A teacher threw her phone at the teenage shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before the shooter was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday.
A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Thompson and Gene Johnson, Associated Press
More than 100 students disrupted University of Maryland President Darryll Pines’ Thursday address to protest the school’s response to a racist image shared by its club tennis team.
Amid a national conversation about sexual assault on college campuses, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a directive on Thursday requesting that the state’s higher education commission issue a new set of recommendations.
Harper's Choice Middle School is one of seven Howard County public schools that has a Gardyn Hydroponic System to teach students about growing their own food.
A University of Maryland student journalist targeted by Republican Rep. Andy Harris during an informal press briefing Tuesday said she’ll continue to cover the politician who threatened to have police remove her from the gathering.
The University of Maryland, College Park’s club tennis team has apologized for players distributing racist programming material ahead of a tournament on campus.
“I don’t understand how anybody could have seen that and thought it was a good idea to send to all of the clubs,” said Benjamin Jancewicz, a graphic illustrator based in Ottawa, Canada.
“The imagery evoked a painful history of racial terror and exclusion that has no place in an environment dedicated to learning, personal development and mutual respect,” Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick wrote in a message to the historically Black college’s community on Monday night.