Imagine waking up to the shocking news that your friend was brutally murdered while camping in Montana. This is what Dustin Kjersem's friends and family faced when he was discovered dead in his tent. Authorities now suspect a killer is on the loose, having taken some key items from the crime scene.
In a recent true crime TV show, Yaser Said, the man convicted of killing his two daughters in 2008, opened up about his case. Said, now 67, is serving a life sentence without parole for shooting Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18, on New Year's Day. He's been behind bars since August 2020 after years on the r
You might have heard about the E. coli outbreak that worried McDonald's fans. Well, the fast-food giant is bringing back Quarter Pounders to all restaurants soon. Here's what happened. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people about getting sick after eating Quar
For years, the mystery of two teenagers' deaths in Indiana remained unsolved. Then, a volunteer stumbled upon an old tip that seemed to fit the puzzle pieces together. The tip, from a man named Richard Allen, mentioned he saw three girls on the trail around the time the teens went missing. No one ha
Virginia has turned to the U. S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision that blocks the state from removing 1, 600 voters it suspects are noncitizens. A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court's ruling that these voters were incorrectly removed. Virginia's Republican Governor, Glenn Youngk
In the United States, invasive species are causing big problems. U. S. Rep. Ed Case and U. S. Rep. James Moylan are doing something about it. They've introduced a new law called the Invasive Species Response Act. This law aims to help the government fight invasive species better. Hawaii is facing a
On Sunday, Russian officials reported that they had thwarted another attempt by Ukraine to cross their border. This time, the incident happened in the Bryansk region, with a local governor saying an "armed group" tried to enter from Ukraine. The governor, Aleksandr Bogomaz, stated that the situation
McDonald's is in the spotlight due to a food poisoning outbreak. The culprit? A strain of E. coli found in their Quarter Pounder burgers. This bacteria, called E. coli O157:H7, can cause serious illness, especially in young kids, older adults, and folks with weak immune systems. As of now, about 50
Last Sunday, McDonald’s announced that Quarter Pounders would return to their menus in hundreds of restaurants. The company cleared beef patties as the source of the recent E. coli outbreak. Instead, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration suspects slivered onions from a single supplier are to blame.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has some new advice for older adults and people with weakened immune systems. It’s all about getting an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to stay safe. If you’re 65 or older, or if your immune system isn’t as strong, the CDC says to get a second
