Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader Share on Google Plus Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Tumblr Resize Text Print Article Comments National by Scott Wilson and Sarah Kaplan May 24 at 1:46 PM Email the author PAHOA, HAWAII — Through the laze and vog, Kilauea is giving up some of its secrets. The volcano that began a new round of eruptions on May 3 is proving to be a bonanza for volcanologists, as it cracks apart at its base and blows periodically at its top to jettison lava and plumes of ash across much of an anxious Big Island. Scientists are … [Read more...] about As Hawaii’s Kilauea erupts, volcanologists swarm: ‘I expect great science from this event’
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Sabika Sheikh embraced U.S. culture. One of its darkest elements — a mass shooting — killed her.
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Texas school had a shooting plan, armed officers and practice. And still 10 people died.
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The earth cracked open. Walls of lava encroached. That’s just life on a Hawaiian volcano.
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Officials: Eight to 10 people killed in Texas high school shooting
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he could not be precise about the number of deaths at Santa Fe High School, which went on lockdown around 8 a.m. Two suspects believed to be students were in custody.The school district confirmed an unspecified number of injuries but said it would not immediately release further details. Assistant Principal Cris Richardson said a suspect had been arrested."We hope the worst is over, and I really can't say any more about that because it would be pure speculation," Richardson told reporters at the scene.Aerial footage showed students standing in a grassy field and three medical helicopters landing at the school in Santa Fe, a city of about 13,000 residents roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.School officials said law enforcement officers were working to secure the … [Read more...] about Officials: Eight to 10 people killed in Texas high school shooting