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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man was shot and killed by a police officer in Rochester early Wednesday after he threatened officers with a knife, authorities said.
Capt. Mark Mura of the Rochester Police Department tells the Democrat and Chronicle that the shooting happened shortly before 3 a.m. near the Open Door Mission, a homeless shelter.
Mura said the man grabbed a large knife from inside the mission, left the building and was threatening to harm himself and others.
The man was threatening officers who had responded to the scene and moved towards them, Mura said. One officer fired at least one round, striking the man, he said.
Police said the man, whose name was not released, was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Mura said he did not believe that the man was staying at the shelter. "The investigation is in the very preliminary stages at this point," he said.
The police department in Rochester, the third-largest city in New York state, has been under fire for months over the death of Daniel Prude after he was restrained by police and more recently for pepper-spraying a 9-year-old girl.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 long-finned pilot whales that beached on the western Australian coast Thursday have returned to sea, while 29 died on the shore, officials said.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, history was being written in a Manhattan courtroom.
PARIS - With heavy security set for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games during a time of terrorism, France has asked to use a Greek air defense system as well although talks are said to have been going on for months.
PARIS (AP) — Paris has a new king of the crusty baguette.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.