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'Not a Drill.' Students Hid in Classrooms as Shooter Kills 2 at High School
Time - 8 Dec 2017 04:24
A gunman opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school
On Tax Bill, It's Trump vs. His Hometown
The New York Times - 8 Dec 2017 04:12
The Republican tax bill being shepherded by Mr. Trump would hurt New York, his home state. "You guys seem to be doing O.K.," he told donors last week.
Chicago demonstrators protest Trump's Jerusalem declaration
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2017 04:50Franken and Franks resign as misconduct charges batter Congress
Reuters - 8 Dec 2017 05:11
WASHINGTON
Roy Moore Believes America Was Great During Slavery. Twitter Users Detonate.
The Huffington Post - 8 Dec 2017 04:16
"Families were united" then, the Senate candidate actually told an African-American person.
Suspected Serial Killer's Parents Refuse to Answer Questions
Time - 8 Dec 2017 05:00
"This is a rarity"
'I'm Not Going to Feed You.' Mom Refused to Help Daughter Who Starved to Death, Teen Says
Time - 8 Dec 2017 04:34
(DES MOINES, Iowa) — An Iowa teenager testified that his mother forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and that she refused to feed one sister in the days before sh...
UN says 1.25 million South Sudanese are 1 step from famine
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 04:25
Over 1.2 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine -- twice as many as at the same time last year -- and in early 2018 …
Park Ridge man charged with DUI in crash that hurt 2 sheriff's deputies
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2017 03:46Scores injured, one dead as Palestinians hold 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem
Reuters - 8 Dec 2017 17:08
JERUSALEM/GAZA
'Large number' of UN peacekeepers killed in Congo attack
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 16:59
A "large number" of United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and wounded in an attack in eastern Congo, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Friday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix said he was "outraged" …
Accusers not happy with Franken's resignation speech
New York Post - 8 Dec 2017 16:52
Two women who accused disgraced Sen. Al Franken of groping them say they weren’t satisfied by the Minnesota Democrat's unapologetic resignation announcement Thursday. “People have asked me, ‘Do you feel relieved’...
Fires in 5 Southern California counties burn more than 125,000 acres
The Week - 8 Dec 2017 03:17
Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties that broke out earlier this week, forcing more than 200,000 people to evacuate and destroying at least 160 structures. The Venture County f...
Man Who Bilked More Than $100 Million in Ponzi Scheme Escapes Federal Prison
Time - 8 Dec 2017 16:54
Prison officials said Frederick Darren Berg was discovered missing Wednesday
'These Children Were Stolen.' Former Nurse Pleads Not Guilty in Deaths of 5 Children
Time - 8 Dec 2017 05:00
(SAN ANTONIO) — An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 children in Texas pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the deaths of five children in the e...
Congress Reached a Tipping Point on Sexual Harassment This Week
Time - 8 Dec 2017 16:52
The national conversation on sexual harassment and assault reached a tipping point on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers began facing serious consequences for their alleged behavior. The week was bookended by revelation...
Intrigue grows over what sparked neighbor's alleged attack on Rand Paul
Chicago Tribune - 8 Dec 2017 04:11DOJ investigating Planned Parenthood over fetal tissue sales
New York Post - 8 Dec 2017 03:35
The Justice Department has launched a federal investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices and the sale of fetal tissue. In a letter first obtained by Fox News, Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for Legi...
The Latest: 14 UN peacekeepers killed in Congo attack
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 17:09
The Latest on deadly attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Congo (all times local): 4:05 p.m. A United Nations spokesman says 14 peacekeepers have been killed and over 40 wounded in …
Ex-cop acquitted in fatal shooting of unarmed man at hotel
New York Post - 8 Dec 2017 16:47
PHOENIX -- A former Arizona police officer was acquitted Thursday of a murder charge in the 2016 fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside his hotel room as officers were responding to a call that someone there was pointi...
Clashes erupt across West Bank, Gaza over US Jerusalem pivot
Miami Herald - 8 Dec 2017 16:45
Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank and Gaza, and Muslim worshippers from Jordan to Indonesia poured into the streets after Friday prayers to protest President Donald Trump's …
Couple Left Child to Live Alone in Trailer for Months, Police Say
Time - 8 Dec 2017 16:31
The child had not attended school in months