Global August 2019

Epstein’s Death; 10 Things To Know

An autopsy has been performed on Jeffrey Epstein. Five children died in a day care center fire. The famous Woodstock festival celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Global August 2019

3 Countries Warn Against Traveling To US

Venezuela, Japan and Uruguay have all issued warnings about traveling to the United States, following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Global August 2019

Guillermo Del Toro Makes This Week’s Top 5

Guillermo del Toro gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lin-Manuel Miranda honors Rita Moreno with documentary. Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade leads to 680 arrests.

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings So Far This Year

According to data compiled by Northeastern University, USA Today and The Associated Press, there have been almost as many mass killings to date in 2019 as there was in 2018.

Global August 2019

Largest US Immigration Raids In A Decade

In the largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade, immigration officials arrested 680 (mostly Latino workers) while raiding seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi.

Global August 2019

Trump Heads To Dayton, El Paso

The president is visiting Dayton and El Paso where multiple protests are planned. The mayors of both places have called for the president to change his rhetoric about immigration.

Global August 2019

Assessing Threats In Schools

A seemingly simple way to help prevent domestic terrorism is assessing threats made by students. But school officials say they are limited by several factors like privacy concerns.

Global August 2019

Can FBI Prevent Domestic Terrorism?

Can the FBI prevent domestic terrorism? Challenges include the bureau having fewer tools and legal powers at their disposal than it would dealing with an international threat.

Global August 2019

4 Articles On Weekend Mass Shootings

The following covers how the weekend mass shootings could have been even worse, Mexico’s reaction to the El Paso shooting, the Dayton shooter’s motive and who some of the victims were.

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings Aftermath; Things To Know

Two mass shootings respectively in Texas and Ohio have left 29 people dead. Puerto Rico’s new governor is facing a lawsuit filed by the island’s Senate. Japan tests “flying car.”

Global August 2019

College Unveils Suicide Awareness Bench

Palm Beach State College’s Lake Worth campus has recently installed a new bright yellow bench to help raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental health.

Global August 2019

800 Asylum Seekers Sent Back To Mexico

Since expanding its “remain in Mexico” program, the U.S. has sent about 800 migrants mostly from Cuba and Central America back to Mexico and are only allowed to cross for court dates.