Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 26th: Bob Barker dies at 99; Thousands convene for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration; Boston shooting wounds at least 7; Four astronauts rocket toward the International Space Station.
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Sheriff details how white man fatally shot 3 Black people at Florida store; victims identified: Updates
Authorities say a white man wearing a mask and carrying a gun painted with a swastika killed 3 Black people inside a Dollar General store on Saturday.
Chicago police probe shooting at White Sox game
Two women were injured Friday night in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field. (August 26)
0827 Today in History
0827 Today in History
60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
More than a quarter million people were at the March on Washington. 60 years later, people gather in Washington, D.C., to celebrate its anniversary.
Bob Barker, ‘Price is Right’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99. (Aug. 26)
At least 7 injured in shooting during Boston parade, police say
At least seven people were injured when gunfire broke out in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, police said.
Pete the peacock, adored by Las Vegas neighborhood, fatally shot by bow and arrow
Las Vegas authorities are trying to find who killed a beloved neighborhood peacock using a hunter’s bow and arrow.
Massive emergency alert test will sound alarms on US cellphones, TVs and radios in October
On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system. Here’s what to know.
4 shot at Oklahoma high school football game, authorities say
Four people were shot and a police officer fired a weapon Friday night amid a high school football game in Oklahoma, authorities said.