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Thousands of protesters take to the streets after Castile verdict
New York Post - 17 Jun 2017 05:36
Thousands of chanting demonstrators are continuing a march toward the St. Paul Cathedral to protest a police officer’s acquittal in the shooting of a black motorist. The demonstration has been peaceful, but has caused ...
Man arrested for shooting rampage that left 5 dead, spanned 200 miles
New York Post - 17 Jun 2017 06:09
ABIQUIU, N.M. -- A man accused of killing his stepfather, brother and two strangers in a shooting rampage spanning nearly 200 miles across New Mexico had made troubling statements to family members about his intentions t...
Lawmakers criticize Trump's tweets about Russia investigation
CBSNews - 17 Jun 2017 05:02
"I will say candidly the president and federal government generally, I think, would be better off generally with fewer tweets," said Sen. Pat Toomey says
Trump Hires Veteran Lawyer With Deep Experience in Washington
The New York Times - 17 Jun 2017 05:06
The president added John Dowd, who previously led a Major League Baseball investigation and represented Senator John McCain in the "Keating Five" case.
GOP shooter's list included names of 6 other republican reps: report
New York Post - 17 Jun 2017 07:43
The left-wing gunman who on Wednesday shot at Republican members of Congress at a baseball practice -- critically wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana -- had in his possession when he opened fire a lis...
Navy destroyer collides with container ship; sailors missing
ABC News - 17 Jun 2017 04:39
In a statement, the 7th Fleet said it was looking into the incident.
7 missing, at least 3 injured in Navy ship collision
USA Today - 17 Jun 2017 16:16
Seven crew members are missing, and at least 3 others were injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer and a merchant ship collided off Japan's coast.
31 sentenced to death in Hisham Barakat's killing
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jun 2017 16:02
Hisham Barakat, who oversaw President Mubarak's acquittal, was killed in a car bombing near his house in Cairo in 2015.
Excommunicating mobsters? Vatican eyes new legal doctrine
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2017 14:58
The Vatican is looking to develop a new doctrine that calls for excommunicating Catholics for mafia association and corruption. That's the decision reached this week after the Vatican hosted its …
US issues security alert for Istanbul, which Turkey refutes
ABC News - 17 Jun 2017 13:48
A U.S. Consulate in Turkey has alerted its citizens of heightened security in an Istanbul neighborhood because of a possible terror threat
Waiting for answers: With leads exhausted, police and family seek tips in teens' fatal shooting
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jun 2017 04:55Saudi 'rejects' Turkey offer to build base in kingdom
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jun 2017 16:25
Unnamed official says kingdom 'cannot allow Turkey to build military bases on its territories', SPA news agency reports.
Cuban Ambassador to the U.S. Criticizes President Trump's Policy Rollbacks
Time - 17 Jun 2017 15:37
The tweet has since been deleted
Grim search at London blaze site continues as anger mounts
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2017 08:25
London firefighters are continuing the grim search after a high-rise fire that killed at least 30 people as public anger about the blaze continues to grow. Many are demanding answers …
Virginia shooter carried list of names of members of Congress
CBSNews - 17 Jun 2017 04:41
Investigators say James Hodgkinson had a note on him when he shot Rep. Steve Scalise
4 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Officials
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2017 13:54
Officials in the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh say four of their soldiers have been killed in fighting with Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh is officially part of Azerbaijan, but since a separatist …
Fugitive inmates surrendered without a word, man says
ABC News - 17 Jun 2017 13:38
He held them at gunpoint until police arrived.
Illinois' bill backlog has state more than $1 billion behind in payments to schools
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jun 2017 13:00Egyptian court sentences 31 to death in prosecutor's case
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2017 12:59
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced to death 31 Islamists for their part in the June 2015 assassination of the country's top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat. Saturday's ruling, pronounced by judge …
Dennis Rodman returns from 'really good trip' to North Korea
New York Post - 17 Jun 2017 12:54
Former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman arrived in Beijing on Saturday after what he said was a “really good” 5-day trip to North Korea. Rodman, 56, said last week before departing for Pyongyang tha...
Saudi king strips crown prince of prosecution oversight
Miami Herald - 17 Jun 2017 08:37
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a royal decree that restructures the country's system for prosecutions, essentially stripping the crown prince of longstanding powers overseeing criminal investigations. The king's d...
Mali urges UN to authorize force to fight terrorism in Sahel
Fox News - 17 Jun 2017 07:18
Mali's foreign minister is urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize the immediate deployment of a five-nation force to fight the growing "terrorist" threat in Africa's vast Sahel region -- a move the United States o...