Author Archives: Syndicated Content
LA fireworks explosion: 500-pound containment lid recovered blocks away after failed LAPD detonation
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - A mass amount of destruction remains after an explosion triggered by a bomb squad detonating homemade fireworks in South Los Angeles, with crews pulling a 500-pound lid to the fai...
Jul 03, 2021
Teen drowns after jumping from paddleboat in Florida lake
ARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A recent high school graduate drowned after jumping of a malfunctioning paddleboat in the middle of a Florida lake, authorities said Friday. NewsNation affiliate WFLA reported tha...
Jul 03, 2021
Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back. Tourists are streaming in again, gambling revenue has hit an all-tim...
Jul 03, 2021
Caster Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics' testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 me...
Jul 03, 2021
11 people in custody after hourslong armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) - An hourslong standoff with a group of heavily armed men that partially shut down Interstate 95 ended Saturday with 11 suspects in custody, Massachusetts state police said. Poli...
Jul 03, 2021
With storm looming, demolition planned for collapsed condo; Death toll stands at 24
SURFSIDE, Fla. (NewsNation Now) - The search and rescue mission at the collapsed Florida condominium has been suspended as a crew prepares for the demolition of the remainder of the building, a fire o...
Jul 03, 2021
Biden celebrates new citizens as US launches naturalization effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden celebrated new U.S. citizens at an event at the White House on Friday, the same day his administration rolled out a government-wide strategy to encourage mor...
Jul 03, 2021
Era ends, uncertainty looms as US forces quit main Afghanistan base
KABUL (Reuters) - American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could des...
Jul 03, 2021
Fentanyl pressed into pills ‘made to look harmless’ worries Texas law enforcement
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - Seizures of fentanyl at the Texas-Mexico border and in the interior of the state continue to rise, law enforcement officials say. The most disturbing part of the trend...
Jul 03, 2021
Boys, 8 and 9, charged in shooting death of South Carolina man found on running tractor
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - Two South Carolina boys, ages 8 and 9, have been charged with killing a man who was found slumped over his still-running tractor with a bullet wound to the back. The Ocone...
Jul 03, 2021