Trump vulnerable to Iranian revenge in US election year
Iran may well have calculated that it’s better off with a Democrat in the White House and not a Republican like President Donald Trump.…
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Don’t abbreviate 2020. It’s for your own good
2020 is finally here, and it’s coming with its own set of challenges. Not only do we have to break the habit of writing 2019, when we really…
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Coalition denies report that airstrike hit Iran-backed paramilitary forces in Iraq
A coalition spokesman denied that a convoy that included Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces was hit by an airstrike in Iraq on Saturday morning.…
Continue Reading The Patriots play their first Wild Card game since 2009, and other things to watch this NFL Saturday
Football fans won’t have to wait until Sunday for NFL action this week, as the Wild Card round of the playoffs kicks off midday Saturday. It…
Continue Reading A New York education official was arrested on child pornography charges in Wisconsin
A New York City education official is facing child pornography charges after federal officials say he planned to meet with an undercover agent he…
Continue Reading Fort Worth police chief encourages officers to attend worship services in uniform after deadly church shooting
A Texas police chief is encouraging officers to attend religious services in uniform as congregations hold service for the first time since a gunman…
Continue Reading US drone strike ordered by Trump kills top Iranian commander in Baghdad
US President Donald Trump has said that he ordered a precision strike to “terminate” a top Iranian commander who was plotting…
Continue Reading Hikers in California’s Sierra Nevada found the remains of a Japanese internee from World War II
In early October, two hikers were traversing an alpine path, high in California’s Sierra Nevada range, when the unexpected happened: they…
Continue Reading A cute proposal, a marching band victory and a quokka!
We’re a few days into the new year, which means all of you sticking to some life-changing resolution are probably remembering how hard it is to…
Continue Reading A gunman holding a woman hostage inside an Illinois bank has surrendered
A man was arrested Friday after he held a woman hostage for more than six hours inside a Rockford, Illinois, credit union, police said. “At the…
Continue Reading Man accused of stabbing Hanukkah celebrants is indicted on attempted murder and assault charges
The man accused of stabbing multiple people at a New York Hanukkah celebration has been indicted on assault and attempted murder charges, Rockland…
Continue Reading Mexico’s former public safety secretary pleads not guilty to cocaine trafficking, making false statements
Mexico’s former public security secretary pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to a drug trafficking conspiracy in which he allegedly…
Continue Reading A palm reader was arrested for allegedly scamming a client out of $71,000 to banish a demon from her daughter
A Massachusetts palm reader allegedly convinced a client that her daughter was possessed by a demon and swindled her out of $71,000, according to the…
Continue Reading Alabama woman who texted ‘I feel in trouble’ before she disappeared has been found dead, police say
Alabama police found the body of a woman missing since December 20 on Friday. Paighton Houston disappeared after leaving a Birmingham bar, her family…
Continue Reading A man working at Starbucks had his laptop stolen. He was killed when he chased down the thief
Police have arrested and charged two suspects after a man died on New Year’s Eve while chasing down a person who snatched his laptop while he…
Continue Reading A missing California mother was found dead near the US-Mexico border. Authorities are searching for her estranged boyfriend
A manhunt is underway after a Southern California mother who had been missing for days was found dead near the US-Mexico border. Authorities are…
Continue Reading Ethan Couch, who killed four people in ‘affluenza’ case, had a ‘weak positive’ THC result after his arrest, authorities say
Ethan Couch, known for the “affluenza” defense in his deadly drunk driving case in 2013, had a “weak positive” result on a…
Continue Reading Kenneth Feinberg has handled settlements with 9/11 victims and the BP oil disaster. The United Methodist Church split is his latest high-profile project
Over the past four decades when there has been a case that needed a top-notch legal mediator, one attorney has been called many times — Kenneth…
Continue Reading He was abused as an 11-year-old boy. A new law in California is making it possible to sue more than 40 years later
Paul Turley was only 11 years old in 1977, a year that changed the rest of his life. But it took 42 more years before he came forward with what he…
Continue Reading Authorities are searching the home of the stepfather of the missing Idaho siblings
Law enforcement officers investigating the disappearance of two missing Idaho siblings executed a search warrant Friday at a home owned by the…
Continue Reading A sheriff in Ohio was struck by a ‘celebratory’ bullet minutes after the new year began
The sheriff in Allen County, Ohio, narrowly escaped injury from a stray bullet just minutes after the new year began. Allen County Sheriff Matthew B.…
Continue Reading One person killed, two injured in stabbing attack in Paris suburb
One person was killed and two were injured in a stabbing attack in a Paris suburb Friday, a French government official confirmed. Police killed the…
Continue Reading A US Army officer’s mom just got deported. He says he feels betrayed
A US Army officer got a call he was dreading on Thursday. His mom had been deported to Mexico. She called her family from the other side of the…
Continue Reading One person was killed and others wounded in a stabbing incident in Austin, officials say
One man was killed and several people stabbed during an incident in Austin, Texas, officials said Friday. The incident began at 7:49 a.m. local time,…
Continue Reading An inmate in South Carolina was just captured 40 years after he escaped from a work crew
A prison inmate who escaped from a South Carolina work crew in 1979 was captured in Delaware on New Year’s Day, according to the department.…
Continue Reading Sam Wyche, former Cincinnati Bengals coach who reminded fans they ‘don’t live in Cleveland,’ dies at 74
Sam Wyche, the former NFL coach who helped popularize the no-huddle offense and brought the Cincinnati Bengals tantalizingly close to a Super Bowl…
Continue Reading LaMelo Ball pledges to donate a month’s worth of his salary to Australian bushfire victims
LaMelo Ball, the younger brother of NBA guard Lonzo Ball, is donating one month of his salary as a player in Australia’s professional…
Continue Reading US drone strike against top Iranian commander threatens spiral of violence in Middle East
The killing of Qasem Soleimani, one of the most powerful men in Iran, is a dramatic escalation of an already dangerous situation in the Middle East,…
Continue Reading Kentucky Attorney General wants FBI to investigate ex-Gov. Bevin’s pardons
Kentucky’s Attorney General says he’s asking the FBI to investigate pardons that former Gov. Matt Bevin issued in his last days in office…
Continue Reading What is the US logic to the strike on Iran’s Qasem Soleimani?
The US drone strike on Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force unit, may have been a…
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