Category: Education
Ex Baltimore City teacher facing life in prison for sex crimes against children
Former music teacher Lewis Blandon charged with multiple crimes including sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement, distribution and possession of child porn including a video depicting sexual abuse of a toddler.
Three middle schoolers from different schools charged with felonies, threatening mass shootings
12-and13-year-olds arrested, charged in separate incidents at 3 different Florida schools
Probe orbiting Jupiter providing colorful 3D view of planet’s atmosphere
The Juno Probe entered Jupiter’s orbit in 2016 and has been utilizing a specialized suite of instruments to record the belts and zones of clouds encircling Jupiter, as well as its polar cyclones and even the “Great Red Spot”
NASA commits $28M to U.S. states, territories historically underfunded in scientific research awards
Space agency focusing on 28 U.S. areas to insure equitable competition in aerospace and aerospace-related research activities
Employers, colleges address racial injustice in hiring and recruiting …
… but much work remains
Florida man, 60, arrested trying to lure 10-year-old girl into his car when she got off school bus
“I’m not a pervert, or weird, and I can take care of you.” ~ paraphrasing suspected kidnapper
Busted car light leads to arrest of Florida woman holding enough fentanyl to kill 1,850 people
Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin. It can be a threat to anyone who comes into contact with it as it can be absorbed through the skin or accidentally inhaled.
NASA unveils Climate Action Plan
As the world faces rising maintenance and repair costs due to more frequent and extreme weather events …
Nestlé recalls nearly 28,000 pounds of DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizza
Check your freezers . . .
NASA releases interactive graphic novel ‘First Woman’
“First Woman” is the tale of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon. While Callie is a fictional character, the first female astronaut and person of color will soon set foot on the Moon …Callie’s trailblazing path as the first woman on the Moon. Callie and her robot sidekick, RT, overcome setbacks, disappointment, and tragedy along the way. Image credit: NASA
