Day: August 9, 2019

Florida woman says alligator ate her 100-pound dog

3:17 am August 9, 2019

Auburndale, Florida: A woman in central Florida says an alligator ate her 100-pound (45-kilogram) dog. Cynthia Robinson told investigators in Auburndale, Florida that she was walking her 6-year-old dog, Tank, by a retention pond on Thursday when the gator attacked. Robinson told Spectrum Bay News 9 that she wanted to help her dog, but the […]

Many turn to El Paso’s Catholic traditions after massacre

2:54 am August 9, 2019

EL PASO, Texas: The growing memorial for victims of the El Paso massacre reflects the city’s deep roots in Catholicism: A painting of the Virgin Mary sits among teddy bears and candles embellished with religious imagery. White crosses are adorned with countless rosaries. Founded by Catholic missionaries, the largely Hispanic city has 75 Catholic churches, […]

Texas relaxed gun laws after recent mass shootings

2:42 am August 9, 2019

Austin, Texas: After dozens of people, including toddlers and teenagers, were gunned down in separate mass shootings at a church Sutherland Springs and a high school in suburban Houston, Texas Republicans came to the Capitol this year with their eyes on new gun laws. The goal was not to limit access to weapons or ban […]

Montana: Man in anthem attack convinced Trump ordered it, lawyer says

2:29 am August 9, 2019

Missoula, Montana: A Montana man charged with assaulting a 13-year-old boy who refused to remove his hat during the national anthem believed he was doing what President Donald Trump wanted him to do, his attorney said. Attorney Lance Jasper told the Missoulian he will seek a mental health evaluation for Curt Brockway, a U.S. Army […]

Experts push for domestic terrorism law after attacks

2:20 am August 9, 2019

Los Angeles: Seven days, three mass shootings, 34 dead. The FBI has labeled two of those attacks , at a Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism — acts meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and affect government policy. But the bureau hasn’t gone that far with a shooting at an […]