FREEPORT — On a grassy bank of the Brazos River, Don Green’s children repeat the same numbers over and over in hushed tones: Core body temperature of 110 degrees. Eighty-six years old. One hour. His stepson points out the shore where he fished. His daughter clutches a box of his ashes. About three dozen friends, […]
Jan. 1—Jarold Callahan, 69, of Edmond, died Dec. 23. Callahan was a member of the Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents that govern OSU and four other Oklahoma colleges. OSU President Kayse Shrum offered condolences on Callahan’s passing, and shared how influential his role was as a member of the board of regents. “(Callahan) […]
People in the Czech capital are mourning the victims of the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. Political leaders, students, friends of the victims and others came together to light candles in tribute to the 14 dead at an impromptu vigil outside the university headquarters in Prague where the gunman opened fire, injuring 25 […]
This fall semester Abigale Hennings had finally hit a stride at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The pandemic had disrupted the 23-year-old’s education in 2020-21 when she went part time for a full academic year because virtual learning had become too difficult. She returned to full-time classes in the fall of 2021 and, in […]
Around them, the skate park was quickly filling with people. Eventually, more than 100 would show up to the memorial for Nichols, the 29-year-old killed by police officers in Memphis, where he had moved in 2020. Five officers face murder charges. A sixth has been suspended. The unit they were a part of has been […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians on Friday paid tribute to Refaat Alareer, a prominent poet and scholar who sought to tell the stories behind the news headlines in the blockaded enclave of Gaza and was killed in an Israeli air strike, his friends said. The 44-year-old, who wrote in English, taught world literature and creative writing […]