Feds charge 6 in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Six men were charged Thursday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to a federal criminal…
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Officer charged with murder in George Floyd death posts $1 million bail, attorney says
Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in George Floyd’s death, has posted $1 million bail, his attorney, Eric…
Continue ReadingTrump calls for stimulus negotiations to stop until after Election Day
President Donald Trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package, after the two sides have struggled for months to reach…
Continue ReadingNobel Prize in Medicine awarded to US-UK trio for discovery of hepatitis C virus
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of hepatitis C…
Continue ReadingDisney laying off 28,000 employees as pandemic hammers its theme parks
Disney is laying off 28,000 people in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic hammers its parks and resorts…
Continue ReadingFast-moving fires in Calif. send tens of thousands of residents in wine country fleeing
Several new California fires torched thousands of acres in a day, including the fast-moving Napa County Glass Fire, which destroyed a…
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Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now
TikTok won’t be kicked off of US app stores — at least not…
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Hurricane Sally slams into Alabama and Florida
A Category 1 Hurricane Sally is pummeling southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle after it crossed land Wednesday morning, prompting water…
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3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Isaias turns deadly as it races up the East Coast
Tropical Storm Isaias keeps gaining speed as it barrels up the East Coast, inundating cities from both the sea and the sky while bringing winds that…
Continue ReadingHuge explosion rocks Beirut, killing at least 50, injuring thousands across city
(CNN) — A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, injuring thousands of people and blowing out windows in…
Continue ReadingHurricane Isaias makes landfall in the Carolinas, expected to move up East Coast
(CNN) — Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina Monday night, bringing coastal and inland flooding with the storm that is expected to keep…
Continue ReadingHurricane Isaias heads toward Bahamas and Florida
After battering Dominican Republic as a tropical storm (CNN) — The Bahamas and eastern Florida are bracing for hurricane conditions this weekend…
Continue ReadingHurricane Douglas may become just third in modern history to make landfall in Hawaii
Douglas could become only the third hurricane in modern history to make landfall in…
Continue ReadingHurricane Hanna weakens after making landfall in southern Texas
Hurricane Hanna weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall as a hurricane along the Gulf Coast of southern Texas on Saturday evening,…
Continue ReadingArizona closes bars, gyms and other businesses after ‘brutal’ COVID-19 increase
In one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet, Arizona is closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses for 30 days amid a…
Continue Reading7.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico; tsunami threat follows
Buildings collapsed, residents were evacuated and tsunami waves of 2.3 feet crashed into Mexico’s southern coastline as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake…
Continue ReadingUnrest mounts across numerous US cities over the death of George Floyd
Pain and anger over the death of George Floyd spilled over into multiple cities across the country Friday night, hours after the former Minneapolis…
Continue ReadingWeather looking 50/50 for historic crewed SpaceX launch
It’s a moment that hasn’t happened in nearly a decade, and it might all come down to the…
Continue ReadingJCPenney files for bankruptcy
JCPenney filed for bankruptcy on Friday, the latest retail giant to see its downfall hastened by the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic was the final…
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