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Judge firms up trial date for Smollett, won’t dismiss case
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge on Friday denied a last-ditch effort to dismiss a criminal case against actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to police when he reported that he was the victim of ...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

Jill Biden set to campaign for McAuliffe in Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Jill Biden is set to campaign Friday for Democrats in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey, her most overt foray into politics since arriving at the White House nin...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

Bill Clinton recovering from urological infection, aide says
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Bill Clinton was said to be recovering from a urological infection Friday, and an aide to the former president said that Clinton was in an intensive care section of the hospital,...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be offered at least two months after immuniz...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

Prosecutors: Capitol Police Officer told Jan. 6 rioter to hide evidence
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter's involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrectio...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court its attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.The move by the Jus...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some ...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2021

Assailant with bow and arrows kills 5 people in Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A man armed with a bow fired arrows at shoppers in a small Norwegian town Wednesday, killing five people before he was arrested, authorities said.The police chief in the com...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2021

More than a glitch: Jon Gruden dropped by Madden video game
Jon Gruden is being dropped from the Madden NFL 22 video game after he resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders because it was reported that he used racist, homophobic and misogynistic language...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2021

Judge blocks Baltimore from banning Catholic group’s rally
Baltimore city officials can't ban a conservative Roman Catholic media outlet from holding a prayer rally at a city-owned pavilion during a U.S. bishops' meeting next month, a federal judge has ruled,...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2021
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