HAMBURG, Germany—German officials say the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting in Hamburg was a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Seven people were killed inside the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, including an unborn baby. Eight people were wounded, four of them seriously. Thomas Radszuweit, a Hamburg security official, said the man was…
PHOTOS: This Magnificent Monastic Library in Germany Is One of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
An elaborate two-story rococo hall inside an 11th-century abbey is so ornate that it is considered one of the world’s most beautiful libraries. Wiblingen Abbey is a grand monastery located south of the city of Ulm in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was founded in 1093 for the Benedictine monks. It became widely…
Man Suspected in Explosion Before Killing Wife, Himself
DENVER—A man who put three failed explosive devices inside a worship hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in suburban Denver before killing his wife and himself there on Christmas morning is suspected of causing an explosion at a union building, police said Wednesday. Shortly before Sunday’s murder-suicide, Enoch Apodaca, 46, entered the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers…
15 Months Later, Radio City Reopens With Dave Chappelle
NEW YORK—Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New York’s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary for a full-capacity, fully-vaccinated audience. The debut of “Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place,” which chronicles Chappelle’s pandemic stand-up series held in rural Ohio cornfields, marked…
Carnegie Hall Reopens in October After 19-Month Closure
NEW YORK—Carnegie Hall will resume performances in October following a 1 1/2-year closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic but with a limited schedule of recitals and small ensembles until large orchestras return in January. The Hall initially intended to open the season with a virtual gala, but Carnegie executive and artistic director Clive Gillinson said…
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