Lima, a 12-year-old circus zebra that ran through downtown Atlanta last month, has been euthanized, according to a statement on Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s Web site.
Click here for a list of school closings and delays for Wednesday.
President Barack Obama recently signed an executive order intended to strengthen the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. While every president since Carter has sought to help HBCUs, there’s something special about a black president supporting black higher education. Read more here.
Rescuers searched for survivors Monday as crews sought to deliver food and water and prevent looting after the fifth strongest earthquake in 100 years ravaged central and southern Chile.
Recovery and rescue attempts are ongoing in Chile after a massive 8.8 earthquake struck the South American country. Click here to find out how you can help.
An 8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday morning, causing a massive amount of destruction, fallen buildings and over 200 deaths. Click here for details.
Admitting a massive cover-up, a former New Orleans police supervisor pleaded guilty to a federal obstruction charge on Wednesday, confessing that he participated in a conspiracy to justify the shooting of six unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina.
Police have released more details in the murder of Rajaan Bennett, the McEachern High School football star who had signed a letter of intent to attend Vanderbilt University.
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Department said. Click here for details.
Even though she flew back to rehab with her sex-addicted husband, Tiger Woods’ wife Elin reportedly wants a divorce. Click here for details.
A Fulton County jury found Devonni Manuel “Devo” Benton guilty of murder and two counts of aggravated assault on Saturday in the September shooting that killed Spelman College sophomore Jasmine Lynn.
The fate of Devonni “Devo” Benton, accused of murder in the September shooting death of Spelman student Jasmine Lynn, is now in the hands of a Fulton County jury. Before Fulton Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford Jr. released the jurors, they heard final arguments calling for them to either convict Benton or give him justice.