Great Manchester Run: thousands show solidarity with bombing victims
Before the starting whistle, a minute’s silence in memory of the victims and casualties of the suicide bomb that killed 22 at the Manchester Arena. This year’s Great Manchester Run may have been more subdued than usual, but runners turned out in their thousands, undettered by the attack on their city less than a week […]
A police officer and seven others are dead after a gruesome Mississippi murder spree
Cory Godbolt, of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, has been arrested and charged in the murder of eight people, including a sheriff’s deputy. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Godbolt’s murder spree started late Saturday night when a sheriff’s deputy responded to a homeowner who wanted Godbolt removed from their property. He was arrested this morning after a manhunt […]
The Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but it’s so much more than an excuse for a three-day weekend. It’s a U.S. holiday with a lot of history and lasting significance. Held annually on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day dates back to the Civil War. Who exactly created it and where […]
Al-Shabab Stones Man to Death in Somalia
A 44-year-old man has been stoned to death by the al-Shabab militant group in Rama Addey town in southern Somalia’s Bay region, reports say. The al-Shabab militant group on its official website said the man was convicted for adultery in Ufurow town, 60 kilometers west of Baidoa. Al-Shabab said the relatives of the woman involved […]
Nearly $1m raised for victims of Jeremy Christian
Muslims in Portland thanked the community for its support as they raised money for the victims of a deadly attack on a train by an Islamophobic white supremacist. On Friday, Jeremy Joseph Christian – a 35-year-old who was known to authorities – fatally slit the throats of 53-year-old Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai […]