SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Authorities were investigating a possible hate crime after a group of men allegedly shouted homophobic and anti-LGBTQ slurs during a Drag Queen Story Hour at a San Francisco Bay Area library, a sheriff’s official said. Deputies responded to the San Lorenzo Library Saturday afternoon following reports […]
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Country music singer Toby Keith reveals he has stomach cancer
Country music star Toby Keith announced on social media that he has stomach cancer. The “Red Solo Cup” singer revealed the news to his 796,000 Instagram followers on Sunday, saying he received the diagnosis in the fall. “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery,” he wrote. […]
At least 5 dead, 27 injured as wave of weekend mass shootings in US continues
At least seven mass shootings have occurred across the country since Friday night, making this the fourth consecutive weekend in which U.S. law enforcement officers have responded to multiple incidents involving four or more victims shot. Shootings this weekend have left at least five people dead and 27 injured in […]
Police: 2 killed, 4 wounded in shooting at Indiana nightclub
GARY, Ind. — Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said. Officers responding to reports of shots fired around 2 a.m. in Gary, southeast of Chicago, said they found two people who had been shot and were unresponsive. […]
Rapper Roddy Ricch arrested on gun charges in New York
NEW YORK — Roddy Ricch is facing gun charges after being arrested on his way to perform at a concert Saturday night. According to police, the 23-year-old rapper was arriving at Citi Field on Saturday evening when a private security firm operating a checkpoint noticed a firearm in the vehicle […]
Prominent Democratic operative Joe Grandmaison dies at 79
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — J. Joseph “Joe” Grandmaison, a larger-than-life Democratic operative who ran numerous campaigns and served as an appointee under three presidents, has died. He was 79. Grandmaison died from the effects of Parkinson’s disease Saturday at Wentworth Senior Living, his brother said. “With the passing of Joe Grandmaison, […]
Average US gasoline price jumps 39 cents to $5.10 per gallon
For the first time ever, the price for a gallon of regular gas in Broward County is selling at some gas stations for more than five dollars, as seen at this Mobil station in Margate, Fla., on Sunday, June, 12, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Free America Network […]
WTO chief sees ‘bumpy’ road as ministers work to reach deals
GENEVA — The head of the World Trade Organization predicted a “bumpy and rocky” road as the trade body opened its highest-level meeting in 4-1/2 years Sunday, with issues like pandemic preparedness, food insecurity against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine and overfishing of the world’s seas on the […]
Seoul: North Korea fires suspected artillery pieces into sea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater defense capability to cope with outside threats. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected […]
Truck crashes fleeing Greek police: migrant killed, 17 hurt
Police in Greece say one migrant was killed and 17 others, including a driver, were injured when a pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police slammed into a fence THESSALONIKI, Greece — A pickup truck trying to evade pursuing police in northeastern Greece slammed into a fence, killing one migrant […]