Day: June 2, 2023

California teacher put on leave after being seen on camera directing students where to find sex toys

6:00 pm June 2, 2023

A teacher at a California high school was placed on administrative leave following a video surfacing of her instructing students about where to find sex toys. “The individual involved has been placed on administrative leave pending a thorough investigation,” Alyssa Griffiths, the director of communications for the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, said in a […]

National Donut Day: Fascinating and patriotic history behind this delicious observance

5:14 pm June 2, 2023

Today, June 2, is the 85th anniversary of National Donut Day, an observance with deep history in American charity. “National Donut Day has been celebrated for 85 years thanks to the country’s largest nongovernmental social service provider,” the Salvation Army said in a press release, noting it’s observed each year on the first Friday of […]

Dozens feared dead in India after passenger, freight trains collide

5:11 pm June 2, 2023

Dozens of people are feared dead in India Friday after a passenger train reportedly collided with a freight train in the eastern part of the country. The Hindustan Times is reporting at least 50 deaths following the collision involving the Coromandel Express in Odisha, in which four of its cars derailed. “Distressed by the train […]

Germany to investigate former air force fighter pilots accused of training the Chinese military

5:10 pm June 2, 2023

Germany’s defense minister said Friday his country will look into a report that former German air force fighter plane pilots have been training pilots for the Chinese military. News magazine Der Spiegel and public broadcaster ZDF reported Friday that “at least a handful” of former German air force officers are working as trainers in China, […]

Dallas United withdraws from soccer tournament after racial slur allegation

5:08 pm June 2, 2023

Dallas United has withdrawn from The Soccer Tournament (TST) in Cary, North Carolina, after West Ham United F.C. alleged a Dallas United player used a racial slur in a 7-on-7 match on Thursday. The West Ham team walked off the pitch after a lengthy delay near the end of regulation with Dallas leading 2-0. TST […]