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Children today held an emotional minute’s silence for a teacher who was one of three people killed during a knife attack in Reading. James Furlong, 36, was the head of history, government and politics at The Holt School in Wokingham. Read more
Hundreds of people are believed to have attended an illegal lockdown street party where two men were later shot and killed. The victims, aged 36 and 21, both died in hospital after arriving with gunshot wounds in the early hours Read more
Three bullets to the head were supposed to stop her. But education advocate Malala Yousafzai not only survived the attack, she went on to win global acclaim and, on Friday, graduate from one of the world’s top universities. Eight years Read more
A middle-school librarian in Virginia has found a way to ensure kids can still rent books during a time when libraries are closed to the public. She’s delivering them by drone. Kelly Passek was one of the first customers of Read more
The United States government has passed the Great American Outdoors Act that will improve national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other public lands across the country. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said outdoor recreation supports 120,000 jobs and drives Read more
A mother in Newnan, Georgia, shared a touching story on Facebook after a cashier went above and beyond to help her daughter. Chelsie Farr said she stopped at a QuikTrip when her daughter, Adeley, fell and scraped her knee. “We Read more
A high school teacher in Alabama took a student to lunch after learning the teen had no one to support him at his graduation ceremony and has raised more than $5,000 for his future. Dominique Moore teaches at Bessemer City Read more