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Record-breaking heat in SLC, cooler temps are right around the corner
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s officially hot in Salt Lake City. On Thursday, the thermostat rose beyond 90 degrees for the first time this year, creating some record-breaking heat. Record-breaking heat The temperature reached 93 degrees, which sets a new record for May 26. The previous record for May 26 was 92 degrees, set in …
Joe Garcia, widower of slain Uvalde teacher Irma Garcia, dies of a heart attack
Placeholder while article actions load John Martinez awoke Thursday just before 10 a.m. to a text message from his younger brother: “Pray for tío Joe.” Martinez, a 21-year-old student at Texas State University, said at first that he didn’t think anything was amiss. Of course his uncle needed prayers, he said. Joe Garcia had just …
New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays collaborate on social media to spread awareness about gun violence
While their players competed against each other on the field, the social media teams for the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees collaborated Thursday night in an effort to raise awareness about gun violence in the United States. In wake of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, both teams …
‘I could not sleep after Uvalde’
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – A photo of a man standing guard outside a Killeen elementary school has gone viral on social media and the man seen in the image told KWTX he is doing it because he could not sleep after Tuesday’s devastating school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Ed Chelby said his daughter attends Saegert …
Joe Garcia, husband of Texas school shooting victim Irma Garcia, dies
Uvalde mass shooting: US mourns after 19 children, two teachers killed Families and the country are left to grapple with grief after a shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead. Scott L. Hall, Jessica Boller and Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY Joe Garcia had just placed flowers Thursday morning at the memorial site of …
Al Jazeera’s Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces using armor-piercing bullet, Palestinian Authority investigation says
The announcement was immediately rejected by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Al-Khatib said the Al Jazeera journalist was running away from the direction of the gunfire when the 5.56 mm bullet struck her in the head, causing a laceration of the brain tissue and killing her. The bullet contained an iron fragment used in special …
Gap (GPS) reports Q1 2022 earnings
Gap Inc. on Thursday slashed its profit guidance for the full year as it reported a decline in fiscal first-quarter sales, which were dragged down by its Old Navy business. Shares fell more than 10% after hours, after closing the day up 4%. An imbalanced mix of clothing sizes, ongoing inventory delays and an uptick …
“We Cannot Sanitize These Killings”: News Media Considers Breaking Grimly Routine Coverage of Mass Shootings
The Texas Tribune’s staff has felt determined to aggressively cover this week’s horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said editor in chief Sewell Chan, even as they are “exhausted that we have to cover this at all, exhausted that we have to cover this again, and resigned to taking part in what sometimes seems like …
‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ turns children’s classic into horror
Horror fans are buzzing about an apparent forthcoming film which looks to take the children’s story and makes it way more scary. There are scant details about the film, with a tagline of “A horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie the Pooh,” according to its IMDB page. The film is written and directed …
Ukraine aerial video shows massive Russian shelling: “What the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday posted aerial video of what it said was Russian rockets hitting Ukrainian positions in the eastern part of the country as the 3-month-old war rages on. The ministry said the video shows a series of rocket blasts hitting targets near Novomykhailivka, in the Donetsk region, triggering shockwaves and large …
