Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Smollett guilty: What's next for the former 'Empire' star?
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett now faces sentencing after a jury convicted him on five felony counts of disorderly conduct in connection with a fake hate cri...
Dec 09, 2021
Jussie Smollett's attorney says actor will appeal verdict
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Jussie Smollett's defense attorney said Thursday he will appeal the former "Empire" actor's conviction for lying to police about being the victim of a racist, anti-gay attac...
Dec 09, 2021
Sheriff: N.C. student was carrying AK-47 on school bus
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina high school student has been taken into custody after he was found to be carrying a rifle with a loaded magazine on a school bus, a sheriff's office said. ...
Dec 09, 2021
Scott says he didn't hear crowd's screams at fatal concert
(NewsNation Now) - In his first interview since the Nov. 5 Astroworld music festival in Houston, rapper Travis Scott said he didn't hear the screams of fans yelling for help at the show that resulted ...
Dec 09, 2021
Court rejects Trump's efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. ...
Dec 09, 2021
Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company's objections, raising the possibility of a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee gia...
Dec 09, 2021
US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16
U.S. health authorities again expanded the nation's booster campaign Thursday, opening extra doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to several million 16- and 17-year-olds. The U.S. and many other nations...
Dec 09, 2021
Josh Duggar found guilty in child pornography trial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - On the final day of the Josh Duggar child pornography trial, the jury found Duggar guilty on both charges of receipt of child pornography and possession of c...
Dec 09, 2021
School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
(NewsNation Now) - Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others w...
Dec 09, 2021
Texas using boats to block border along Rio Grande
(NewsNation Now) - In the latest effort from Gov Greg Abbott to prevent illegal immigration, authorities are now using boats to deter crossings from Mexico through the Rio Grande into Texas. The boat ...
Dec 09, 2021