Elections at the state and local levels are being held across the country, with a number of notable candidates in the races. Among them is Danica Roem, who could make history as Virginia’s first openly transgender elected official. Here are a few to keep an eye on: All 100 seats […]
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Carter Page admits he told Trump officials about meeting with Russians
Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page told the House Intelligence Committee last week that he alerted several top Trump campaign officials about a planned trip to Moscow in July of 2016 and notified others when he returned. Page said he informed campaign adviser J.D. Gordon, then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski […]
3 UCLA basketball players arrested in China on shoplifting charges
Three freshmen UCLA basketball players have been arrested in China on shoplifting charges, ESPN reported. Among the arrested was LiAngelo Ball, younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, a source told ESPN. Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were also arrested, according to ESPN. The UCLA basketball team […]
Roy Halladay, former MLB star pitcher, killed in small plane crash
Former MLB star pitcher Roy Halladay was killed in a small plane crash off the coast of Florida, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said this afternoon. He was “flying his Icon A5, a two-person, single engine amphibian plane when the plane went down” in the Gulf of Mexico, the sheriff’s […]
Texas shooting suspect escaped from mental health hospital in 2012: Police report
Texas church shooting suspect and Air Force veteran Devin Kelley escaped from a New Mexico mental health hospital in 2012, according to an El Paso Police Department report, which also said he “was attempting to carry out death threats” that he “had made on his military chain of command.” A […]
WATCH: UFO-shaped chicken coop holds egg-straterrestrials
Now Playing: UFO-shaped chicken coop holds egg-straterrestrials Now Playing: Girl treats horse to morning storytime Now Playing: Stingray ‘fever’ leaves kid amazed Now Playing: Puppy and fawn are feeding friends Now Playing: NYC marathoner busts a move in the middle of race Now Playing: 14 people injured after fireworks malfunction […]
Texas shooting suspect’s phone too encrypted to access for now, officials say
Texas church shooting suspect and Air Force veteran Devin Kelley escaped from a New Mexico “behavioral center” in 2012, according to an El Paso Police Department report, which also said he “was attempting to carry out death threats” that he “had made on his military chain of command.” A witness […]
Baltimore police driver not guilty in Freddie Gray case
A disciplinary panel has found a Baltimore police van driver not guilty on all administrative charges related to his transportation of Freddie Gray, the black man whose death in custody sparked riots in the city. The three-member board said Tuesday that Officer Caesar Goodson did not violate any department policies […]
Official says Puerto Rico needs ‘unprecedented’ US help
Puerto Rico has suffered such extensive devastation from Hurricane Maria that its recovery will fail unless the island gets more U.S. help. That’s the word from Natalie Jaresko, executive director of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances. Jaresko tells Congress that the U.S. territory needs emergency and […]
How assault rifles have played a prominent role in US mass shootings
Americans are grappling with yet another massacre after a Texas church’s Sunday morning services were interrupted by a masked gunman who sprayed parishioners with bullets shot from an AR-15 platform rifle. Former Air Force veteran Devin Kelley killed 26 people — many of them children — and also left 20 […]