Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French senators arrive in Taiwan amid tensions with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit Wednesday following a large Chinese show of force with fighters jets amid the highest tensions in decades betwee...
Oct 06, 2021
Ship anchor suspected in pipeline break that fouled beaches
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An anchored cargo ship in the Pacific is not a fixed point - it's different than parking a car. Even then, with a multi-ton anchor and brawny steel chains resting on the seabed, the...
Oct 05, 2021
Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Australian review of defamation laws will likely examine whether platforms such as Facebook should be liable for users' defamatory posts, the communications minister said...
Oct 05, 2021
'People go where they're familiar,' says former FBI official on Laundrie search
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - A former FBI official says it's possible Brian Laundrie is on the Appalachian Trail following reports the person of interest was seen there, but he would like to see more co...
Oct 05, 2021
High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner's state secrets case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about the government's ability to keep what it says are state secrets from a man who was tortured by the CIA following 9/11 and is now held...
Oct 05, 2021
Marine out of brig after critical posts about withdrawal from Afghanistan
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (NewsNation Now) - Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is out of the brig at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina while he awaits a hearing on a possible court martial. He went viral last month afte...
Oct 05, 2021
NYPD sergeants union head resigns after FBI raid
NEW YORK (WPIX) - A New York City police union leader who has clashed with officials over incendiary tweets and hard-line tactics agreed to resign Tuesday after federal agents raided his home and...
Oct 05, 2021
Muhammad Ali sketches fetch knockout prices at NY auction
(Reuters) - A boxing sketch in felt pen by the late Muhammad Ali sold for more than $425,000 at an auction in New York on Tuesday of his little-known art works, some of which went for many times over ...
Oct 05, 2021
Bogaerts, Red Sox dent Cole, beat Yanks in AL wild-card game
BOSTON (AP) - Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber homered off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, and Nathan Eovaldi took a shutout into the sixth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night...
Oct 05, 2021
New California laws aim to combat fraud in jobless benefits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new laws Tuesday to tighten security in the state's unemployment system after learning that his administration OK'd billions of dollars in...
Oct 05, 2021