5 things to know for May 12: Coronavirus, Congress, Gaza, pipeline hack, voting
About 37 million Americans are expected to travel for Memorial Day, a big boost from last year’s record low. And a huge majority plans to drive…
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Perseverance rover is ready to unlock the history of Mars
For the past month, the Perseverance rover has spent much of its time documenting the flights of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. In between those…
Continue Reading Attorneys for Andrew Brown’s family will continue to petition for release of all videos of fatal shooting
Following the family’s viewing of body and dash camera footage of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death, attorneys for the family recommitted to…
Continue Reading Two California police officers were killed while on duty in a 24-hour span, officials say
Two California police officers were killed while on duty in the span of 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Detective Luca Benedetti with the San Luis…
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Authorities are searching for a missing 7-year-old who disappeared on a Texas beach
GALVESTON, Texas — Authorities are searching for a seven-year-old boy who disappeared while at a Texas beach with his family Tuesday night. A…
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Fulton County District Attorney will seek death penalty against Atlanta spa shooting suspect
Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges,…
Continue Reading There were at least 11 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at…
Continue Reading Border encounters reach 2-decade high in April, though number of unaccompanied children dips
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 178,000 migrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in April, a slight increase over March, for the highest…
Continue Reading Colt Brennan, former star quarterback at the University of Hawaii, dies at 37
Former standout college quarterback Colt Brennan died this week in a California hospital, his family confirmed to CNN. “He had been in a…
Continue Reading A monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed up on a California beach
An unusual fish with teeth as sharp as glass and a body shaped like a football washed ashore on a California beach last week. The black colored…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs shooter was upset that he wasn’t invited to the family gathering where he killed six people, police chief says
The man who fatally shot six people at a birthday party in Colorado Springs was upset at not being invited to the event, authorities said at a news…
Continue Reading Police body camera video shows Andrew Brown Jr. shooting was unjustified, attorneys say
After viewing body and dash camera footage of Andrew Brown Jr.‘s death, attorneys and family members of Brown said Tuesday that it proves…
Continue Reading 2 Texas sheriff’s deputies were killed when gunfire broke out after dog complaint
CONCHO COUNTY, Texas — Two Concho County sheriff’s deputies were killed and an Eden city employee critically injured after an altercation…
Continue Reading Man who fled with a tiger has been caught, but the animal is on the loose, Houston police say
Houston authorities have captured a man who allegedly evaded police while housing a Bengal tiger in a yard, but the tiger remains on the lam.…
Continue Reading A Florida police union said a book about police brutality was propaganda. Now, a local school district has paused its use
Teachers in one Florida county have paused the use of a novel about police brutality after the local police union called the book…
Continue Reading Fulton County District Attorney plans to seek death penalty against Atlanta spa shooting suspect
Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges,…
Continue Reading Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which…
Continue Reading Former health care worker sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering 7 veterans
A former health care worker was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for providing fatal insulin doses to elderly patients at a Veterans Affairs…
Continue Reading Medina Spirit to race at Preakness, trainer says Kentucky Derby winner tested positive for betamethasone after being treated with ointment
Medina Spirit, its Kentucky Derby win cast into doubt after a positive drug test, will start from the third post position in Saturday’s…
Continue Reading Men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing plead not guilty in federal court
The men charged in last year’s killing of Ahmaud Arbery entered not guilty pleas on federal hate crime and attempted kidnapping charges…
Continue Reading New images of Jupiter reveal some of the planet’s mysterious features
Images captured by two different telescopes are showing our solar system’s largest planet in a new light. The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii…
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Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Atlanta spa shooting suspect
ATLANTA, Georgia — Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been…
Continue Reading Family of Andrew Brown Jr. to view body camera footage of his fatal shooting
The immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. will have the chance Tuesday to view police body camera video of Brown’s death, following a…
Continue Reading Bob Baffert says Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with ointment containing steroid
Trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had been treated prior to the race with an ointment…
Continue Reading Voyager spacecraft detects ‘persistent hum’ beyond our solar system
One of the Earth’s longest-flying spacecraft has detected a “persistent hum” beyond our solar system, according to a new study.…
Continue Reading Man charged in hate crime assault on Asian woman in New York City pleads not guilty, held on $1 million bond
A man charged in a hate crime assault on an Asian woman in New York City in March pleaded not guilty and is being held on a $1 million bond,…
Continue Reading A 1985 unsolved homicide case in Montana gets a big break in identifying the victim, thanks to DNA samples
For over three decades, Montana police have been trying to identify the skeletal remains of a woman that were found by a bear hunter in Missoula…
Continue Reading Drought emergency declared in most of California amid ‘acute water supply shortfalls’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency Monday across most of the parched state, covering a vast stretch of the central and…
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A 6-year-old girl is dead after a shooting at a San Antonio car club gathering
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A man is facing capital murder charges after a shooting at a car club event in San Antonio left a 6-year-old girl dead and…
Continue Reading Georgia repeals citizen’s arrest law ahead of a federal hearing in the death of Ahmaud Arbery
On the eve of a hearing for three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, his family witnessed the repeal of a Civil War-era law permitting…
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