The report includes an image of the plaque, which depicts a hooded figure holding what appears to be a rifle with the words “Ku Klux Klan” underneath.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
19-year-old student killed, 2 hurt after column collapses at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon
A 19-year-old student in Portland, Oregon, was killed and two others were injured after a brick column collapsed on the first day of fall semester.
‘We’re so weak’: Father, son clinging to a floating cooler rescued in Boston Harbor
A father and son were rescued Wednesday as they clung desperately to a cooler after their lobster boat sank into Boston Harbor.
Alabama city says it couldn’t legally fire police after racist text scandal. They found a loophole instead.
The city council voted to temporarily disband its three-member police department and contract services with the county sheriff’s department instead.
Death toll in Missouri house explosion rises to 3 after mother, young daughter die from injuries
The gas explosion happened Monday in Wyatt, a small southern Missouri city. Investigators pointed to propane gas as the likely cause.
Ringing in your ears? About 750 million people have this perplexing condition, study says.
Researchers estimate about 14% of adults experience tinnitus, and 2% experience a severe form of it. In rare cases, it can sound like music.
A sacred area for native Hawaiians is filling up with trash. Crews are ‘fighting the onslaught.’
With an estimated 115,000 pounds of debris accumulating on the reefs of Papahānaumokuākea, crews struggle against a pileup that keeps building.
A sacred area for native Hawaiians is filling up with trash. Crews are ‘fighting the onslaught.’
With an estimated 115,000 pounds of debris accumulating on the reefs of Papahānaumokuākea, crews struggle against a pileup that keeps building.
Man arrested after 1 dead, 2 critically injured in Mirage hotel room shooting on Vegas Strip
The shooting prompted a lockdown at the iconic casino resort. It began as an argument with several family members inside the hotel room, police said.
3 dead, 1 injured in lightning strike near White House; couple celebrating anniversary among casualties
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, from Janesville, Wisconsin, died from their injuries, police said.