3 U.S. Soldiers Are 'Safe, Accounted for' After Russian Media IDs Them as 'Mercenaries' Killed in Ukraine

Photo: Getty After the Russian state-run media outlet Pravda identified three Tennessee National Guard members as “mercenaries” who were killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. National Guard refuted the report as “patently false” on Thursday. “The three soldiers identified in the article are either current or former members of the Tennessee National Guard,” the Office of the Tennessee Adjutant General said,according to the National Guard. “They are accounted for, safe and not, as the article headline erroneously states, U.

3 University of Oklahoma Meteorology Students Killed While Storm Chasing in Kansas

Photo: gofundme The University of Oklahoma is mourning the loss of three meteorology students after they were killed in a car accident while chasing a tornado in Kansas on Friday. Nicholas Nair of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks of Evansville, Indiana, died in a crash shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, perCBS News. “Just a tragic accident,” said Lt. Phillip Ludwyck with Oklahoma Highway Patrol, per News9.

3 Unvaccinated Teachers in Florida County Die of COVID Within 24 Hours

An empty classroom.Photo: Getty As schools in Florida’s Broward County prepare to reopen, area educators are mourning the loss of threeteachers who all died from COVID-19within a 24-hour period. The three teachers — all of whom were unvaccinated — came from two elementary schools in the county. Janice Write was a 48-year-old teacher from Pinewood Elementary, while Katina Jones, 49, and Yolonda Hudson-Williams, 49, were teachers at Dillard Elementary,NPR reported.

3 Victims Killed in Calif. Bar Shooting Identified, Including Mom Who Was Celebrating Birthday

Tonya Clark (left) and John Leehey.Photo:Orange County Sheriff’s Department/ Facebook Orange County Sheriff’s Department/ Facebook Three fatal victims from last Wednesday’smass shooting at a biker barin California have been identified. Since her death, aGoFundMe campaignhas been created to help raise money for Clark’s 13-year-old son. “Tonya, a single mom, had just moved back to Orange County, from Scottsdale, and was set to start a new job the next day and was happy to be close to Saddleback Church again,” the fundraiser reads.

3 Wash. Officers Charged in Death of Black Man Who Was Hogtied and Said, 'I Can't Breathe'

Photo: GoFundMe Three police officers in Tacoma, Wash., are facing felony charges stemming from the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after he was handcuffed and restrained in custody last year. Police also initially said Ellis allegedly banged on a patrol car and attacked two police officers who were trying to calm him down. According to astatementfrom state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins have been charged with second-degree murder.