Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, reports say
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
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Hundreds of US families have been trying for a year to adopt children from China. They’re still waiting
On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break…
Continue ReadingWhat happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue ReadingAn Instacart shopper saw an AR-15 in an Atlanta supermarket bathroom. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue ReadingCommunity reacts after man dies in shooting involving KCPD officer
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting…
Continue ReadingGun dealers concerned about proposed permitless carry
Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry…
Continue ReadingScientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was…
Continue ReadingLAPD cracks down on Echo Park homeless encampment
Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between…
Continue ReadingAlexey Navalny is suffering ‘torture by sleep deprivation’ and severe pain, lawyers say
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is suffering acute back pain which has affected his ability to walk and his condition is being exacerbated…
Continue ReadingEthiopian Prime Minister says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging for the first time that…
Continue ReadingChina sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread…
Continue ReadingDislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks,’ as the traffic jam builds
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue ReadingFirst fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade
A tanker carrying oil docked at Hodeidah port in Yemen on Thursday — the first such ship to berth this year in the country’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 26: Voting law, Covid, White House, foreign policy, China
At least five people have died as a wave of tornadoes ripped through the southern US yesterday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue ReadingDo octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep
With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach officials say they’re prepared for another weekend of large spring break crowds
An attempt to enforce an emergency curfew on spring breakers at Miami Beach last weekend devolved into chaos. But this weekend, city officials say…
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Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
Continue ReadingBoulder shooting suspect was moved from county jail after receiving threats
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store has been moved out of county jail after officers became aware of “threats…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Boulder massacre will stay in jail as his attorney gets time to assess what she says is his mental illness
A defense attorney for the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store asked a judge Thursday to delay the case’s next…
Continue ReadingChinese Ambassador to the US: China’s goal is not to replace United States
China’s goal is not to replace the United States as the world’s leading country, the Chinese Ambassador to the US said Thursday.…
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