Mar. 16, 2025
Six people were killed in a series of shootings in Mississippi, and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to reports.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves confirmed the deadly series of shootings that took place Friday in Arkabutla, Miss.
“The individual responsible has been taken into custody alive,” Reeves saidin a statement on Facebook. “At this time, we believe he acted alone. His motive is not yet known.”
The names of the suspect and victims have not been released.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Nine big cats at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. havetested positive for COVID-19, zoo officials said Friday.
Accordingto a statement from the zoo, six lions and three tigers have returned “presumptive” positive coronavirus tests. The animals will be under observation while they await final test results.
Zoo officials said the animals have been exhibiting symptoms — such as decreased appetites, coughing, sneezing, and lethargy — since last weekend.
Mar. 16, 2025
01of 06WILLOW HARTPink/InstagramPink earned some major mom points at the 2018 Grammys when she and daughter Willow got to hang out backstage with RiRi herself. “Dreams come true,” Pinkcaptioned a photo ofWillow and Rihanna in an embrace on Instagram. “My daughter lives for this woman. So do I.”
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Pink earned some major mom points at the 2018 Grammys when she and daughter Willow got to hang out backstage with RiRi herself.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Courtesy Osceola County Sheriff’s OfficeAn investigation is underway into the mysterious disappearance of several members of Haiti’s Special Olympics delegation, Florida police announced Tuesday.According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, six members of the delegation have not been seen since leaving their hotel in Kissimmee around 2:30 p.m. on Monday.“All of them turned in their room keys, and left behind their personal bags and belongings,” the sheriff’s office said in abulletinpublished on social media.
Mar. 16, 2025
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On its own, the United States is nearing1 millionreported deaths.
The milestones come after theCenters for Disease Control and Preventiondroppedtheir nationwide mask recommendationlast month and is instead leaving the decision up tolocal governments, advising only those with high COVID-19 transmission levels to retain their mask mandates.
“The idea we would get to 6 million is really inconceivable when I think back to two years ago,” Mitchell Warren, executive director ofAVAC, toldThe Washington Post.