Former ATF agent at center of legal dispute over AR-15
In his 23 years with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Dan O’Kelly was one of the agency’s top gun experts. He…
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5 things to know for February 7: Coronavirus, 2020 Dems, Trump, Mideast, Australia
Today’s US jobs report will make history. For the first time ever, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will include same-sex couples in its count of…
Continue Reading Wuhan coronavirus whistleblower doctor dies as confirmed cases top 30,000
A Wuhan doctor who attempted to warn the public about a potential new coronavirus outbreak died on Friday from the infection, as the number of…
Continue Reading Russia blacklists over 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added over 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses to a register of extremists and terrorists, the organization said…
Continue Reading China’s censors tried to control the narrative on a hero doctor’s death. It backfired terribly
Speaking to state media in late December, one of China’s top medical officials hailed eight residents of Wuhan who had attempted to blow the…
Continue Reading How Chinese doctor Li Wenliang died twice in China’s state media
The Chinese media’s reporting of the death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang caused confusion and anger Thursday night, as Li was…
Continue Reading A Nashville student-teacher was dismissed after a lesson on slavery the school says was not ‘age appropriate’
A student-teacher at a Nashville elementary school was dismissed after a Black History month lesson on slavery that prompted students to complete the…
Continue Reading Five people were killed when a small plane crashed in Alaska
Five people were killed when a commuter airplane crashed about 12 miles southwest of Tuntutuliak in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers…
Continue Reading Single moon dust grain collected during Apollo 17 ‘preserves millions of years of history’
Although the moon is conveniently close for observations, astronauts haven’t stepped on the lunar surface since 1972. Fortunately, this will…
Continue Reading Two correctional officers injured a federal prison inmate and then tried to cover it up, Justice Department says
Two federal correctional officers were arrested Thursday after prosecutors charged them with injuring an inmate in Massachusetts and trying to cover…
Continue Reading How drug wars in Ireland led to the murder and dismemberment of a teenage boy
Keane Mulready-Woods should have been celebrating his 18th birthday this week. But the Irish teenager’s life came to an end last month, in a…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s governor accused a Facebook group’s page of being anti-Semitic. Facebook shut it down
The Facebook page for a group named Rise Up Ocean County was taken down Wednesday after New Jersey officials accused them of featuring “racist…
Continue Reading Royal Caribbean to refile motion to dismiss lawsuit from family of toddler who died
After a federal judge denied a motion by Royal Caribbean Cruises to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the family of an Indiana toddler who fell to her…
Continue Reading All of its neighbors have it, so why hasn’t North Korea reported any coronavirus cases?
It’s now about two months since a deadly novel coronavirus was found in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and nearly every country and territory in…
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Buttigieg holds narrow lead in Iowa caucuses with 100% of precincts reporting
DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg held a slim lead over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses with the Iowa Democratic Party announcing on Thursday…
Continue Reading China’s Red Cross is under fire for not getting supplies to hospitals fighting coronavirus. That’s a problem for the government
On a gray afternoon in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a suited man lifts a box of 3M masks into the trunk of a black vehicle next to a Red Cross…
Continue Reading The suspect in the El Paso Walmart shooting is now facing federal hate crime charges
The man accused of killing 22 people and injuring nearly two dozen more in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, has been indicted on…
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Texas executes man who killed wife, children, other relatives during drug-fueled rage
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Dallas man was executed Thursday evening for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives…
Continue Reading Women who settled with The Spotted Pig owner want to start new restaurant
Three women who settled with the owner of the famed The Spotted Pig over sexual harassment claims want to buy the site where the closed Manhattan…
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President Trump speaks out on ‘not guilty’ decision in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his…
Continue Reading Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation Thursday that advocates said makes the state the first…
Continue Reading Pablo Escobar’s chief hitman ‘Popeye’ dies of cancer
A man who had oversight over a web of assassins working for the infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar is dead. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as…
Continue Reading Famed Seattle eatery pays $483,000 in wage theft case
SEATTLE (AP) — A venerable restaurant in Seattle’s Pike Place Market has agreed to pay $483,000 to settle wage theft allegations. The Seattle…
Continue Reading Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise…
Continue Reading Weinstein defense calls first witness: friend says he had a “sex addiction”
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team called their first witness Thursday — a former producer who they say casts doubt on actress Annabella…
Continue Reading A bronze slave auction plaque has gone missing from Charlottesville’s Court Square
An historical plaque marking the site of a slave auction went missing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and police are offering an award of up to $1,000.…
Continue Reading A man accidentally killed his neighbor with a crossbow while trying to save him from a dog attack
A Massachusetts man attempting to save his neighbor from a dog attack accidentally shot and killed him with a crossbow, officials said. Police are…
Continue Reading Arizona company CEO fired after calling driver racial slur
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The CEO and founder of an organic fertilizer company says he was fired after he was caught on camera using a racial slur…
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