Category: student

1 student killed in shooting at North Carolina high school

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after one student was fatally shot at a North Carolina high school, officials said. Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson, fighting back tears, told a news conference that Mount Tabor High School went into immediate lockdown as emergency responders, sheriff’s deputies and police officers arrived just after noon…


Filipino Teacher Receives a Heartwarming Gift

This gentleman truly seems to be a well-respected teacher, and the love and gratitude shown by his students testifies to it. His kindhearted students will surely be doing more good in the future. A very touching act indeed.


Guided by Faith, Divinity Student Fought His ‘Anti-Racist’ Princeton Seminary—and Won

Timothy Keiderling’s decision to enroll in the Princeton Theological Seminary reflected his commitment “to give my life to work for justice and to live out the values of the Kingdom of God.” In a letter to the seminary’s president, Craig Barnes, he wrote that he “would sacrifice anything to make sure that my brothers and…


Add These 11 Back-to-School Musts to Your Online Calendar

Is back-to-school season stressing you out? There’s no better cure than your online calendar. Before that first bell rings, there are a number of items that need your attention as a parent. First, sending your kids back to school involves so much more than dropping them off at the bus stop. If you want them…


Student Who Slept in His Truck Overcomes Odds to Become Class Speaker at College Graduation

A college student from California who was living and studying in his truck overcame the odds when he not only graduated at the top of his class but also became the class speaker at the virtual commencement ceremony. On May 20, David Leon, 25, earned his associate degree in business administration from Chaffey College in…


Suspect Arraigned in Killing of American Student in Russia

MOSCOW—A court in central Russia on Sunday arraigned a suspect on murder charges in the death of an American woman who was studying at a local university. The body of 34-year-old Catherine Serou was found Saturday in a wooded area near the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 250 miles east of Moscow. She had been missing…


US Agents Arrest Man Accused of Killing Yale Student

Federal agents in Alabama on Friday arrested a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student accused of killing a Yale University student in February, ending a months-long nationwide hunt, local media reported. The U.S. Marshals Service said it took Qinxuan Pan into custody in Alabama, an ABC news affiliate in New Haven, Connecticut, reported. Pan was…


Death of Student in China Triggers Questions, Protests

TAIPEI, Taiwan—It was a call no parent wants to receive. On Mother’s Day, around 9 p.m., a woman in Chengdu in southwestern China was told that her son, who she had dropped off at school just hours ago, had died. Distraught, she went to Chengdu No. 49 Middle School immediately, but was not allowed to…


Former Student Reunites With a Diary From His Sixth Grade After 33 Years

A retired Canadian teacher, who couldn’t bear to throw away unclaimed diaries from his classes’ creative writing projects in the 198os, has tracked down many of his former students. With the help of social media, Hugh Brittian, 78, sent the time capsules, replete with preteen secrets, opinions, and ambitions, back to their original owners. One…


Missing New York College Student Believed to Have Taken Her Own Life: DA

Authorities in New York said they suspect that a missing Buffalo State University student took her own life, but they have not discovered her body. Saniyya Dennis, 19, was last seen leaving her residence hall on April 24, officials said. “It appears that this poor girl took her own life,” Erie County District Attorney John…