Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School Shooting
Associated Press - Tue Nov 30, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. More»
Hundreds of FedEx packages found in Alabama woods
CBS News - Fri Nov 26, 2021
HAYDEN, Alabama - An Alabama sheriff is trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods. More»
'More Bubbas, no Black pastors': Attorney for man accused of killing Arbery decried as racist
NBC News - Sun Nov 21, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - Kevin Gough has been condemned for trying to have Black pastors thrown out of the courtroom, complaining that the jury didnt contain enough "Bubbas or Joe six-packs" and for equating Black faith leaders with klansmen. More»
Exxon Launches Sale of Shale Gas Properties in Texas
Reuters - Tue Nov 16, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas - Exxon Mobil on Monday launched a sale of its oil and gas properties in the first major US shale field, a spokesperson confirmed, as part of a portfolio reshuffling to focus on more lucrative assets. More»
US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums
CNN - Sat Nov 13, 2021
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimers drug. More»
Oklahoma Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge A $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
Huffington Post - Fri Nov 5, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - Oklahoma’s biggest natural gas utility could soon charge customers who switch to electric stoves and heating systems an “exit fee” of nearly $1,400 to disconnect service, HuffPost has learned, setting a precedent that could help the industry lock millions of Americans into fossil fuel use for decades. More»
‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board
JTA - Tue Nov 2, 2021
CHANDLER, Arizona - An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. More»
What the Actual Fuck? Kentucky high school investigated after students appear to give teachers & principal LAP DANCES during homecoming week festivities
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 27, 2021
HAZARD, Kentucky - Photos that appear to show students giving teachers and the principal - who is also the mayor of their town - lap dances during a homecoming week man pageant have shocked a Kentucky town. More»
Overnight fire engulfs New Orleans’ Old Market Street Wharf
WVUE-TV - Sun Oct 17, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - A spectacular two-alarm blaze overnight engulfed the city’s Old Market Street Wharf, the New Orleans Fire Department said Sunday. More»
Social Security Checks To Get Biggest Cost-Of-Living Boost In 4 Decades
Associated Press - Wed Oct 13, 2021
WASHINGTON — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5. More»
At least 2 dead in California plane crash that burned homes
Associated Press - Mon Oct 11, 2021
SANTEE, California — A small plane crashed in a densely populated San Diego suburb Monday, killing at least two people, including a UPS driver, and leaving a trail of destruction that sent neighbors scrambling to help neighbors. More»
The supply chain crisis has hit the Bay Area - partly because of epic cargo backlogs in Southern California
San Francisco Chronicle - Sun Oct 10, 2021
Nathan Rundel ordered a new refrigerator for his Orinda home remodel in April. More»
A Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased And Spent 4 Months In Jail
NPR - Wed Sep 29, 2021
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colorado - When Brady Mistic drove into the parking lot of a Colorado laundromat one day in September 2019, he thought he was about to run a routine errand. More»
QAnon Followers Threaten Hospital After Outspoken COVID Denier Dies Of COVID
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 13, 2021
QAnon believers and other conspiracy theorists have inundated a Chicago hospital with threats after a prominent COVID-19 denier who sought treatment for the disease died Monday. More»
Far-Right Proud Boys Attack Three Schools
Daily Beast - Sun Sep 5, 2021
VANCOUVER, Washington - Three schools in Vancouver, Washington went into lockdown Friday after a group of anti-mask protesters that included the Proud Boys attempted to gain entry and disrupt the school day. More»
Ida collapses Mississippi road; kills 2, injures at least 10
Associated Press - Tue Aug 31, 2021
LUCEDALE, Mississippi - Barbara Cochran said she was about to get ready for bed late Monday when she heard a loud crash outside her home in rural southeastern Mississippi. More»
Supply Chain 'Definitely Not Getting Back to Normal'
New York Times - Mon Aug 30, 2021
Like most people in the developed world, Kirsten Gjesdal had long taken for granted her ability to order whatever she needs and then watch the goods arrive, without any thought about the factories, container ships and trucks involved in delivery. More»
'There is no room to put these bodies,' Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
CNN - Sat Aug 28, 2021
The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the more virulent coronavirus Delta variant has upended a spring of reopenings and led to increasing concern headed into autumn. More»
Florida Judge Throws Out Governor Ron DeSantis' Order Prohibiting School Mask
NPR - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A Florida judge has ruled that school districts in the state can require students to wear masks. More»
Unvaccinated US school teacher spread COVID to 26 people
AFP - Fri Aug 27, 2021
An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the Delta variant of the coronavirus to at least 26 other people, including 12 students in their classroom, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. More»
Texas Veteran Dies of Treatable Pancreatitis While Waiting for Hospital Bed
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A US Army veteran died of a treatable illness while waiting for a hospital bed as doctors struggled to find a facility that would accept him. More»
A Wildfire Is Heading For Lake Tahoe, Sending Ash Raining Down On Tourists
NPR - Wed Aug 25, 2021
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California — A California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim were enveloped in a thick yellow haze of the nations worst air. More»
Chicago Announces Indoor Mask Mandate For All, Regardless of Vaccination Status
WMAQ-TV - Tue Aug 17, 2021
The city of Chicago announced Tuesday an indoor mask mandate for all individuals 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status, beginning Friday, August 20. More»
Full ICUs Are Creating a Dangerous ER Backlog and Forcing Hospitals to Cancel Surgeries
CNN - Sat Aug 14, 2021
Michael Kagan, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the cancerous lymph nodes in his neck are like a "ticking time bomb" - But theres little he can do. More»
US border agents in Tennessee have seized thousands of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccination cards
CNN - Sat Aug 14, 2021
US Customs and Border Protection officers in Memphis, Tennessee, have seized thousands of fake Covid-19 vaccination cards so far this year. More»
Forest Service is Running Out of Firefighters Amid West Coast Wildfire Chaos
Daily Mail - Sat Aug 14, 2021
Firefighters in the West are being stretched to the limit by the blazes ravaging the state, the US Forest Service said on Friday - adding that it is operating in crisis mode. More»
'Completely white': Ash, smoke fall on Tahoe Basin
San Francisco Gate - Fri Aug 6, 2021
Winds pushed smoke from Northern Californias Dixie Fire to the south Friday, choking the Lake Tahoe Basin with toxic air. More»
Twelve Year Old Boy with Autism Charged with a Felony in Georgia
WGCL-TV - Wed Aug 4, 2021
COBB COUNTY, Georgia - A Cobb County 12-year-old student faces felony charges after threatening to burn people and property at his school. More»
Capitol Police Officer Testifies To The Racism He Faced During The Jan. 6 Riot
NPR - Tue Jul 27, 2021
As pro-Trump insurrectionists poured into the US Capitol on January 6, a Black Capitol Police officer passionately testified Tuesday that he faced racist epithets, the likes of which he had never heard while serving in uniform. More»
The Bootleg Fire Grows to the Size of Los Angeles as Government Warns of 'National Wildfire Crisis'
Gizmodo - Mon Jul 19, 2021
The West’s nightmare summer continues to grow worse. More»