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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage — along with a global marketing headache for the South Korean tech giant. “Because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, I am urging all […]
It started out as an ordinary day. Reneita Smith picked up her bus full of elementary school students this week – all 20 of them as she made her rounds in the Maryland suburb of College Park. But it soon turned frightening. Smith’s bus caught on fire, potentially trapping the kids inside as the bus […]
Wheelchair-bound Bernice Starnes rightfully snapped off on robber who stole her cash and debit card.
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania drug suspect was all wet when he urinated in his pants in the hope that it would dissolve the heroin and cocaine in his pocket. The (Scranton) Times-Tribune says 42-year-old Wesley Autrey sold heroin Tuesday during an undercover sting in Scranton. When police tried to arrest him […]
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney told a Houston television station Thursday. But local officials said the agreement hasn’t been finalized and […]
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio are investigating after a photo posted on social media showed a pair of smiling 14-year-old girls holding plastic guns and a sign that reads “I hate everyone, you hate everyone. Let’s shoot up the school at homecoming.” The Courier in Findlay reports police were called to Findlay High […]
With a presidential race that is tightening up as we get closer to the election, Democratic voters were certainly concerned about the health of their nominee, former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton stumbled and was rushed into a waiting car at a 9/11 memorial event on Sunday, leading to renewed concerns […]
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hoping to put the issue of her health behind her as she gets ready to return to the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released an updated review of her physical fitness and details about a recent bout of pneumonia. “She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest,” said her […]
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump was cut off, chastised and then heckled after he attacked rival Hillary Clinton during what was supposed to be a speech on helping where the government had failed the people of Flint, Michigan. “Mr. Trump, I invited you here to thank us for what we’ve done in Flint, not […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a trove of newly leaked emails, former Secretary of State Colin Powell calls Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and suggests his own Republican Party is “crashing and burning.” Powell also laments Hillary Clinton’s attempt to equate her use of private email at the State Department with his. The emails, posted on […]
The disturbing case of Korryn Gaines has stirred up many debates, including treatment by police, child endangerment and untreated PTSD, since the young mother was shot and killed by police officers in August after a lengthy standoff. Now Gaines’ family is not letting her death be forgotten so easily, as they have filed a multimillion […]
A group of 18 African-American pilots for United Airlines are holding a press conference with civil rights leaders to urge Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into the hiring, promoting, training, discipline, diversity and equal employment practices of United Airlines. According to the pilots, United Airlines has had a […]
