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Chicago high school students walk out of class over gun violence
Jacek Bozarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Students at a Chicago high school staged a classroom walkout Monday afternoon to protest gun violence just days after a shooting near their campus left two teenagers [Read More…]
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Idaho murders: Tips reach 10,000 as police comb through ‘hours and hours of digital content’
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — About 10,000 tips have been submitted so far in the unsolved murders of four University of Idaho students, police said Monday, but investigators still don’t have a suspect. Roommates [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee makes criminal referrals: Key takeaways and what’s next
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee’s 18-month-long investigation into the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, came to a dramatic close Monday when members voted unanimously to make multiple criminal referrals to [Read More…]
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Incoming NY lawmaker’s biography contradicted by alleged alma mater, employer
Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York Rep.-elect George Santos on Monday sought to defend himself after a New York Times report detailed multiple discrepancies in his background, including contradictions about where he [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to DOJ for criminal charges
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee examining the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol has held its final public meeting. The panel voted to approve criminal referrals for former President Donald [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee condemns Trump as ‘central cause’ of insurrection in sweeping report
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After investigating for more than a year, the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday culminated its sweeping investigation by announcing it would make multiple [Read More…]
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Proud Boys stand trial on Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charges
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group and four associates go on trial this week, with jury selection beginning Monday, as they face allegations of conspiracy to disrupt [Read More…]
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China reports 1st COVID-19 deaths in weeks — and that number may rise, experts say
Rainer Puster / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — China is reporting its first deaths linked to COVID-19 in weeks as cases surge amid the country lifting many of its so-called “zero COVID” policies. [Read More…]
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles sex assault trial
Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images A Los Angeles jury has found disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty on three of seven counts, including rape, in his Los Angeles sexual assault trial. The jury found Weinstein not guilty [Read More…]
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James Gunn fires back at “disrespectful outcry” over DC movie decisions
Gunn, Safran — Warner Bros. Discovery It was announced last week that Henry Cavill would not return as Superman after all in Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics-based universe, and ever since, fans have been vocal [Read More…]
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Catching up with Santa on TikTok
Courtesy Santa J. Claus While he admits there are other Santa helpers out there, the real Santa, Santa J. Claus, has become an influencer on, where else, TikTok. @SantaJClaus has some 4.4 million followers on [Read More…]
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‘Creed III’ trailer drops, IMAX feature takes you in the ring with star and director Michael B. Jordan
© 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc/Eli Ade MGM dropped two sneak peeks of the upcoming third Creed movie on Monday. The first was an official trailer of the movie, which marks the directorial debut of its [Read More…]
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried does not waive extradition to US from Bahamas as expected
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Sam Bankman-Fried, who is facing charges in the U.S. following the collapse of his cryptocurrency company, FTX, did not waive his right to an extradition hearing at a court appearance [Read More…]
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Jada Pinkett Smith reunites with ‘A Different World’ cast on ‘Red Table Talk’
Rich Laru If you want exclusive behind-the-scenes stories about the ’90s sitcom A Different World, you should probably tune into Red Table Talk. This week’s episode features Jada Pinkett Smith as she reunites with her former co-stars from the show. They talk [Read More…]
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Jurors to decide ex-police officer Aaron Dean’s sentence for killing Atatiana Jefferson
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DALLAS) — A jury began deliberating the sentence Monday for former police officer Aaron Dean after he was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. The prosecution [Read More…]
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FBI issues alert on ‘explosion’ in child ‘sextortion’ schemes with holidays on horizon
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the holiday season on the horizon and many children set to spend more time at home browsing the internet, U.S. law enforcement on Monday is set to issue [Read More…]
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Central Park entrance renamed ‘Gate of the Exonerated’ for the ‘Exonerated Five’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Central Park entrance was renamed the “Gate of the Exonerated” on Monday in honor of the “Exonerated Five”: the five men wrongfully convicted in the 1989 rape of a [Read More…]
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Former New York University finance director charged with orchestrating fraud
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former New York University director of finance was charged Monday with orchestrating a six-year fraud. Cindy Tappe, 57, allegedly diverted $3.5 million intended for women- and minority-owned businesses [Read More…]
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Coast Guard searching for nine missing from capsized boat off Florida coast
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for nine people who were aboard a capsized boat off the coast of Florida. The Coast Guard was alerted to the accident after a [Read More…]
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Amber Heard says she’s settled Johnny Depp defamation case
Amber Heard announced Monday that she and her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, have settled their high-profile defamation case. “After a great deal of deliberation I have made a very difficult decision to settle the defamation case [Read More…]