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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials say one of the people they transported to a hospital from a school shooting was the shooter. Detective Kent Wegener said they reviewed video that shows the suspect shooting himself in the head in the quad area of Saugus High School. There were five others wounded, two […]
WASHINGTON — The first hearing on impeachment in Washington confirms everything, says your Democrat Congressman Andre Carson. Carson is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, which questioned two witnesses in the impeachment investigation yesterday. Carson said the testimony by Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor and deputy assistant Secretary of State George Kent proves “the President […]
DES MOINES — South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the front runner among other Democrat candidates for president in Iowa. The latest Monmouth University polling data shows 22-percent of likely Democrat voters in Iowa support Buttigieg. He’s followed by Joe Biden at 19-percent and then with Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar in tow. […]
CNN — The Supreme Court won’t stop a lawsuit brought by Sandy Hook victims’ families against Remington Arms Co., the manufacturer of the semi-automatic rifle that was used in the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school. The Court decided not to take up an appeal by Remington. That marks a blow to the gun industry: Depending on the outcome of […]
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was admitted Monday night to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta ahead of a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, the Carter Center announced in a statement posted to Twitter. The pressure was caused by bleeding from his recent falls, the center said. Carter, 95, will undergo the procedure on Tuesday morning. […]
WASHINGTON — Four African American women known as the “Hidden Figures” who worked at NASA during the Space Race are being awarded Congressional Gold Medals, the highest civilian award in the US. President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act. Engineers Christine Darden and Mary Jackson, as well as […]
WASHINGTON — Congressman Adam Schiff says Hunter Biden will not be called to testify in the open House impeachment hearings. Republican Devin Nunes requested the former vice president’s son be a witness. Schiff said in a statement released Saturday night that the inquiry will not serve as a vehicle to undertake the same sham investigations into the […]
(CNN) — Vitamin E acetate, in combination with THC, may be to blame for a national outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries that’s linked to dozens of deaths, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the CDC, said she would characterize it as a breakthrough in […]
SAN FRANCISCO — E-cigarette maker Juul is halting sales of mint-flavored e-cigarettes after two studies released this week showed a dramatic increase in teen use. The company said in a statement the results of the survey are unacceptable and they must earn the trust of society by working with government officials to combat underage use. The company […]
NEW YORK CITY — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, after saying in March that he wouldn’t run for president, is backtracking and preparing a potential run for a 2020 bid, a spokesman for the billionaire tells CNN. Bloomberg is expected to file the necessary paperwork to get on the Democratic primary ballot in Alabama […]