Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Segregationist former Alabama Gov. John Patterson dies at 99
(AP) - Former Alabama Gov. John Patterson, who entered politics as a reformer after his father's assassination but was criticized for failing to protect the Freedom Riders from angry white mobs, has d...
Jun 05, 2021
Pride flags not to be flown on military bases, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday that it would not make an exception to allow U.S. military installations to fly rainbow pride flags in June, keeping a policy set by former...
Jun 05, 2021
Burkina Faso says at least 100 civilians killed in attack
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Frid...
Jun 05, 2021
Watch: Car crashes through Las Vegas restaurant, bumps into patrons at eatery next door
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A car crashed through a soon-to-be-open restaurant in Las Vegas on Sunday - and nearly burst through the wall of an adjoining eatery before coming to a stop, video shows. Rochelle H...
Jun 05, 2021
Suspected road rage shooter in custody thanks to quick thinking 11-year-old
CREVE COUER, Mo. (KTVI) - A road rage incident left one man wounded and the rest of his family shaken. Police say the hero of this story is the man's 11-year-old son. It began Friday afternoon on Inte...
Jun 05, 2021
California man sentenced to prison for killing wife, propping up her body in front of kids on Christmas
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man who killed his wife and propped up her body on a sofa as her children opened Christmas presents was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison. W...
Jun 05, 2021
Justice Department says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters' records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by new...
Jun 05, 2021
California announces first winners of $50K prizes in vaccine incentive lottery
(KTLA) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday helped draw the first winners of the state's $116.5 million vaccination lottery. The winners were the first 15 of 30 to get $50,000 each from the state'...
Jun 05, 2021
G7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes
LONDON (AP) - The Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed Saturday to support a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% in order to deter multinational companies from avoiding taxes by sta...
Jun 05, 2021
Florida scientists find rare bee species in new locations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida's extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the O...
Jun 05, 2021