QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the FDA ban Juul sales?
The FDA briefly banned Juul sales last month but now says it will delay that decision.
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Highland Park suspect admitted to firing on parade crowd, and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
The man detained in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois admitted to investigators that he fired on the crowd, a prosecutor said during a court hearing Wednesday.
Continue ReadingHighland Park parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder, state’s attorney says
Investigators believe the suspect in Monday’s killings at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Robert E. Crimo III, planned the attack “for several weeks,” a spokesperson for Lake County authorities said Tuesday.
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Police: Gunman fired 70-plus rounds at July 4 parade, 7 dead
The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said Tuesday.
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Capitol riot hearings opening, focused on extremists, Trump
Thursday’s prime-time hearing will open with eyewitness testimony from the first police officer pummeled in the mob riot and from a documentary filmmaker tracking the extremist Proud Boys.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Johnny Depp have won his libel case?
A Virginia jury determined Wednesday that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny Depp in a Washington Post editorial.
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Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim
A jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and during their brief marriage.
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Official: Girl told 911 ‘send the police now’ as cops waited
Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman, authorities said Friday.
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Uvalde mass shooter was not confronted by police before he entered the school, Texas official says
Today should have been a joyous day at Robb Elementary School as kids celebrated the last day of classes before summer vacation.
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Alabama fugitive waives extradition from Indiana
Watch a news conference from Indiana in the player above. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (KMIZ) A capital murder suspect who led authorities on a manhunt that started in Alabama and ended in Indiana has waived extradition. Vanderburgh County (Ind.) Sheriff David Wedding said at a news conference Tuesday that the sheriff’s office will not publicly release when
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Supreme Court examines Biden’s power to set US immigration policy in ‘Remain in Mexico’ challenge
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by Missouri Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt, urged the Supreme Court to uphold the lower court opinions.
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Capitol Police say there is ‘no threat at the Capitol,’ issue all-clear after evacuation
U.S. Capitol Police have ordered the evacuation of the Capitol complex, saying they are “tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat.”
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Suspect in Brooklyn subway train shooting called in the tip that led to his arrest, sources say
Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James was arrested by patrol cops in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, three law enforcement officials told CNN.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine be a ‘red line’ for the U.S.?
Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that their forces might have been attacked by Russian chemical weapons.
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Investigators identify suspect of Brooklyn subway shooting after finding a credit card at the scene
A male train passenger put on a gas mask, deployed a gas canister and then opened fire, shooting 10 commuters as a Manhattan-bound subway train headed into a station in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should oil companies boost supplies?
President Joe Biden urged oil companies Thursday to loosen up on their supply in a bid to lower market prices that have pushed record-high prices at the gas pump.
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Biden announces historic oil reserve release, along with other steps, to reduce gas prices
(CNN) — President Joe Biden is announcing an unprecedented release of oil from US reserves and taking steps to punish oil companies for not increasing production from unused leases on federal land, the White House says.
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Biden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will receive his second Covid-19 booster shot and is set to urge lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration’s Covid-19 response in an afternoon speech from the White House.
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Snow squall causes mass pileup on Pennsylvania highway and sends about 20 to hospitals
Heavy fog and precipitation from a snow squall caused a mass pileup Monday on a Pennsylvania highway and sent about 20 people to area hospitals, authorities said.
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Biden announces hundreds of millions in new security aid for Ukraine following Zelensky’s speech
President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, bringing the total to $1 billion announced in just the last week.
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