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The Gaza Conflict Is Stoking an 'Identity Crisis' for Some Young American Jews
The New York Times - 20 May 2021 04:40
A new generation is confronting the region's longstanding conflict in a very different context, with very different pressures, from their parents' and grandparents' generations.
Obama had harsh words on Trump, book claims
New York Post - 20 May 2021 04:36
Former President Barack Obama called Donald Trump a "corrupt motherf–ker," "madman" and a "racist, sexist pig" to people behind the scenes, a new book claims. Obama had actually preferred Trump as president over Sen. T...
Texas executes Quintin Jones for killing his great aunt in 1999
New York Post - 20 May 2021 03:07
Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas for the 1999 murder of his great aunt Berthena Bryant.
Lucky to be alive: Alaska man attacked by a brown bear
NY Daily News - 20 May 2021 04:52
While wandering in a remote wooded area of Alaska surveying for a real estate agent, Allen Minish found himself staring a brown bear 30 feet away from him. Moments later, he would be attacked by the bear, leaving him in ...
7 Bowling Green hazing death suspects plead not guilty
NY Daily News - 20 May 2021 03:14
Stone Foltz died March 7 from alcohol intoxication.
US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid
ABC News - 20 May 2021 15:59
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restri...
6-year-old struck by bullet while riding in car dies from injuries
ABC News - 20 May 2021 02:52
A 6-year-old girl died a day after she was shot riding in a vehicle in Minneapolis.
Mexican police find bones under floor of accused killer
ABC News - 20 May 2021 15:25
Police are turning up bones and other evidence under the floor of a dwelling near Mexico City where a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and hacking up her body
Trump CFO faces second criminal inquiry: Sources
ABC News - 20 May 2021 15:13
Former President Trump's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, has been under criminal investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James for several months.
Andrew Giuliani, 35, claims he's been in politics for 32 years
The Week - 20 May 2021 14:29
Andrew Giuliani is evidently quite the wunderkind, getting his start with a career in politics at just three years old. Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, announced this week he's running for ...
White supremacist leader sentenced to 35 years in prison
ABC News - 20 May 2021 05:47
The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas' prisons has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in a racketeering and drug conspiracy
Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents hold their breath for a court ruling
CNN - 20 May 2021 05:47
Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city's toxic air.
Defense says dismemberment is evidence of Durst's innocence
ABC News - 20 May 2021 05:46
A lawyer for Robert Durst says the wealthy New York real estate heir’s sloppy efforts to hide the body of a Texas man he accidentally killed helps prove he didn’t murder his wife or kill his best friend
Two USA TODAY Network reporters arrested, released after covering Andrew Brown Jr. protest
USA Today - 20 May 2021 05:42
USA TODAY Network reporters Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler were arrested Wednesday night while covering a protest in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Dramatic video shows teen suspects lead Florida police on dangerous rush-hour chase
New York Post - 20 May 2021 05:24
A Florida police chase ended in dramatic fashion on I-95 Wednesday morning when five teens flipped over in their stolen getaway car after allegedly robbing a home.
Illinois Republicans Kinzinger, Davis join US House Democrats in vote to create panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Chicago Tribune - 20 May 2021 04:44
Two Republicans joined with 12 of the Democrats in Illinois' 18-member congressional delegation Wednesday in voting for a bipartisan commission to examine the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Report: New York AG has opened criminal tax investigation into Trump Organization CFO
The Week - 20 May 2021 04:20
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is the subject of a criminal tax investigation by the New York Attorney General's office, people familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday. The case was opened several months...
Chicago man suspected of attempted sexual assault of Northwestern student appears in court, police say
Chicago Tribune - 20 May 2021 04:11
Witnesses intervened when a Chicago man allegedly attempted to sexually assault a Northwestern student in Evanston on Tuesday morning, police said.
Dead puppies and kittens in crates reveal the dark side of China's mystery box craze
CNN - 20 May 2021 03:42
In the video, the sound of scared animals is deafening.
Texas executes inmate for the first time in nearly a year
CNN - 20 May 2021 03:36
Quintin Jones was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Wednesday night, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson Jeremy Desel.
Footage Shows Louisiana Troopers Punching and Dragging Man Who Died
The New York Times - 20 May 2021 03:30
Body-camera footage obtained by The Associated Press showed Ronald Greene apologizing and screaming, "I'm scared," as he was jolted with a stun gun after a high-speed chase in 2019.
Deputy lifts up car to free woman pinned underneath
New York Post - 20 May 2021 03:29
A Virginia deputy could be seen on video lifting up a car to free a woman trapped underneath.