5 things to know for April 8: Covid-19, guns, immigration, Iraq, Northern Ireland
What are you doing with your stimulus checks? According to a new survey, American households are using most of the money to pay down debt or add to…
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Local doctor and two children are among 5 killed in South Carolina mass shooting, authorities say
At least five people are dead after what authorities are calling a “case of a mass shooting” at a home in York County, South Carolina.…
Continue Reading Local doctor and two grandchildren are among 5 killed in South Carolina mass shooting, authorities say
At least five people are dead after what authorities are calling a “case of a mass shooting” at a home in York County, South Carolina.…
Continue Reading Woman with the world’s longest nails cuts them after nearly 30 years
The Texan who had the world’s longest nails grown by a woman can finally open a door without fear after cutting them. Ayanna Williams of…
Continue Reading ‘I’ve been shot, please help me.’ When a shooting victim ran inside a Maryland business, this man sprung into action
Garett Wagner was working Tuesday morning when a man wearing military fatigues and covered in blood walked into the Nicolock Paving Stones facility…
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Prosecutors are playing it smart in Derek Chauvin’s trial
A lot of police officers have testified as witnesses in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, charged with…
Continue Reading Off-duty Pentagon police officer shot and killed two people he believed were breaking into a car, police say
An off-duty federal police officer shot and killed two people he believed had broken into a car in Maryland on Wednesday morning, according to local…
Continue Reading After spending 44 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, this man says his life is worth more than $750,000
Ronnie Long sat in jail in North Carolina for 44 years for a crime he didn’t commit, and now he is planning to fight a law that says he is only…
Continue Reading 2 sailors were injured in a shooting near Maryland’s Fort Detrick. Here’s what we know
Of the two sailors injured in a shooting Tuesday near a military installation in Frederick, Maryland, one remains in the hospital and one has been…
Continue Reading Less than 40% of fourth-graders are attending full in-person school, and less than 30% of eighth-graders, new data shows
The nation’s school districts are making strides in their efforts to reopen, but new data shows that many more students are still learning…
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Lead investigator in Derek Chauvin case changes mind about what George Floyd said in video
The special agent who led the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigation into George Floyd’s death struggled to make sense of a…
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Two New York doormen who closed the doors while an Asian woman was attacked have been fired
Two New York doormen who closed the doors to their building’s apartment lobby while a 65-year-old Asian woman was punched and kicked outside…
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Parents of 445 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says
The parents of 445 migrant children separated from their families due to Trump administration policies at the US-Mexico border between 2017 and 2018…
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Jack Hanna, beloved animal expert, stepping away because of dementia
Jack Hanna, an animal and wildlife expert who became famous after his many TV appearances, is retiring from public life due to dementia, his family…
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More than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in US custody
There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden…
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Derek Chauvin used ‘deadly force’ on George Floyd when none was necessary, LAPD expert says
A Los Angeles Police Department use-of-force expert testified Wednesday that former police officer Derek Chauvin used “deadly force” by…
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Congressional Democrats call on Biden administration to demand Saudi Arabia lift blockade on Yemen
A group of more than 70 congressional Democrats has sent President Joe Biden a letter pushing the White House to encourage Saudi Arabia to end a…
Continue Reading Two massage therapists accusing NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson of misconduct during massages identified in news conference
Two massage therapists who have accused Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of misconduct during massages identified themselves during a news…
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The window of opportunity is closing fast on an Iran nuclear deal
With America joining the renewed talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear agreement shunned by Donald Trump, the United States has taken a…
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