Overnight violence brings the number of mass shootings in the US this year to 267
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new…
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How Orlando’s LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre
Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there. Morales had moved to Orlando a few years earlier in search of his…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland is suspended after Christian Eriksen collapses
Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland has been suspended after star midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed during the first half in…
Continue ReadingDelta passengers and crew subdue unruly passenger on Atlanta-bound flight
An unruly passenger forced a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta to land in Oklahoma City on Friday night, the airline said. Crew…
Continue ReadingBarbora Krejcikova beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in roller coaster French Open final to win first grand slam
Barbora Krejcikova won her maiden grand slam singles title, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in a roller coaster French Open final. The…
Continue ReadingBiden aims to counter China’s global infrastructure project with new G7 initiative
The United States says it will be a lead partner in a new global, climate-friendly infrastructure program with its Group of 7 partners, part of…
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Cape Cod diver left with a whale of a tale after a humpback spat him out
A Cape Cod lobster diver is safe Friday, following a fluke encounter with a humpback whale that nearly made him the leviathan’s lunch. Michael…
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At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin, authorities say
At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured are in…
Continue ReadingBiden and Putin not currently expected to hold joint news conference following meeting next week
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are not currently expected to hold a joint press conference following their high-stakes…
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Biden’s preaching the benefits of democracy in Europe, but new concerns rise back home
President Joe Biden’s attempts to talk up democracy in Europe this week are facing headwinds from back home, where revelations about the…
Continue ReadingDangerous Covid variants could set back national progress against the pandemic, officials warn
With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a…
Continue ReadingChicago police officer charged in connection to January 6 Capitol riot
A Chicago police officer was arrested at his home Friday morning and is facing five federal misdemeanor charges in connection to the January 6 riot…
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Alton Sterling’s children settle with city of Baton Rouge for $4.5 million
The five children of Alton Sterling have settled with the city of Baton Rouge for $4.5 million, according to a statement from their attorneys.…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine doses from Baltimore plant
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it was authorizing for use two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines —…
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Justice Department requested data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple
The Department of Justice sent a broad request in February 2018 to Apple as part of its investigation that collected data on members of Congress,…
Continue ReadingBarr pushed investigators to finish leak probes
The Justice Department’s leak investigation that targeted lawmakers was more than a year old when Attorney General William Barr took office in…
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Meet the internet sleuths tracking down the January 6 insurrectionists
From the mob, a seemingly unidentifiable hand reaches out with a Taser, in an attack that would leave DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone…
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Justice Department watchdog to investigate data seizure as House Democrats discuss impacts of leak probe
The Justice Department’s inspector general will investigate the department’s handling of a leak investigation into former President…
Continue ReadingThis skateboarder is helping plus-size riders roll
Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song and then…
Continue ReadingLyft has yet to disclose sexual assault incidents as cases grow
More than three years after ridehail companies Uber and Lyft first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents of sexual assault and abuse…
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