National

WASHINGTON D.C.— On Friday, August 21, a five-year-old boy was shot in the 1300 block of Congress Street Southeast, Washington D.C. at 4:24 p.m. The incident occurred in the vicinity of an attempted robbery of pedestrians who fled. In response, one of the alleged robbers fired many shots, accidentally hitting the young boy rather than the intended target. The bullet...

SAN FRANCISCO—Award-winning San Francisco poet, essayist, and performance artist Justin Chin has died at the age of 46. Chin was known for his unique and bold style of writing that incorporated politics with his personal sense of humor and raw vulnerability with Asian American queer identity. He died after being placed in palliative care at the California Pacific Medical Center...

BEL AIR—Hungarian-born actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died of an apparent heart attack at her Bel Air home on Sunday, December 18. The actress was less than two months shy from celebrating her 100th birthday. Her publicist, Ed Lozzi confirmed the news of the actresses’ passing to CBS Los Angeles news. Gabor who was born on February 6, 1917 was originally...

UNITED STATES—California High School (CHS) senior Zack Gamble was suspended from school after allegedly exhibiting "aggressive" behavior towards a sociology teacher and the school's Black Student Union (BSU) President, Alanah Winston. Gamble who has never been suspended, is openly supportive of president-elect Donald Trump—and believes that he was unfairly treated and suspended because of his political views. On November 9, Gamble...

UNITED STATES—The FBI confirmed in a press release that the human remains of Brian Laundrie were found on October 19, at T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in North Port, Florida. Dental records were used to assist in identifying the suspect. Laundries’ backpack and notebook were found nearby. https://twitter.com/FBIDenver/status/1451302161690898435 Reports indicate that Brian's parents, Chris and Roberta...

UNITED STATES—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for two consecutive days on Capitol Hill this week. He first testified for 5 hours before a joint session of two Senate committees on Tuesday, April 10. Wednesday’s hearing was in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearings generated questions from privacy advocates and free speech protectors. Facebook was under a...

UNITED STATES—On Saturday, November 14, Black Lives Matter and Antifa members got into altercations with supporters of President Donald Trump after leaving what was reported as the largest Trump rally to date. The rally was hosted by the My Pillow giant, Mike Lindell. Video has surfaced of several fights with members of both Antifa and BLM, but no serious injuries...

UNITED STATES—The White House's lawyer, John Eisenberg, 52, skipped out on the subpoena ordering him to be present for a disposition scheduled for Monday, November 4 regarding President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry.  President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July 2019 is the main issue being examined as part of the impeachment inquiry. Trump is accused of...

CHICAGO, IL—On Tuesday, August 4, Chicago-based rapper FBG Duck was shot and killed in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago. Two other people were injured during the shooting. Carlton Weekly, also known as FBG Duck, 26, was a local rapper and a member of Fly Boy Gang rap crew. The shooting occurred while the victims were shopping on Oak Street...

UVALDE, TX—Nineteen children and two teachers were killed during a school shooting that transpired at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, May 24. The shooter has been identified as Salvador Ramos, 18, was shot and killed by police, Texas Governor Gregg Abbot announced during a press conference. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Erick Estrada explained that the...