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Cameroon: Routine Torture, Incommunicado Detention
Human Rights Watch - 6 May 2019 06:01
Expand A patrol of Cameroonian gendarmes in the Omar Bongo Square, Buea, capital of the South-West region, on October 3, 2018 on the sidelines of a political rally. © 2018 Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images (Nairobi) - Came...
Norah O'Donnell is the new anchor of CBS Evening News
The Week - 6 May 2019 15:10
CBS News has just announced a major shakeup. Norah O'Donnell will move from CBS This Morning to become the new anchor of the CBS Evening News, CNN reports. She'll be replacing CBS Evening News' current anchor, Jeff Glor,...
Hero student who tackled North Carolina gunman remembered as 'selfless'
Reuters - 6 May 2019 04:52
The North Carolina college student credited with saving lives by tackling a gunman firing at his classmates was remembered on Sunday as a person who died, the way he lived, "putting others first."
In 'clear and unmistakable message' to Iran, US deploys carrier strike group, bombers to Middle East
USA Today - 6 May 2019 04:22Trump calls on people of Gaza to 'end the violence' against Israel
New York Post - 6 May 2019 03:49
President Trump on Sunday called on the people of Gaza to “end the violence” and make peace with Israel. The president’s appeal came as cross-border fighting between Hamas militants and Israel continued into a thir...
Iran to announce "reciprocal actions" a year after U.S. quits nuclear deal
Reuters - 6 May 2019 16:52
Iran will on Wednesday announce "reciprocal actions" on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from world powers' 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday, quoting "kn...
At least 27 dead as violence continues in Gaza
The Week - 6 May 2019 03:54
After nearly three days of violence along Israel's border with Gaza, at least 27 people -- 23 Palestinians and four Israelis -- are dead, in what has been the most intense fighting since the 2014 Gaza war. The violence b...
3rd body recovered in rubble of Illinois silicone plant that exploded
CBSNews - 6 May 2019 03:45
One more body is still believed to be in the debris, a fire official said days after the deadly blast Friday
12-year-old boy charged with shooting 10-year-old brother dead
New York Post - 6 May 2019 03:43
A 12-year-old Texas boy was charged with murder for allegedly shooting his 10-year-old brother dead, officials said. The unidentified minor was taken into custody Saturday after cops found his sibling with a single gunsh...
Michael Cohen, president's former fixer, heads to prison
ABC News - 6 May 2019 17:09
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, reports to a federal corrections facility in Otisville, New York, to serve out a three-year sentence.
Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen takes parting shot at Trump as he heads to prison
Reuters - 6 May 2019 16:57
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, headed to a U.S. federal prison to begin a three-year sentence on Monday, taking a parting shot at his former boss in remarks to reporters as he left his Ma...
Scientology ship to remain under quarantine in Curacao
Miami Herald - 6 May 2019 16:56
Authorities in Curacao say 318 people aboard a Church of Scientology ship docked in the Dutch Caribbean island will remain quarantined at least until Wednesday while they determine how many …
How hero flight attendant saved passengers in fiery Russian plane crash
New York Post - 6 May 2019 16:49
A heroic flight attendant on the plane that burst into flames during a dramatic emergency landing in Moscow grabbed passengers "by the collar" and pushed them out of the aircraft to safety, according to a new report. Tat...
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Gives Birth to a Boy
The New York Times - 6 May 2019 15:48
The newborn, the first interracial baby in the monarchy's recent history, is seventh in line to the British throne behind his father, Prince Harry.
U.S. deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran: Bolton
Reuters - 6 May 2019 04:56
The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling "indications and warnings" from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with "unrelenting for...
Maximum Security owner: Churchill Downs 'greedy' for allowing 20 horses in Kentucky Derby
USA Today - 6 May 2019 17:11
Maximum Security owner Gary West believes Churchill Downs allows too many horses to run in the Kentucky Derby, saying "it’s like a rodeo out there."
Boeing Failed to Disclose Faulty Cockpit Alert for Months Before Lion Air Crash
Slate - 6 May 2019 17:04
It's unclear if the warning light could have done anything to prevent the fatal crash.
14-year-old boy named rising star by Sports Illustrated fatally shot
ABC News - 6 May 2019 04:49
Jaylon McKenzie, an eighth-grade football phenom who was already fielding offers from colleges, was shot to death outside of a party over the weekend.
Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbs
Reuters - 6 May 2019 04:49
A deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight and Palestinian officials reported that Egypt had mediated a truce early on Monday.
Trump vows tariff hike on Chinese goods, escalating tension in trade talks
Reuters - 6 May 2019 04:46
President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China to reach a trade deal on Sunday, saying he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and target hundreds of billions more soo...
Delaware accused of raping woman after posing as ride-share driver, police say
USA Today - 6 May 2019 04:46
Roberto Rodriguez, 41, of Newark.has been arrested in the rape of a 21-year-old woman by knifepoint near University of Delaware.
NRA President Says Rep. Lucy McBath Won Election Because She's 'A Minority Female'
The Huffington Post - 6 May 2019 22:13
National Rifle Association head Carolyn Meadows made racist and sexist remarks about McBath, a black lawmaker whose son was shot dead in 2012.