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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is now straight-up arguing the 'wag the dog' theory of the Iran crisis
The Week - 7 Jan 2020 16:54
Maybe the U.S. wouldn't be in its current mess with Iran if House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) hadn't been so focused on impeaching President Trump these past few months, House Minority Leader Kevi...
Driver shoots 2 children who threw snowballs at car, police say
ABC News - 7 Jan 2020 04:05
The children were throwing snowballs at passing cars along with several other kids when they were shot.
Bugs in aisle 5: Bed bugs found crawling around Pennsylvania Walmart; cops are investigating
USA Today - 7 Jan 2020 03:22
Police in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, are investigating after Walmart employees found pill bottles filled with bed bugs.
6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Puerto Rico, killing at least 1 person and knocking out island's power
USA Today - 7 Jan 2020 16:41Voices of Anxiety as Australia Burns
The New York Times - 7 Jan 2020 20:28
Readers react to an Op-Ed article by the novelist Richard Flanagan that faults the country's politicians, among other things.
Texas man assaults girlfriend who complained about his 'horrible' fart: cops
New York Post - 7 Jan 2020 08:05
A Texas man allegedly attacked his girlfriend when they were both sitting on a couch and she said his fart “smelled horrible,” reports said. Christopher Ragsdale, 41, grabbed the victim by her hair inside a friend’...
U.N. chief Guterres concerned by events in Venezuela: spokesman
Reuters - 7 Jan 2020 04:37
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by events in Venezuela surrounding the election of the National Assembly's president, a U.N. spokesman said in a statement on Monday.
Harvey Weinstein Has Been Charged With Sex Crimes in L.A. on the Eve of His New York Trial
Time - 7 Jan 2020 04:34
Lawyers for Weinstein had no immediate comment on the new charges
Australian couple returns 'home' to find smoking ruin where their house once stood
CNN - 7 Jan 2020 03:34
Field after field of charred trees line a dirt road leading deep into the Australian bush, west of the coastal New South Wales town of Eden.
John Bolton Is Ready to Testify. Senate Republicans Aren't Ready to Hear Him.
Slate - 7 Jan 2020 04:59
The last thing Mitch McConnell wants is to hear from someone who knows what Trump did with Ukraine.
Hunter kills mountain lion after it 'partially consumed' pet dog
New York Post - 7 Jan 2020 04:13
Pet owners in an Idaho town may be able torest easy. A hunter killed a mountain lion that "attacked and partially consumed" a pet dog near Cascade, Idaho, on Jan.3. It's unclear if this lion was responsible for another d...
More than 61,000 missing in Mexico amid spiralling drug violence
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jan 2020 03:54
The number of missing is 50 percent higher than previously estimated and follows record number of homicides in 2019.
Trump the Intimidator Fails Again
The New York Times - 7 Jan 2020 01:30
Because he's just a bully with delusions of grandeur.
A New Toll in Mexico's Drug War: More Than 61,000 Vanished
The New York Times - 7 Jan 2020 16:58
The government said 61,637 people have disappeared since 1964, the vast majority since 2006, when then-president Felipe Calderón began cracking down on drug cartels.
At least 50 cars involved in massive crash
ABC News - 7 Jan 2020 16:57
Fifty to 60 cars are involved in a massive Tuesday morning crash on Interstate 95 in Maine, authorities said.
Billionaire tycoon Ron Burkle's son found dead at Beverly Hills home
New York Post - 7 Jan 2020 16:47
The 27-year-old son of billionaire tycoon Ron Burkle has been found dead in his Beverly Hills home, according to a report. Andrew Burkle — a Hollywood producer on flicks such as “The Juiceman” — was pronounced de...
Dozens killed in stampede at Iranian commander's funeral, burial postponed
Reuters - 7 Jan 2020 16:44
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday, forcing his burial to be postponed, state-affiliated media reported.
Why Aren't All the President's Men Testifying?
The New York Times - 7 Jan 2020 12:00
Their contempt for Congress should be met with a legal and political fusillade.
Kids shot after throwing snowballs at cars
CBSNews - 7 Jan 2020 18:43
Police in Minneapolis are searching for a driver they believe opened fire, wounding a 12-year-old and 13-year-old who'd been throwing snowballs at cars. WDJT's Christine Flores reports.
Man accused in Austin stabbings dies after fall, police say
ABC News - 7 Jan 2020 16:41
Police in Austin, Texas, say the man accused of stabbing two people at a restaurant and killing a manager has died
Doctor, 25, plunges to his death after wrong turn on French Alps ski slope
New York Post - 7 Jan 2020 16:39
A young British doctor died while skiing in the French Alps after taking a wrong turn and plummeting off a 30-foot cliff, according to his family. Scottish surgeon William Reid, 25, made the tragic wrong turn just moment...
Pentagon asserts the U.S. will not target Iranian cultural sites
The Week - 7 Jan 2020 05:18
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday contradicted earlier statements made by President Trump, saying the United States military will not target cultural sites in Iran. Amid mounting tensions with Tehran, Trump told rep...