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NBA legend Michael Jordan surprised his former high school teacher, Ms. Etta, who is in hospice care in Wilmington, NC, by connecting with her via FaceTime to fulfill her bucket-list wish and reminisce about their memories, a moment staff say captures the spirit of meaningful connection that hospice aims to provide and which viewers have praised online.
The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California. Public records show he worked as a part-time teacher at C2 Education and described himself as a video game developer; he earned a Caltech bachelor’s in mechanical engineering (2017) and a CS master’s from CSUDominguez Hills, donated to Kamala Harris in 2024, and has released an indie game Bohrdom on Steam with a second game in development.
A private-school teacher at Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, MA, Matthew Rutledge, 64, has been charged with grooming and raping two former students—now adults—over years dating back to 2001–2005 and 2007–2010. Prosecutors, who initially said the acts weren’t illegal due to the victims’ ages, later charged him with three counts of rape. Rutledge resigned in 2024 amid the allegations; the school says it’s cooperating with investigators, and the victims have advocated for a law closing the loophole. Rutledge was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and was released on personal recognizance with a pre-trial date set for June 18.
A suspect, 30-year-old Sergio Fraire, was arrested after a stabbing at a Burbank home left Arti Varmi, 59, dead and her daughter Meera Varma injured; Fraire is jailed on murder and attempted murder charges as investigators pursue a motive.
A Philadelphia-area teacher, Naphis White Glover, has been identified as the man accused of looking into bathroom stalls at a Target in Abington Township, Montgomery County; he was caught peering twice, including an incident involving a 17-year-old, and faces multiple counts of invasion of privacy and harassment while reassigned pending the investigation.
A former Marion County teacher, Eric Favor Jr., is charged with two counts of knowingly exposing others to HIV, in addition to prior counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor (Victims under 16), criminal conspiracy, and promoting prostitution of a minor. The investigation, which began in 2024 and involves two minor victims, led to his resignation from Richland County School District One and suspension of his teaching certificate. He remains in the Marion County Detention Center.
A 15-year-old student opened fire at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, Texas, shooting a teacher before killing himself. The teacher was wounded and hospitalized; no other injuries were reported. The campus was placed on lockdown, students were bused to a nearby middle school for reunification, and counselors were made available. Investigators are examining the shooter-teacher relationship and how the firearm was obtained; the incident comes as the fifth U.S. school shooting with injuries or deaths this year, per Education Week.
A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, Texas, then fatally shot himself. The teacher’s condition was not updated as authorities investigated; the school was placed on lockdown and students were bused to a nearby middle school as the Comal County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident.
Five 18-year-old students in Georgia had all charges dropped after a prom-season prank outside a Gainesville home ended with their math teacher, Jason Hughes, being struck by a pickup as he left; one student faced first-degree vehicular homicide and reckless driving while others faced misdemeanor trespassing and littering. Hughes’s widow pleaded for prosecutors to end the case, saying there was no confrontation, and the family spoke of forgiveness; Hughes taught math and coached at North Hall High School and left behind his wife and two young sons.
Five teens’ prank at North Hall High School in Georgia ended in the death of teacher Jason Hughes after a rain-soaked slip led to him being run over as the group departed. The driver, 18-year-old Jayden Wallace, is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide plus reckless driving, criminal trespass and littering, while the other four students face trespass and littering charges; all were released on bond. Hughes’ family released a statement expressing remorse and asking that charges be dropped to spare the students, and Wallace’s parents issued apologies, with Jayden pledging to honor Hughes’ memory.
The family of a Georgia high school teacher killed in a prank asks authorities to drop charges against the teens involved, as details of how the prank unfolded are reported.
In Gainesville, Georgia, North Hall High School teacher Jason Hughes died after tripping in the street and being struck by a pickup truck as teens drove away from a toilet-paper prank outside his home; one teen has been charged with homicide.
A Georgia high school teacher, Jason Hughes, 40, was killed outside his home after students’ toilet-paper prank went wrong: he slipped on a rain-slick surface and was run over by a student driver as the group fled in two cars; the driver and others face vehicular homicide, trespassing and littering charges, though Hughes’s family has asked for charges to be dropped. Memorials have been set up and colleagues remember him as a beloved mentor and coach.
A Georgia math teacher and football coach, 40-year-old Jason Hughes, was accidentally run over and killed outside his Gainesville home by an 18-year-old student during a toilet-paper rolling prank. Five teens were arrested, including the driver on first-degree vehicular homicide, with four others charged for trespass and littering; all were released on bond. Hughes’s widow has urged that charges be dropped as the community mourns a respected educator and mentor.
A Hall County math teacher, Jason Hughes, died after attempting to stop teens toilet‑papering a home when a pickup driver struck him; the driver, Jayden Wallace, faces vehicular homicide, reckless driving, littering and trespass charges, while four other teens are charged with littering and trespass. The community is mourning with a school memorial and a GoFundMe set up for Hughes’s family.