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Active shooter situation reported at Texas high school
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (ARLINGTON, Texas) — Police are investigating an active shooter situation reported at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, the school district said. An unknown suspect apparently shot multiple people before fleeing the scene, according [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: More Americans died of COVID this year than all of 2020
AlxeyPnferov/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 705,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people [Read More…]
Amtrak train shooting that left one agent and one suspect dead result of marijuana bust, complaint shows
mixmotive/iStock (TUCSON, Ariz.) — One Drug Enforcement Administration agent was killed and two other officers were injured in a shooting on an Amtrak train that was stopped in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. Agents boarded the [Read More…]
Class-action lawsuit filed against energy companies following Huntington Beach oil spill
DNY59/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the companies who run the oil line that dumped hundreds of thousands of crude oil off the coast of California over the weekend. [Read More…]
Brian Laundrie flew home to Florida in early August, family attorney says: Live updates
AlessandroPhoto/iStock (NEW YORK) — A massive search is continuing in Florida for Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing on a cross-country trip and who authorities confirmed as the [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: Daily deaths nearly 8 times higher than in July
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 702,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.8 million people [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot now at $685 million
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The pot of cash up for grabs continues to grow. According to lottery officials, the Powerball jackpot for Monday night’s drawing soared to $685 million. The cash value of [Read More…]
One DEA agent killed, two officers hurt in shooting aboard Amtrak train: Tucson police
iStock/Kali9 (TUSCON, Ariz.) — One Drug Enforcement Administration agent was killed and two other officers were injured in a shooting on an Amtrak train that was stopped in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. Officers boarded the train [Read More…]
11-year-old girl killed in Milwaukee drive-by shooting was ‘loving big sister’: Grandmother
WISN (MILWAUKEE) — The grandmother of an 11-year-old Milwaukee girl killed in a weekend drive-by shooting that also left her 5-year-old sister injured said on Monday that the children were coming home from a birthday party [Read More…]
Trump set to be deposed in lawsuit filed by former ‘Apprentice’ contestant
iStock/400tmax (NEW YORK) –Former President Donald Trump will have to sit for a deposition sometime before Christmas as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “Apprentice,” a judge’s law [Read More…]
Body believed to be missing 19-year-old Miya Marcano found: Police
kali9/iStock (ORLANDO) — A body believed to be 19-year-old college student Miya Marcano, who has been missing for just over a week, was discovered Saturday morning, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced. Authorities searched around [Read More…]
Women’s March focuses on reproductive rights in light of Texas abortion law
LordHenriVoton/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Women’s rights advocates are marching again in Washington, D.C., and other cities across the U.S. Saturday, with a focus on reproductive rights. The fifth annual Women’s March is being held on a [Read More…]
Suspect in Houston school shooting identified, charged
kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — Police identified the suspected gunman who stormed YES Prep Southwest Secondary school in Houston, Texas, on Friday and wounded the principal as 25-year old Dexter Harold Kelsey. Kelsey has been charged with [Read More…]
Death investigation into Illinois State Trooper found shot in squad car on highway
kali9/iStock (CHICAGO) — Illinois State Police have opened a investigation into the death of a trooper found shot on a Chicago highway Friday. Gerald Mason, 35, was found in his squad car suffering from a [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: American Airlines to require employee vaccinations
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 696,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million [Read More…]
Why some restaurants have added security amid new COVID policies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amid restaurant closures, changing rules and regulations, worker shortages, supply chain issues that lead to price hikes and more, during the COVID-19 crisis restaurants in the U.S. have faced challenges at [Read More…]
California to be 1st state in nation to require COVID-19 vaccines for school children
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will require vaccines for all school children ages 12-17 once the FDA grants full approval, becoming the first state in [Read More…]
Bodycam video shows moments before Chicago police officer attempted to tackle Black woman
iStock/Marcus Lindstrom Newly released police body cam footage shows the moments before a white police officer attempted to tackle a Black woman walking her dog in a closed park, allegedly unprovoked. Nikkita Brown said that [Read More…]
More than half of US killings by police go unreported: Study
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A new study on fatal police violence shows more than half of killings by police were left unreported in the last 40 years, and that Black Americans were estimated to be [Read More…]
FBI assisting in 3-county search for missing Florida college student Miya Marcano: Sheriff
iStock/ijoe84 (ORLANDO) — The FBI has joined the search for 19-year-old Florida college student Miya Marcano as her desperate family said they suspect she was kidnapped from her apartment a week ago. Marcano, a student [Read More…]