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UNITED STATES—Five Dallas police officers were killed in Texas by a sniper who opened up fire during a peaceful protest on Thursday, July 7. Seven other officers were injured as well as two civilians, accord to The Washington Post. One suspect was killed, three are in custody, and the Dallas Police Department is still investigating the incident. Protesters came together...

WESTWOOD—According to US News & World Reports inaugural Best Global University rankings, UCLA stands as the No. 8 university worldwide and the No. 2 public institution behind rival University of California Berkeley. The rankings, covering 500 universities across 49 different countries, are based upon an institution's influence in both the academic and research communities. UC Berkeley, only ranked behind Harvard and...

BEVERLY HILLS—Hugh Hefner, magazine publisher, businessman, former journalist for Esquire magazine, and, most notably, the founder of Playboy magazine (and a playboy himself), died at his residence, The Playboy Mansion, in Holmby Hills on Wednesday, September 27 at the age of 91. According to reports, Hefner's death was the result of natural causes. He was a native of Chicago. He...

SAN FRANCISCO—A section of Market Street between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street was closed from 4 p.m to 7 p.m. on Monday, February 27, after a bomb threat against the San Francisco Anti-Defamation League office. The Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael and the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto were also forced to evacuate after receiving...

COLUMBUS, MS—Sky Juliett Samuel, 18, an employee at Jack's Family Restaurant, turned herself in to the Columbus Police Department after she was accused of smearing menstrual blood on a customer's hamburger. Samuel was reportedly working at the restaurant on January 7 when she smeared her saliva and menstrual blood on a drive-thru customer's hamburger before giving it to them. The unnamed...

UNITED STATES—On Monday, September 14, U.S. News released the “2021 Best National University Rankings” based on the data-based research among 1,452 bachelor’s degree-granting colleges in the U.S. U.S. News used the latest statistics and 17 different factors to measure the institutions including graduation and retention rates, social mobility, graduation rate performance, undergraduate academic reputation, faculty resources for 2019-2020 academic year,...

SAN FRANCISCO—Mayor Edward Lee will travel to the Vatican later this month to discuss climate change and human trafficking with United Nations leaders and Pope Francis. Governor Jerry Brown and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will also be in attendance for the two-day event that begins on July 21. The Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, a scientific academy of...

CHICAGO, IL—On Wednesday, August 19, the Chicago Police Department released a video asking the public’s help to identify a suspect who shot a 12-year-old last weekend. The incident occurred at the 6300 Block of South Ellis Avenue on August 14, around 8:10 p.m. The boy was shot in both legs, and remains in stable condition in the hospital as...

SAN FRANCISCO—Charles Evens, a 26-year-old Studio City resident pleaded guilty in San Francisco Superior Court after being charged for illegal access to personal Gmail accounts. The announcement was made on June 17 by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, who stated that, “Evens is being held accountable for stealing victims’ most private and intimate images and profiting from this...

UNITED STATES—On Sunday, June 12, a man entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida with an assault rifle and a pistol, according to reports, and fatally shot 49 people, and injured more than 53 other people, before he was shot and killed. President Barack Obama described the event in a statement as the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Around 2...