Authorities in California on Friday identified three police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a fugitive following an 11-hour SWAT standoff in San Diego earlier this week.The fugitive had been wanted for attempted murder, said police in National City, a San Diego suburb, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.Suspect Christopher Marquez, 36, led police on…
Read moreRep. Matt GaetzMatthew (Matt) GaetzAlleged sex trafficking victim may be cooperating with feds in Matt Gaetz investigation, ex-girlfriend says Kinzinger: Republicans who join ‘America First’ caucus should be stripped of committees McCarthy: GOP not the party of ‘nativist dog whistles’ MORE’s (R-Fla.) former girlfriend has expressed fears that a woman who is allegedly a sex-trafficking victim of…
Read moreThe Minneapolis City Council in a near-unanimous vote Friday approved a resolution calling on law enforcement to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions during protests, according to reports.The 11-1 vote came on the sixth straight night of protests in nearby Brooklyn Center, where Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday.Minneapolis…
Read moreHollywood celebrities are renewing their push for gun control following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, which reportedly left eight people dead late Thursday. The gunmen committed suicide at the scene, according to reports. Show business elites including Julianne Moore, Bette Midler, Alyssa Milano, and Stephen King are urging lawmakers to take action.…
Read moreA majority of Americans — 59 percent — approve of President BidenJoe BidenBiden administration still seizing land near border despite plans to stop building wall: report Olympics, climate on the agenda for Biden meeting with Japanese PM Boehner on Afghanistan: ‘It’s time to pull out the troops’ MORE’s handling of his job as he approaches 100 days…
Read moreCuban dictator Raul Castro said on Friday that he was resigning, opening the way to Cubans not being ruled by a Castro for the first time in six decades.
Read moreJohnson & Johnson privately asked rival vaccine makers AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer to join the company in its effort to evaluate blood clot risks in its coronavirus vaccine, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that in addition to seeking help on studying the risks of blood clots, J&J also wanted the…
Read moreA former Democratic state lawmaker in Georgia, who switched to the GOP after backing then-President Trump’s reelection bid, on Friday announced a 2022 Republican primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp, who sits high atop the former president’s list of political targets.The former lawmaker, Vernon Jones, tweeted Thursday evening, “The time has come. Georgia is ready!” He announced that…
Read moreMore than twice as many Americans in San Francisco, California, died from drug overdoses in 2020 as did from the Chinese coronavirus, San Francisco’s Chief Medical Examiner reveals. In preliminary data published by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for San Francisco, more than twice as many Americans were found to have died from drug…
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