It’s been 60 years since Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
More than a quarter million people were at the March on Washington. 60 years later, people gather in Washington, D.C., to celebrate its anniversary.
Pete the peacock, adored by Las Vegas neighborhood, fatally shot by bow and arrow
Las Vegas authorities are trying to find who killed a beloved neighborhood peacock using a hunter’s bow and arrow.
When the family pet was dying, ‘I just lost it.’ What to do when it’s time to say goodbye
Aug. 28 is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. Here’s how to help children prepare for loss of a pet and how to remember them after they’re gone.
388 people still missing after Maui fires, national emergency alert test: 5 Things podcast
Authorities have named 388 people still missing after Maui fires, a heads up about October’s national emergency alert test: 5 Things podcast
60 years ago in Baltimore, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of a civil rights journey
On the day MLK delivered a historic speech in Washington, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of segregation at a Baltimore amusement park.
Massive emergency alert test will sound alarms on every US phone, TV and radio in October
On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system. Here’s what to know.
Chemistry PHD student in Florida charged for injecting chemical agent under upstairs neighbor’s door
Xuming Li was caught on camera injecting a chemical possibly containing opioids into his upstairs neighbor’s home. Tampa police charged him with battery.
Transgender woman in New York reaches landmark settlement with county jail after great discrimination
Makyyla Holland, a 25-year-old transgender woman, will receive $160,000 for harm she suffered and new policies will be enacted by Broome County Jail.
Flash mob robbery hits Los Angeles mall as retail theft task force announces arrests
A Los Angeles Macy’s was the latest victim of a “flash mob robbery” on Thursday. The incident is the latest in a string of similar incidents in the Southland.