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13 Dec 2024

Chicago

Missing American found wandering barefoot after months in Syrian prison  

Travis Timmerman, a United States citizen who went missing seven months ago, was discovered in the village of Thihabiyeh near Damascus, Syria.

25 Sep 2024

US Supreme Court

US: 5 executions planned in a week, who're the convicts? 

The United States is set to carry out five executions within a single week, an unusually high number.

23 Sep 2024

Hollywood

'Modern Family's Cam and Mitch almost had a spin-off

Actor Eric Stonestreet, who played Cameron Tucker on the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family, recently opened up about the network's decision to pass on a spin-off centered around his character and his on-screen husband Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson).

22 Sep 2024

Hollywood

Singer Chappell Roan diagnosed with severe depression

Hollywood singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has revealed that she has been diagnosed with severe depression.

'Longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman' in the US is free 

Sandra Hemme, a 64-year-old Missouri woman, was freed on Friday after spending 43 years in prison for a murder conviction that has now been overturned.

04 Jun 2024

Technology

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's 'first night of freedom' detailed in new series

The first episode of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up premiered recently, offering a glimpse into Gypsy Rose Blanchard's release from prison in December 2023.

06 Apr 2024

Ohio

US: Another Indian student found dead, 10th incident this year

An Indian student studying in Ohio, United States, was found dead, the Indian Consulate in New York said on Friday.

India responds to Kolkata dancer Amarnath Ghosh's murder in US

The Indian government on Saturday announced that it has taken up the murder case of renowned Kuchipudi dancer Amarnath Ghosh with St. Louis Police for investigation.

Who's 'Sahil Omar'? Man falsely linked to Kansas City shooting

At least one person was killed and 21 others suffered injuries during a mass shooting in Missouri, United States (US), at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday.

US shooting: 1 dead, 21 injured near Super Bowl parade

At least one person was killed and 21 others suffered injuries during a mass shooting in Missouri, United States (US), at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday (local time).

US: 20-year-old Indian student enslaved for months rescued, 3 arrested

A 20-year-old Indian student was recently rescued in Missouri, United States (US), after months of captivity, physical and mental abuse, and forced labor.

11 Jun 2022

Insurance

Woman contracts STD in car; vehicle insurer to pay $5.2M

A US woman—who allegedly caught a sexually transmitted disease (STD) from her former romantic partner in his GEICO-insured vehicle—has been awarded $5.2 million in a settlement from the insurance company.

On Missouri woman's suggestion, Merriam-Webster agrees to relook 'racism' definition

As conversations around racism against the Black community have grown after the death of George Floyd in the United States, the Merriam-Webster dictionary has agreed to change the definition of 'racism'.

22 Apr 2020

COVID-19

Missouri becomes first US state to sue China over coronavirus

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

05 Mar 2018

Willem Dafoe

#Oscars2018: Sam Rockwell wins maiden Oscar for Three Billboards

Sam Rockwell won the Academy Award for the "Best Actor in a supporting role" for his portrayal of a racist-yet-redeemable police officer in Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". This was also Rockwell's first Academy Award nomination.

01 Dec 2017

White House

Raj Shah becomes first Indian-American to "gaggle" with press

Raj Shah, the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, became the first Indian-American to "gaggle" with reporters aboard Air Force One.