The House Jan. 6 committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot would need to negotiate with former President Donald Trump if he were to offer to testify live in response to the panel’s subpoena, Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday. “I think that’s going to be a negotiation,” Kinzinger, R-Ill., a member […]
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Iran’s celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests
BAGHDAD — Singers, actors, sports stars — the list goes on. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is lashing back. Celebrities have found themselves targeted for arrest, have had passports confiscated and faced other harassment. […]
3 dead, 1 injured in Pittsburgh shooting
Three people are dead, and one person is in stable condition after a shooting on the North Side of Pittsburgh Saturday evening, police said. One man and two women were shot and killed, and another man arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. […]
Private plane makes safe emergency landing on Dallas roadway
DALLAS — A small airplane experiencing technical problems made an emergency landing on a road in a Dallas neighborhood Saturday afternoon. Engine problems forced the plane to land on West Kiest Boulevard around 3 p.m., WFAA-TV reported. The unnamed husband and wife who were operating the airplane escaped injuries and […]
Stockton police arrest suspect in apparent serial killings
A suspect was arrested Saturday in connection to the six unprovoked murders of men ages 21 to 54 over the last few months, the Stockton Police Department said. The Stockton Police Department announced that Wesley Brownlee, 43, was booked on a homicide charge Saturday. Police said that surveillance teams followed […]
Prominent Chicago priest accused of sexual abuse of minor
CHICAGO — A Catholic priest who gained national fame as an activist has been asked to step away from his ministry while allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago are investigated. The development came a little more than a year after another probe cleared the priest, the Rev. […]
NASCAR holds 2nd driver safety meeting, vows more
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR held a second consecutive meeting with its Cup drivers to discuss their safety concerns with the new Next Gen car and promised to continue the sessions for the remaining month of the season. Saturday’s meeting at Las Vegas Motor Speedway lasted 75 minutes, the same length […]
Violent week a grim sign as targeted killings of police rise
SEATTLE — The shooting deaths of two Connecticut officers and wounding of a third punctuated an especially violent week for police across the U.S. and fit into a grim pattern: Even as more officers left their jobs in the past two years, the number targeted and killed rose. According to […]
Voters to decide on California ban on flavored tobacco
SAN DIEGO — Two years ago, California banned flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and cotton candy vaping juice, arguing that they mostly attracted kids and were especially dangerous amid the coronavirus pandemic when youth deaths spiked from respiratory complications. But the law never took effect. Tobacco giants, including […]
Apple workers in Oklahoma vote to unionize in 2nd labor win
NEW YORK — Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement, which has been gaining momentum […]