Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Armed teacher stops attempted kidnapping in Utah, police say
OGDEN, Utah (KTVX) - A 41-year-old man accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl from a Utah school is in police custody, and a teacher is being hailed as a "hero" after stopping the attempted k...
May 27, 2021
Can employers make you get COVID-19 shot?
(AP) - Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory? Yes, with some exceptions. Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn't neces...
May 27, 2021
Murder charges filed against officers in Washington man's death
SEATTLE (AP) - The Washington state attorney general on Thursday filed murder charges against two police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after telling the Tacoma officers w...
May 27, 2021
US tells Russia it won't rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration informed Russia on Thursday that it will not rejoin a key arms control pact, even as the two sides prepare for a summit next month between their leaders. U.S...
May 27, 2021
9/11-themed bar in Texas draws internet's ire
(NEXSTAR) - There is a bar in Fort Worth, Texas, with 26 tables, 11 televisions and a patio. Upon initial appearance, this bar looks like any other: neon lighting, frozen drink machines and the u...
May 27, 2021
Prosecutor urges jury to convict man in death of Iowa runner Mollie Tibbetts
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student who disappeared ...
May 27, 2021
Gunman fired 39 shots, appeared to target some victims at rail yard, Sheriff says
SAN JOSE, Calif. (NewsNation Now) - A California sheriff said Thursday the gunman who killed nine people in a rail yard massacre fired 39 shots and appeared to target some of the victims. Santa Clara ...
May 27, 2021
Operation Thou Shalt Not Steal: 4 arrested, 2 wanted after thefts at 636 churches
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida-based group of Romanian nationals stole $740,000 from hundreds of churches by taking donation checks from their mailboxes and cashing them, the Florida Department of...
May 27, 2021
Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Gar...
May 27, 2021
Jobless claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims dropped to 406,000, another pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wane...
May 27, 2021