A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Nicholas John Roske on federal charges of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The 26-year-old Roske was charged with one count of attempting to murder a justice of the United States. If convicted as charged, Roske faces a maximum sentence of …
Read More »11 people killed and dozens wounded in more mass shootings over the weekend
Eleven people were killed and dozens were wounded in mass shootings that took place across the U.S. over the weekend, according to the latest numbers collected by the Gun Violence Archive. The grim statistics emerge as communities and policymakers grapple with an upswing in gun violence that continues to shake the …
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In 2018, Jaclyn Corin spent hours trapped in a classroom as a shooter roamed the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, before she was able to walk safely away. But 14 of her classmates and three staff members of the school would not make it out …
Read More »1 killed, at least 8 injured in Phoenix strip mall shooting
One person was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting on Saturday at a strip mall in Phoenix, according to Phoenix police. The shooting occurred at around 1 a.m., police said. They responded to multiple shooting calls in the area of 10th Avenue and Hatcher Road, and people …
Read More »In choosing colleges, top young athletes say: “Show me the NIL”
It’s been almost a year since the NCAA gave college athletes the right to earn money from their own name, image or likeness, a move that supporters of the policy said would allow young sports stars to profit from the big bucks they help generate for their schools. Now, critics are warning …
Read More »John Hinckley Jr., who shot Ronald Reagan, set to be unconditionally released on June 15
Washington — John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and nearly killed President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is set to be unconditionally released from court-ordered psychiatric supervision on June 15, after federal prosecutors, mental health professionals and Hinckley’s legal team told a judge on Wednesday that they have no concerns …
Read More »Inflation to last into 2023, says Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday saying that high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher interest rates on its debt. The nonpartisan agency expects that the consumer price index will rise 6.1% this year and 3.1% in 2023. This …
Read More »She got a call saying her bank records had been found in a car with drugs. It was a scam targeting the elderly.
Chesterfield, Virginia — Three years ago, Sherri got a phone call warning that her bank records had been found in a car loaded with illegal drugs. “I went into a state of shock,” she said. The caller said he was a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and demanded she send cash …
Read More »In Durham trial, former top FBI lawyer details 2016 meeting behind unsubstantiated data linking Trump to Russian bank
Washington – When noted cyber attorney Michael Sussmann came to FBI headquarters in September 2016 to hand over now-debunked data purportedly linking Trump Tower to Russia’s Alfa Bank, the FBI’s general counsel, James Baker, said the information concerned him, and he viewed it as a “potential national security threat,” Baker …
Read More »Baby formula executive says Ukraine war partly to blame for shortages
The war in Ukraine has contributed to the baby formula shortage, according to an executive of one of the largest producers of formula in the U.S. Patrick Sly, the president of global nutrition at Reckitt, which produces Enfamil, said its products contain sunflower oil, of which Ukraine is a major …
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