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Business owners learn how to spot customers buying bomb-making materials

By Gracyn Gordon Click here for updates on this story     CLINTON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted the first Operation Flashpoint event Wednesday in Clinton. Operation Flashpoint is an initiative that urges both the public and businesses to be aware of suspicious activity in stores.

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Man who killed girlfriend, buried her in garden for no apparent reason goes to prison

By Eric Grossarth/EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — The brutal stabbing murder of a woman whose family described her as “loving, compassionate and radiant” left people asking why. Philip Michael Schwab, 35, will serve a 25-year-to-life prison sentence for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend, Kaylynn Blue. Investigators

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Ben Shortreed had to have his left hand amputated last year after it was severely injured when a mortar exploded as he was lighting fireworks with friends outside of his town of Verona home. One of his two prostheses responds to sensors on his forearm to allow the hand to open

Man lost hand after fireworks accident

By David Wahlberg Click here for updates on this story     VERONA, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When Ben Shortreed and friends lit fireworks in his yard before the Fourth of July last year, a shell exploded in his left hand, causing damage so severe a surgeon had to amputate the hand that night. A neighbor

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Trudeau dodges election call questions, as post-Parliament political posturing ramps up

By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Debuting a freshly-shaven face for the first time in many months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed suggestions Wednesday that he’s gearing up to call a federal election despite a ramp-up in post-Parliament political posturing. The Senate adjourned for the summer leaving

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