On April 20, 1999, two students opened fire at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, gunning down 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before killing themselves. America endured school shootings before Columbine, but never “one quite like that one,” said ABC News contributor and former FBI agent Brad […]
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Columbine survivor still battling invisible wounds is on quest to help others
Missy Mendo was in math class when she heard a banging and a rumbling. She peered out the window — and the looks on her peers’ faces outside sent a jolt through her that this was something serious. When Mendo and her classmates ran to the hallway, she realized the […]
Strong quake rattles Taiwan, but no major damage apparent
A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwans east coast Thursday afternoon, rattling buildings across the island but causing no major damage or injuries. The bureau said the quake happened at 1:01 p.m. (0501 GMT), with its epicenter just over 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of the eastern coastal city of […]
Democrats: Attorney general has ‘zero’ credibility on Mueller report
Democrats criticized the Justice Department’s handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 400-page report on the eve of its release, slamming plans to deliver it to Capitol Hill Thursday morning following a news conference from Attorney General William Barr. “This is wrong,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said in […]
A Mueller report guide to collusion: What is it and what could we still learn?
As Washington anxiously awaits the Thursday release of the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, some questions surrounding specific, publicly-reported instances of then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign contacts with Russians remain unresolved. Attorney General William Barr, in his letter to Congress last month describing the report’s “principal conclusions,” wrote […]
North Korea test-fires new tactical guided weapons, state media reports
North Korea reportedly test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon on Wednesday in a move that could dampen the prospects of a successful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected and directed the test-firing, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday, […]
Who is special counsel and former FBI director Robert Mueller?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has long been a source of curiosity for the general public as he and his team have quietly investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Now, nearly two years after his investigation began, the American public on Thursday morning will see a trove of content […]
‘Patient zero’ of Michigan measles outbreak thought he was immune: Doctor
The man who is believed to have brought the ongoing measles outbreak to Michigan thought he was immune to the disease, according to a doctor who spoke with him. The man, who remains unidentified but is believed to be “patient zero” in Michigan, traveled to the Great Lake state from […]
Trump says he may hold news conference after Mueller report release
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a day before the highly anticipated report from special counsel Robert Mueller is set to be made public, that he might hold a news conference after the redacted report is expected to be released Thursday morning. It was not immediately clear whether the president […]
Wisconsin governor says 13,000 Foxconn jobs is ‘unrealistic’
Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he wants to renegotiate Wisconsins nearly 3 billion contract with Foxconn Technology Group, saying its unrealistic to think the company will employ 13,000 people as originally promised. Evers told reporters that the state was working with Taiwan-based Foxconn to look at revising the original […]