Civil War-era cannonballs washed up on South Carolina’s beach after Hurricane Dorian, Fox News reported. They had been lost at sea for over 150 years, making landfall in the aftermath of the tropical storm. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. […]
Authorities stopped multiple terror plots across the country in just one week, “USA Today” reported Tuesday. California, Ohio, and Florida were each nearly subjected to mass shootings in early September. Terrorism is often linked to secret societies. […]
Legal sports betting is shifting increasingly onto the internet, “The Westerly Sun” reported. Eighty percent of sports bets in New Jersey in 2018 were made via computers or smartphones. Before grabbing your credit card, consider another look at the odds and risks of gambling. […]
A young South Carolinian spent his Disney World money on Hurricane Dorian evacuees, ABC affiliate WJBF reported Tuesday. Six-year-old Jermaine Bell had been saving for a trip to the famous amusement park, but spent it on food for survivors fleeing Dorian instead. Charity happens in surprising ways. […]
The race-based murder of black teen Emmett Till still divides Mississippi after six decades, NPR reported. The 14-year-old was found in the Tallahatchie River on August 31, 1955, after he was beaten and shot to death for allegedly violating Jim Crow norms. His death helped to spark the Civil Rights movement. […]
Mandatory evacuations were ordered for parts of Florida as forecasters said Hurricane Dorian would head just off the U.S. coast, CBS News reported early Monday morning. The impact and strength of the storm will play out throughout the week. In the meantime, brush up on hurricanes. […]
President Trump’s failed inquiry into purchasing Greenland led him to cancel a visit to Denmark, NBC News reported. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the offer “absurd.” However, the proposed expansion has historic precedent. […]
Last week, thousands returned to Woodstock for its 50th birthday, a Reuters article reported. The original event drew a crowd of 400,000 and is remembered for its blues and rock performances. The festival’s folk singers played a smaller, but vital, role. […]
A joke about raiding Area 51 this year has two million citizens pledging to visit the military site, “Time” reported. Area 51 has long been rumored to house government and military secrets about aliens, UFOs, and other wonders of outer space. If they follow through in late summer, what could they see—besides jail time? […]
Legendary author Toni Morrison has died at 88, according to “The New York Times.” Morrison’s books are regularly heralded as essential to American literature. Although writing is full of pitfalls, we can learn how to avoid them. […]
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