A probe into hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate left at Beirut’s port began just hours before a massive blast rocked the site, leaving more than 200 dead and devastating the Lebanese capital, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab told CNN on Tuesday. Diab, who resigned as prime minister in the wake of the port explosion
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At least seven people were killed and dozens were injured after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey and Croatian officials. Emergency crews, assisted by the military, were still digging through the rubble in several towns as night fell and electricity remained out. The quake, which
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The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services issued new dietary guidelines, which include recommendations for babies and toddlers for the first time. Used by health care professionals and policy makers, the guidelines dictate much of what Americans of all ages will eat over the next five years and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Oregon ( KPTV) — Oregon State Police Detectives are asking for the public’s help identifying a young girl whose remains were found in a rural area of Lincoln County earlier this month. On Dec. 10, investigators responded to the H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor
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(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, though the legislation could be voted on at a later time or date if McConnell so chooses. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, attempted to pass the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Kansas (KCTV KSMO) — One local police department’s K9 will soon be outfitted in body armor. K9 Bear, a four-legged officer with the Edwardsville Police Department, was recently selected by the charitable organization, Vested Interest in K9s, to receive the donated bullet and stab protective vest. K9
Continue Reading A Boston statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling beneath President Abraham Lincoln was removed Tuesday morning, according to the mayor’s office. The “Emancipation Group” statue has stood in Park Square since 1879. The Boston Art Commission voted to remove it in June after two public hearings and hundreds of letters and survey responses. “We’re
Continue Reading The Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot unarmed Andre Hill shouted that Hill had a gun before shooting him to death last week, according to a statement included in a report prepared by the Columbus police chief after the shooting. Adam Coy, the officer who killed Hill, was fired Monday afternoon for his use of
Continue Reading Russian authorities have ratcheted up pressure on opposition politician Alexey Navalny, leveling a new fraud accusation and jail threat against him in recent days. Russia’s main investigative body said on Tuesday that it had launched a new criminal case against Navalny on charges of fraud related to his alleged mishandling of $5 million in donations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A Buford man is facing kidnapping and other charges after Gwinnett police rescued an infant from a car that he allegedly stole from the parking lot of a strip shopping center near the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway and Sugarloaf Parkway on
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A Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the virus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday.
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Nearly two dozen downtown Nashville residents and business owners were to retrieve important items and pets Tuesday during their first up-close look at the devastation caused by the Christmas Day bombing, police said. Federal agents sifted through debris for evidence of an explosion that rocked a historic part of Tennessee’s capital on what was a
Continue ReadingNOVINGER, Mo. (AP) — An investigation continues into an accident that killed three people in northeast Missouri. KTVO-TV reports that the accident happened about 2:30 a.m. Monday on Adair County Route O near the town of Novinger. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a pickup truck and an SUV collided head-on at the crest of
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are hospitalized after a large fire broke out at an apartment complex in the Waldo area of Kansas City, Missouri. Fire officials say two people jumped from the third story to escape the fire that occurred Monday night near the Missouri-Kansas border. Their injuries are not believed to
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A young boy is hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a hotel pool in Springfield, Missouri. KYTV-TV reports that police and paramedics were called Monday night to the Baymont Inn after the child was found not breathing in the pool. People who found the boy began CPR and eventually paramedics were
Continue ReadingSPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a St. Louis County man who is now charged in the Christmas Day killings of his former girlfriend and her 23-month-old daughter. Prosecutors on Monday charged 30-year-old Timothy Brown of Spanish Lake with two counts of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the deaths of
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Police in Springfield, Missouri, say an officer shot a woman who tried to hit the officer with a car. The incident happened about 6 a.m. Tuesday on a business parking lot. Police describe the woman’s injuries as non-life threatening. Police spokeswoman Jasmine Bailey told the Springfield News-Leader that an officer spotted
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story UNITY, Maine (WMTW) — Firefighters saved a 150-year-old Bible during a fire Monday evening. Crews were called to Unity United Methodist Church on Depot Street around 6 p.m. Monday. The fire chief says the fire appeared to have started in the basement, but the cause is under investigation.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State legislatures across the country will be convening in 2021 with a common theme at the center of their work. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to shape both their budget and policy debates. The executive director of the National Conference of State Legislatures says he expects lawmakers in over half
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