This $800 million whistleblower program is losing its top cop
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s highly-successful whistleblower program is stepping down at a delicate moment for the…
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Dump truck driver arrested for DUI
Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dump truck driver was arrested for DUI on…
Continue Reading Heavy metal guitarist becomes 1st to plead guilty in U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, DC — A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in…
Continue Reading Family remembers man dead from stab wound at apartment
Click here for updates on this story MT. VERNON, Alabama (WALA) — On what would have been his 42nd birthday, family and…
Continue Reading Bus driver makes neighborhood boy ‘Official Bus Patrol’
Click here for updates on this story CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Conroe ISD has an official bus patrol officer, tasked with…
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Biden orders flags to half-staff as country mourns another mass shooting: ‘We must act’
President Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that…
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Biden signs emergency order to speed refugee admissions to U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an emergency determination that officials said would speed refugee admissions to the U.S.,…
Continue Reading Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in response to Washington
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other…
Continue Reading Biden briefed on Indianapolis shooting as White House says he’s determined to act on gun violence
President Joe Biden was briefed Friday morning on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, and the…
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AG Garland rescinds Trump-era memo that curtailed use of consent decrees used in investigations of police departments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal…
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Cotton threatens to stall US attorney nominees from Democratic states
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is threatening to stall the nominations of US attorneys from states represented by Democrats on the Judiciary…
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Derek Chauvin takes the Fifth, the defense rests, and closings next in trial of George Floyd’s death
When closing arguments are delivered Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, jurors will have sat through the testimony of…
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DMX featured on new song with French Montana and Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz and French Montana have a new song out with the late DMX. The song, “Been to War,” appears on Season 2 of Epix’s…
Continue Reading Sharon Osbourne to break her silence in first interview since exiting ‘The Talk’
Sharon Osbourne will discuss her departure from CBS’s “The Talk” in an interview set to air Friday. Osbourne will be speaking for…
Continue Reading Teachers union receives nearly 300 complaints upon return to in-person learning
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors is trying to…
Continue Reading Foreign minister says Moscow will ask 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a quid pro quo response to U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other…
Continue Reading Heavy metal guitarist will be first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers will plead guilty Friday to two crimes related to the Capitol insurrection, according to court…
Continue Reading Are you leaving your restaurant job for good? Share your story
The restaurant sector suffered millions of job losses during the pandemic. Many restaurant workers and bartenders were let go when restaurants closed…
Continue Reading After Indianapolis FedEx shooting, employees are still waiting to reunite with family because FedEx restricts cell phone use at its facilities, police say
Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby…
Continue Reading How to watch Prince Philip’s funeral
Millions of people around the world are expected to tune into Prince Philip’s funeral service on Saturday, which will be broadcast by major…
Continue Reading White House funnels $1.7 billion to help track and fight coronavirus variants
The White House on Friday announced plans to release $1.7 billion in funding to help the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states…
Continue Reading Dog rescued after getting paw stuck in escalator
Click here for updates on this story JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — A dog owner has a couple of fast-acting police…
Continue Reading Report: Human smugglers increasingly use Facebook to advertise services on the US-Mexico border
Human smugglers are increasingly utilizing Facebook to advertise services to migrants seeking to cross the US-Mexico border, according to a report…
Continue Reading Dog miraculously survives after falling 200 feet at canyon
Click here for updates on this story DEWEY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Dewey couple watched their dog accidentally jump…
Continue Reading Biden to be briefed on Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White…
Continue Reading City invites residents to join the #AVLFoodWasteChallenge
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — It’s estimated that tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Ilhan Omar and Democratic members urge Biden to act swiftly on raising refugee caps: ‘Lives depend on it’
A group of progressive Democrats is urging the Biden administration to act quickly to raise refugee caps put in place by the former Trump…
Continue Reading Newsrooms confront the ‘police say’ problem
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and…
Continue Reading Sole survivor of the metro Atlanta spa shootings returns home from hospital
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The lone survivor in the metro Atlanta spa shootings is finally…
Continue Reading Online bracket ranks Grady High School teen girls based on looks
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Counseling sessions begin Friday for Grady High School students…
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