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McConnell blocks effort to quickly increase direct stimulus payments
(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 ReadingFour-legged officer to get body armor
Click 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
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Boston removes statue of former slave kneeling before President Lincoln after 141 years
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, officer who shot Andre Hill shouted ‘gun’ before opening fire, report says
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 launch new criminal investigation against opposition leader Alexey Navalny
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 Police arrest suspect accused of stealing car and kidnapping infant
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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Colorado identifies first known case of UK coronavirus variant in US
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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Nashville residents, business owners to retrieve important items and pets from Christmas Day bomb site
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 ReadingThree killed in head-on accident in northeast Missouri
NOVINGER, 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 ReadingTwo people hospitalized after apartment fire in south KC
KANSAS 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 ReadingChild hospitalized after being found in hotel pool
SPRINGFIELD, 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 ReadingEx-boyfriend charged in death of woman, toddler
SPANISH 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 ReadingWoman shot after allegedly driving at Springfield officer
SPRINGFIELD, 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 Reading150-year-old Bible saved in Unity church fire
Click 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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State capitols face showdown over COVID powers and spending
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
Continue Reading Philadelphia on track to break record number of homicides
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A violent night pushes Philadelphia closer to reaching a grim milestone. The city could be on track to surpass the most homicides ever in a calendar year. The record is 504 homicides which was set in 1990 and with three days left to go in
Continue Reading Hospital patient found unresponsive in Hawthorne identified
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — UPDATE: The patient has been identified and his next of kin has been notified. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are asking for the public’s help in identifying a patient who was apparently hit by a car that
Continue Reading NOPD: Two suspects sought in connection with rash of vehicle burglaries
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU ) — The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating two suspects who are believed to be involved in multiple vehicle burglaries that happened early Monday morning in Treme. At around 4:15 a.m., the suspects were captured on surveillance video burglarizing
Continue Reading He might be armed and is considered dangerous, officials said.
Click 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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