World
Bombings in India, Pakistan have South Asia on edgeTensions escalated across South Asia after separate Monday bombings in India and Pakistan left at least 20 people dead and nearly 30 others injured. Although officials have not established a… Read More
Crime
Former Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old awarded $10 million after lawsuit(The Heartlander) — A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million in damages to a former first-grade teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, 27, was wounded in… Read More
Crime
Islamist pleads guilty to beheading Jesus, Mary statues in Kentucky(The Heartlander) — A convert to Islam has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after decapitating religious statues at a Catholic church earlier this year,… Read More
World
Vietnam, Philippines suffer third typhoon in three weeksA category 3 typhoon slammed into central Vietnam, days after killing 188 people in the Philippines. The storm marked the third typhoon to rock the two countries in the last… Read More
Elections
Public schools increasingly implicated in illegal electioneering(The Heartlander) — Public school districts across the country are increasingly under scrutiny for allegedly using public resources to influence elections. As the statewide election kicked off in Virginia Tuesday,… Read More