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COVID Charges Against Ontario Pastor Dropped

An Ontario pastor charged with violating pandemic restrictions has now had all charges against him either dropped or stayed. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which represents Pastor Aaron Rock, reported on May 12 that charges against him were stayed by the Crown on April 30. The charges were laid after Rock, a pastor from Windsor, was…


Charges Against Ontario Pastor for Violating COVID Restrictions Dropped

An Ontario pastor charged with violating pandemic restrictions has now had all charges against him either dropped or stayed. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which represents Pastor Aaron Rock, reported on May 12 that charges against him were stayed by the Crown on April 30. The charges were laid after Rock, a pastor from Windsor, was…


3 Colorado Teens Charged With Murder in Rock-Throwing Death

DENVER—Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig, and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, and attempted second-degree assault in the death…


Teens Accused in Rock-Throwing Death Took ‘Memento’ Photo

DENVER—Three teens accused of driving around and throwing large rocks at passing cars, one of which investigators say killed a 20-year-old woman, circled back to take a photo of her crashed car as a “memento,” according to court documents released Thursday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik told investigators that Joseph Koenig slowed down so Zachary Kwak could…


3 Teens Arrested After Colorado Driver Killed by Thrown Rock

GOLDEN, Colo.—Three teenagers have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Colorado woman, who was struck by a rock that investigators say was thrown through her windshield while she was driving. Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was talking on the phone with a friend when she was hit by…


Little Rock Police: 2 Dead, 5 Wounded in Late-Night Shooting

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Police in Little Rock, Arkansas say gunfire erupted as a crowd of people gathered along a commercial boulevard southwest of downtown known for “caravanning,” or large processions of drivers cruising on city streets. Two people died and five were wounded as law enforcement sought clues for who may have opened fire, the police…


An Ancient Rock Fortress Still Shrouded in Mystery: Sri Lanka’s Breathtaking Sigiriya

An ancient fortress built on top of a giant granite rock formation in Sri Lanka, looming 200 meters above the surrounding landscape, is said to have been built by a 5th-century king to bridge the gap between our world and the kingdom of the gods. The stunning structure is shrouded in mystery to this day….


Drakensberg Park: The First Shamans of South Africa | Arkeo Ep27 I Documentary

For thousands of years, men have painted no less than 35,000 rock paintings on the walls of the caves in the Drakensberg. Nowhere else in the world can one find such a high number of rock artworks. What do these works tell us? …


Finland’s 500-Tonne Kummakivi Rock Has Been Balancing on Top of Another Rock for 11,000 Years

Looming out of a forest clearing in the southeastern part of Finland is an enormous 7-meter-long, 500-tonne rock whose sheer size is enough to turn heads. However, this rock is an ancient gymnast. Some have speculated that it was carried by melting glaciers during the last glacial period to its final resting place. This rock…


Singer Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87

Singer Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday morning at 87. Lewis died at his Mississippi home, south of Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum said in a release. The news came two days after the publication of an erroneous TMZ report of his death, later retracted. For a brief time, in 1958, he was a contender to…