Police in the nation’s capital were searching for a dark-colored SUV that they said was involved in a drive-by shooting on a city street that wounded nine people during Fourth of July celebrations very early on Wednesday. None of the victims suffered life-threatening wounds and two of those hit were …
Read More »U.S. formally investigating reports of botched Syria strike alleged to have killed civilian in May
The Pentagon has launched a formal investigation into a strike in Syria, following allegations that the strike may have killed a civilian, not the senior al Qaeda leader the U.S. had targeted. “The civilian casualty credibility assessment process has become an AR 15-6 investigation,” U.S. Central Command said in a …
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Almost three weeks after Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill making it a felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors, a judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law for three children whose parents are part of an ongoing lawsuit. Florida is one …
Read More »Launched to great fanfare a few years ago, Lordstown Motors is already bankrupt
Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two months after it warned that it was in danger of failing. In early May electronics company Foxconn wavered on a $170 million investment in Lordstown. The Ohio company said in a regulatory filing at …
Read More »2 dead, 15 injured after shooting at Michigan party
A shooting that officials say occurred at a large street party in Saginaw, Michigan, left two people dead. In all, 15 people were injured. According to a news release from Michigan State Police, the shooting happened at the party near Fourth St. and Johnson St. after the event was promoted …
Read More »PGA Tour officials to testify before Senate subcommittee
Officials for the PGA Tour have agreed to testify next month before a Senate subcommittee which is investigating the organization’s controversial plan to join with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. In a letter Wednesday addressed to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Ron Johnson said that the Senate Permanent …
Read More »Australian airline rolls out communal lounge for long
Soon, travelers on long-haul flights won’t be restricted to pacing up and down the aisles if they want relief from squirming in their seats. Australian airline Qantas Airways has unveiled the first communal lounge for economy-class passengers on long flights, the airline announced. Dubbed the “wellbeing zone,” it will be …
Read More »Live Nation’s hidden ticket fees will no longer be hidden, event company says
Following a push from the Biden administration, concert promoter Live Nation is vowing to be more transparent in telling consumers how much they’re paying for a ticket to a show. Ahead of a White House event Thursday to tout the government’s effort to crack down on “junk” fees, the company …
Read More »“48 Hours” podcast: Married to Death
Raynella Leath has spent decades battling suspicions about her past. Her first husband was said to have been trampled to death by his own cattle. The death of her second husband was a reported suicide, with three shots fired. She denied any involvement in either death. Will details surface to …
Read More »Police arrest suspect in Florida’s Hollywood Beach shooting that injured 9 on Memorial Day
One suspected gunman has been arrested in connection with the Memorial Day mass shooting on Florida’s Hollywood Broadwalk that left at least nine people hurt and sent holiday revelers fleeing for safety, police confirmed to CBS Miami on Saturday. The Hollywood Police Department said the suspect, Jordan Burton, was taken into custody …
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