Claim: A black-and-white photo being shared online between March and May 2024 showed former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt standing over a lifeless, last-known triceratops. Rating: Rating: Fake On May 1, 2024, an X account posted a photo allegedly depicting a man standing over the last known triceratops and claimed it was hunted for its antlers […]
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2 Dallas Roosevelt High football players hurt in drive-by shooting; school closed Friday
A Dallas high school is closed Friday after two football players were injured in a drive-by shooting near the school Thursday night, officials said. Dallas Independent School District officials announced on social media shortly before midnight Thursday that classes at Roosevelt High School of Innovation were canceled “due to a credible threat.” Due to a […]
Federal money eyed for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota are cheering new federal legislation to help build the library and to showcase artifacts of the 26th president, who as a young man hunted and ranched in the state during its territorial days. Last week, North Dakota’s three-member, all-Republican congressional delegation […]
Roosevelt High School teen named Des Moines area Student of the Week
Hannah Hayes, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, is the Des Moines Register’s Student of the Week. Lisa Hesse, Roosevelt’s associate principal, described Hayes in her school’s nomination of her: “Hannah always goes beyond expectations to achieve excellence.” Hannah Hayes, a senior at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, has been named the Des […]
Hunter’s 439-Inch Roosevelt Elk Should Smash the Boone & Crocket World Record
Back in September 2023, a California hunter shot a Roosevelt elk that’s now poised to break the Boone & Crockett Club’s 9-year-old world record for the species. According to a B&C press release issued today Timothy Carpenter’s bull sports a preliminary score of 439 7/8 inches. If certified by a panel of judges, it’ll beat […]
Earthquake rattles Queens, may have caused Roosevelt Island explosions
An earthquake rattled parts of Queens Tuesday morning and may have sparked a series of underground explosions reported on Roosevelt Island, city officials said. “The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports that a 1.7 magnitude earthquake has occurred near Astoria, Queens,” Notify NYC reported. “The earthquake has reportedly been felt in the New York City […]
Man dies in New Year’s Day crash at Roosevelt Boulevard and Fergus Road in Eugene
A man is dead after crashing into a traffic light pole at Roosevelt Boulevard and Fergus Road in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day, according to Eugene Police. Police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to the crash at 4 a.m. Monday. Police say the driver, who was described as a man in his […]