Joplin, MO (Channel 6 News) – Monday night’s graduation ceremony was personal, despite the eye of the national media for the students of Joplin High School. After the city was torn to shreds by deadly tornadoes nearly a year ago, Obama returned once again to give the High School commencement address. Obama called the students an [...]

(Channel 6 News) – Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group The Bee Gees, died Sunday. He was 62. According to his official Twitter feed, Gibb “passed away today following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” said the statement, which was attributed to his family. He reportedly died in England [...]

TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) — Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died Sunday afternoon at his home in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, his family said. He was 60.

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MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the U.S. state of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, prompting a tropical storm watch along the coast, forecasters said. It is the earliest tropical storm to form in the Atlantic basin i…

Sunday morning Mexican police found at least 49 mutilated bodies along a highway which heads to the northern border city of Monterrey. Mexican authorities say this new violent attack was a cause of the ongoing cartel crime wars which sprang up in the last few years. The bodies are still being identified. “They decapitated them [...]

Baton Rouge, LA (Channel 6 News) — Torrence Hatch, better known by his stage name Lil Boosie, was found not guilty on a count of 1st degree murder Friday MTV reports. Hatch is currently serving an eight-year sentence for non-related drug charges. Prosecutors contend Hatch hired Michael “Marlo Mike” Louding to kill 35-year-old Terry Boyd, who was [...]

(Channel 6 News) — It’s getting harder and harder to excuse yourself from not replying to unwanted emails. Facebook has begun to silently roll out a new feature that confirms when a message is read by the intended recipient. The new feature is similar to those introduced by Apple’s iMessage and RIM’s Blackberry Messenger, except [...]

Washington, DC (Channel 6 News) — Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals took place Thursday night at the Verizon Center in Washington DC as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 2-1. With 18,500 fans in attendance, the arena was filled slightly above capacity, which once again proved to be a game changer [...]

(Channel 6 News)– The music festival season is officially underway after an unofficial epic start during April’s Coachella Festival in Indio, California-  the summer shows a lot of promise. Snoop Dogg’s Coachella performance gained alot of attention, because of it’s hologram special guest , the legendary Tupac Shakur.  Music fans and festival goers alike are [...]