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Body of missing LSU freshman Kori Gauthier found in Mississippi River
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 02:04
The body of a Louisiana State University freshman missing since last week was found in the Mississippi River, authorities said Wednesday. LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson confirmed that remains pulled from the river in ...
Report: Biden set to sanction Russian officials over election meddling, hacks
The Week - 15 Apr 2021 05:00
The United States is prepared to sanction dozens of Russian individuals and entities and expel as many as 10 Russian officials and diplomats in response to election interference and hacks, people familiar with the matter...
Mom charged with killing teen son, burying him under clothes in bedroom
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 04:02
An Ohio woman is charged with murder and assault, after she allegedly killed her teenage son and hid his body in his bedroom for two months. The body of Dominic Allen, 19, was found in the Cincinnati home of his mother K...
Congressional Democrats to introduce bill expanding Supreme Court
The Week - 15 Apr 2021 03:56
On Thursday, four Democratic lawmakers will stand on the steps of the Supreme Court to introduce legislation expanding the country's highest court from nine to 13 justices. The bill is being proposed by Sen. Edward Marke...
North Carolina teacher killed in shootout with Mexican cartel
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 03:28
A North Carolina teacher was gunned down in a shootout with members of a Mexican drug cartel last week, a report said. Barney Harris, who taught and coached basketball at Union Academy in Monroe, and his brother-in-law S...
Black Lives Matter activist from Seattle charged with anti-Asian hate crime
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 02:53
A Black Lives Matter activist from Seattle has been arrested — for an alleged anti-Asian hate crime, according to reports. Christopher Hamner, 51, who is black, was charged with allegedly attacking three Asian-American...
Canadian lawmaker caught nude during virtual legislative meeting
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 02:14
A Canadian lawmaker was caught in the buff during a virtual House of Commons conference on Wednesday, a report said. William Amos, a Liberal MP, was recorded on camera standing nude in his office, flanked by the Quebec a...
Louisiana man charged in cold case murder of college student Courtney Coco
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 15:56
A Louisiana man has been charged in the 2004 cold case murder of a college student whose body was found in an abandoned building in Texas, police said. David Anthony Burns, 43, of Boyce, was arrested Tuesday on a second-...
Biden UN ambassador says 'white supremacy' is 'weaved' into US founding documents
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 15:37
UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Human Rights Council that “the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents,” as the Biden administration lobbies the body to re-admit the ...
Biden declares Russia threat 'national emergency,' lobs sanctions
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 15:10
The Biden administration declared a national emergency on Thursday, slapping sanctions on three dozen people in Russia and expelling 10 diplomats in retaliation for Moscow’s meddling in last year’s presidential elect...
Angela Merkel to get WHO-approved AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: report
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 14:54
German leader Angela Merkel will reportedly get her first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Friday -- despite her nation being one of many limiting its use over blood-clot fears.
Denmark health official faints while announcing halt of WHO-approved vaccine
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 14:37
Denmark’s top health official suddenly fainted at a press conference Wednesday announcing the country would be halting use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Video of the briefing shows Tanja Erichsen, the head of Denmark’s...
Man parades pig's head in a cop's hat on a stake during protests in Minnesota
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 14:21
Minnesota cops arrested 24 people for rioting and curfew violations in the fourth night of protests over Daunte Wright's police shooting death -- with one man mocking officers by parading a severed pig's head on a stake.
Man whose body was found by fisherman in South Deering died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials said
Chicago Tribune - 15 Apr 2021 03:33
The body of a man found by a fisherman Tuesday morning near the Calumet River on the Far South Side died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials said Wednesday.
Biden, Setting Afghanistan Withdrawal, Says 'It Is Time to End the Forever War'
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2021 03:23
The president said the main objective of ensuring that Afghanistan would not be a launching pad for terrorism had been achieved and that it was time for American troops to come home.
'Words matter': Numerous news outlets to use 'climate emergency' instead of 'climate change'
NY Daily News - 15 Apr 2021 03:13
Forget climate change. It's a climate emergency.The evidence is irrefutable, and now dozens of news outlets worldwide are joining the thousands of scientists who have been clamoring ever more loudly for the world to take...
Inspector general blasts Capitol Police preparedness for riot
ABC News - 15 Apr 2021 03:07
The inspector general is set to testify Thursday.
Democrats planning to unveil bill that would add 4 justices to Supreme Court
New York Post - 15 Apr 2021 03:05
Democrats are preparing to unveil legislation that would add four seats to the US Supreme Court. The bill, first reported by The Intercept, is expected to be introduced in both the House and Senate on Thursday. It would ...
House Panel Poised To Advance Bill To Study Slavery Reparations
The Huffington Post - 15 Apr 2021 03:01
The bill creates a commission to study slavery and discrimination in order to better educate the public about reparation and what compensation would look like.
Body found in Mississippi River identified as missing LSU student
ABC News - 15 Apr 2021 03:00
A body recovered in the Mississippi River this week has been identified as missing Louisiana State University student Kori Gauthier, authorities said.
N.Y. House Dems to introduce bill that would add four Supreme Court seats
NY Daily News - 15 Apr 2021 03:00
The bill's the opening salvo in what promises to be a brutal legislative fight with conservatives over the top court's political balance.
Scalise says GOP will 'take action' if DOJ moves ahead with a case against Gaetz
The Week - 15 Apr 2021 02:58
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday said if "something really formal" happens with the Justice Department's investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Republican leadership will "of course react and take action." T...