Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday he supports the framework agreement for a gun reform plan announced by a bipartisan group of senators over the weekend. A total of 60 votes would be required to pass the measure with the Senate split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats. McConnell said during his weekly press conference …
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Russian court extends detention by 18 days for WNBA star Brittney Griner
A Russian court on Tuesday extended pre-trial detention for American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained in February and so far has spent more than three months in prison on drug charges. Griner, 31, had been detained in Russia after an airport stop for allegedly carrying vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage. …
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Yellowstone National Park shuts down all entrances amid heavy flooding conditions
On Monday, Yellowstone National Park closed all entrances into the park amid heavy flooding conditions which caused rockslides, mudslides on roadways, and power outages in multiple areas of the park. The National Park Service (“NPS “) said in a statement: “Effective immediately, no inbound visitor traffic will be allowed into the park until conditions stabilize and …
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Bear market hits Wall Street as Dow Jones tumbles 876 points, stocks, bonds, crypto dive
Wall Street plunged into what’s called a bear market on Monday, as investors grew increasingly fearful about a fragile economy and rising interest rates. The S&P 500 was more than 20% below its record set early this year. The Dow (INDU) sank 876 points or 2.8%. The Nasdaq was down by 4.7% and has tumbled …
20 bipartisan senators announce deal on gun legislation and mental health services
On Sunday, a bipartisan group of 20 senators announced an agreement on legislation including gun restrictions and mental health and school security investments in an effort to curb mass shootings. The 20 lawmakers — 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans — led by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced the package they …
Sarah Palin to advance to Alaska special House race in August
Former Governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is among a group of candidates projected to advance to Alaska’s four-person special House race in August. Palin, who is launching her first political campaign in the state since resigning as Alaska’s governor in 2009, has garnered 30% of the vote. Republican Nick Begich …
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3 dead, 1 injured after shooting inside of Smithsburg, Maryland manufacturing facility
Maryland police have confirmed that three people are dead and one critically injured after a shooting at a factory in Smithsburg, Maryland on Thursday afternoon. The factory, Columbia Machine, manufactures concrete products equipment. Smithsburg is about 70 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to reports of an active …
5 Marines dead in military aircraft crash in Southern California desert
The Marine Corps said Thursday that all five Marines on board an Osprey were killed when the aircraft crashed Wednesday afternoon in a remote part of California. The aircraft was based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, according to officials. The U.S. Marine Corps said in a statement that the MV-22 Osprey, belonging to the …
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Police arrest armed man near Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on attempted murder charges
Police arrested an armed man near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh just before 2 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Authorities noted that the man, identified as 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California, said that he wanted to kill Kavanaugh, and had called 911 on himself. During the call, police said …
Mass shooting survivors, witnesses and family members testify at House committee hearing on gun control
The House committee on gun control heard testimony on Wednesday from witnesses and survivors of the Uvalde shooting. The hearing was held ahead of scheduled votes in the House on several pieces of gun control legislation, and included survivors of the shooting, several parents and a doctor who treated some of the children killed in …