A massive chemical fire south of Houston, Texas, triggered an emergency order for locals to shelter in place even after a dangerous chemical was detected in the air. Local officials and public health experts say most of the risk from the Deer Park fire has passed and that further testing […]
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‘Terrified’ teachers shot with pellets by trainers during active shooter drill
The “terrified” teachers were asked to go into a room, crouch down, and then were shot execution style. The episode wasn’t an active shooter inside of a school, and the projectiles weren’t bullets. But when the teachers were struck with air pellets during the school shooting drill at an Indiana […]
Rescuers race to save thousands from ‘critical situation’ in Mozambique after cyclone
Thousands of people, some seen clinging to rooftops and tree branches, still await rescue from rising floodwaters in Mozambique, one week after an intense tropical cyclone walloped the southeast African nation. Nearly 350,000 others are at risk of becoming trapped in the coming days as remnants of tropical cyclone Idai […]
Man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes
The Latest on a Florida man charged with mailing explosives to critics of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:43 p.m. A Florida man has pleaded guilty to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump. Cesar Sayoc entered the plea Thursday before […]
Man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes
The Latest on a Florida man charged with mailing explosives to critics of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:43 p.m. A Florida man has pleaded guilty to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump. Cesar Sayoc entered the plea Thursday before […]
Man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes
The Latest on a Florida man charged with mailing explosives to critics of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:43 p.m. A Florida man has pleaded guilty to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump. Cesar Sayoc entered the plea Thursday before […]
Jared Kushner used messaging app in White House: Cummings
White House senior adviser and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has used an encrypted messaging application for official business and to communicate with contacts outside the United States, his lawyer told senior lawmakers in December. House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, disclosed the admission from Kushner lawyer Abbe Lowell […]
New details emerge in case of suspect who blamed panhandlers for his wife’s death
A father and daughter who authorities say fabricated a story of a panhandler stabbing his wife to death were extradited to Baltimore early Thursday to face murder charges as newly released documents show the husband allegedly asked his brother to help kill the victim. Keith and Valeria Smith were brought […]
New details emerge in case of suspect who blamed panhandlers for his wife’s death
A father and daughter who authorities say fabricated a story of a panhandler stabbing his wife to death were extradited to Baltimore early Thursday to face murder charges as newly released documents show the husband allegedly asked his brother to help kill the victim. Keith and Valeria Smith were brought […]
New details emerge in case of suspect who blamed panhandlers for his wife’s death
A father and daughter who authorities say fabricated a story of a panhandler stabbing his wife to death were extradited to Baltimore early Thursday to face murder charges as newly released documents show the husband allegedly asked his brother to help kill the victim. Keith and Valeria Smith were brought […]