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Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona… Continue Reading

Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s bail bid

A judge on Monday rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial… Continue Reading

House set for override vote on Trump’s defense bill veto

The Democratic-controlled House returned to the Capitol Monday to vote on an override of President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill… Continue Reading

Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan

A U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three others injured had four deployments to Afghanistan… Continue Reading

Nashville Bomber to neighbor: World ‘never going to forget me’

Rick Laude said he saw Anthony Quinn Warner standing at his mailbox on Dec. 21 and pulled over in his car to speak with him… Continue Reading

Nearly 1.3M traveled through US airports Sunday

Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more cases of COVID-19… Continue Reading

Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam

“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college… Continue Reading

US stocks open higher after Trump signs $900B aid package

Stocks began the final week of 2020 slightly higher after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package that helps reduce uncertainty … Continue Reading