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Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be e...
Syndicated Author Oct 20, 2021

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

No major injuries after plane runs off Texas runway, burns
BROOKSHIRE, Texas (AP) - No one was seriously hurt when an airplane taking passengers to the AL Championship Series game in Boston ran off a runway and burned Tuesday morning near Houston, authorities...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

McCain book shares why she left ‘toxic’ times at ‘The View’
NEW YORK (AP) - Meghan McCain says she decided to leave "The View" following her second day back from maternity leave in January when frequent foil Joy Behar said "I did not miss you" during a politic...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

Facebook paying fine to settle US suit on discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department's allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers in favor...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

US Homeland Security secretary tests positive for COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19 and is isolating at home, the agency said.The secretary has been fully vaccinated and is experienc...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

SC attorney Alex Murdaugh denied bond on $3M theft charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A judge denied bond Tuesday for a prominent South Carolina attorney who has become embroiled in two multimillion-dollar insurance fraud cases months after he found his wife and s...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

Navy probe finds major failures in fire that destroyed ship
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling ...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to provide flexibility as the campaign for extra shots expands.T...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021

Report: Haiti gang seeks $17M for kidnapped US missionaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based missionary group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall ...
Syndicated Author Oct 19, 2021
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