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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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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)
Maui wildfires: More than 100 people on unaccounted for list say they’re OK
After Maui County released a list of nearly 400 names of people who were unaccounted for, many came forward to say they’re OK.
60th anniversary of the March on Washington
Marchers at the 60th anniversary rally reflect on the continued efforts for equality begun by the 1963 March on Washington.
Failed jailbreak for man accused of kidnapping, imprisoning woman, officials say
The man accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a makeshift cinderblock cell in an Oregon garage tried to break out of jail, officials 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.