Protestors claiming affiliation with the Black Lives Matter movement disrupted a rally for Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders today in Seattle. Just after Sanders took the stage, two women and a man climbed the stage, confronting Sanders and demanding the opportunity to speak. Event organizers relented and gave them the chance. According to The Hill: One …
A Colorado jury has sentenced 27-year-old gunman James Holmes to life without possibility of parole for killing 12 people in 2012’s Aurora shooting. Holmes was convicted of 165 counts of murder, attempted murder, and an explosives charge. The trial lasted three months, during with Holmes did not testify on his own behalf or make a …
Indonesia’s Mount Raung has been spewing ash for several weeks, creating forecasted dangerous ash clouds over Denpasar Airpot. On Friday, Australian airlines Virgin Australia and Jetstar grounded Bali-bound flights. The airlines advised passengers to monitor the situation online. In a statement by Virgin Australia, the airline explained that “conditions remain unsuitable for operations into and …
Friday morning, Typhoon Soudelor made landfall near the city of Hualien in Taiwan, battering the area with heavy rain and powerful winds. So far, at least four have died, and the typhoon is continuing to move west across the island. The storm has reached winds over 142 mph, and two million homes have lost electricity. …
A Tacoma, WA Buffalo Wild Wings recently helped a woman honor her brother, a fallen soldier. The woman entered the restaurant, and upon being seated, requested two beers: a Blue Moon for her, and then a Corona for her brother, a soldier who had died serving in Iraq. At first, the restaurant server Brian Avey told her …