The police said two 15-year-olds were charged with murder on Wednesday after Brianna Ghey, a transgender 16-year-old, was found fatally stabbed in a park.
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Church of England Considers Gender-Neutral Language for God
The church said that God was neither male nor female and has asked a commission to explore how that is reflected in its services.
Alan Cumming Returns British Honor Over ‘Toxicity of Empire’
The Scottish actor Alan Cumming said that he returned his Order of the British Empire, or O.B.E., in protest of the role of the monarchy and empire. He’s not the first celebrity to do so.
Girl Guides of Canada Drops Brownies Name
The organization adopted a new name, Embers, for the branch after current and former members said that the old one was a barrier to belonging.
Boris Becker Returns to Germany After Release From British Prison
The tennis champion left for his home country after serving time in Britain for hiding his assets in a bankruptcy case.
Pants Recovered From Shipwreck Sell for $114,000 at Auction
The pants and other artifacts auctioned were salvaged from the S.S. Central America, a ship that sank in 1857.
Rogue Wave Strikes Cruise Ship, Killing One and Injuring 4 Others
The passengers were hurt after a large, unpredictable wave hit the ship, which was traveling toward the Antarctic, Viking Cruises said.
Fireball Flashes Above Ontario and Parts of the U.S.
The bright meteor was the sixth object detected in space before striking Earth, the European Space Agency said.
Expedition Finds Cameras Left by Yukon Mountaineers in 1937
Some of the cameras, from a climbing expedition 85 years ago, still had film in them. Conservators are looking to see if any images can be recovered.
Roslyn Moves Inland and Breaks Up After Lashing Mexican Coast
The storm, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, brought coastal flooding and dangerous winds to the country’s Pacific Coast, killing at least three people.