In the moments to come as … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three boys were killed and a fourth injured after they were run over on an east Las Vegas sidewalk by a driver who may have been trying to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed, police said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police didn’t immediately release the names Sunday of the … Continue reading
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) â Turkish authorities on Friday, Oct. 4th, detained 12 pro-Kurdish members of Parliament for questioning in terror-related probes, drawing expressions of concern from Europe and the U.S., while a car bomb attack in the largest Kurdish city, reportedly claimed by Kurdish militants, killed nine people. Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, the co-chairs … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Monday that Egyptians must join hands with his government to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that struck last week when a Europe-bound boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, with the loss of at least 170 lives. In his first … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Bells will toll in Virginia this weekend to mark the ninth anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has declared April 16 as “Virginia Tech Remembrance Day.” A student killed 32 people at the school on that day in 2007 before killing himself. McAuliffe says that at 9:43 … Continue reading
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A tourist boat carrying more than 30 people capsized in bad weather off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Saturday, killing 13 passengers, authorities said. Mario Berrios, the Nicaraguan navy’s commander for the southern Caribbean region, said the dead were all Costa Rican nationals who were traveling aboard the Reina del … Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ten fishermen died and three were missing after the crew of a fishing trawler abandoned their vessel in rough seas off the South African coast, rescuers said Monday. Another eight fishermen from the Cape Town trawler survived the disaster, which happened Sunday south of Hangklip, Western Cape province, the National Sea Rescue … Continue reading
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