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A gunman who allegedly killed a retired judge had a list of targets, officials say
Friday, June 03, 2022
A gunman suspected of killing a retired judge in Wisconsin had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.
Police search for the Wisconsin cemetery shooter
Friday, June 03, 2022
Police are still searching Friday for whoever opened fire during a funeral at a Wisconsin cemetery.
Thousands of kids are getting sick from downing melatonin pills
Friday, June 03, 2022
Last year, U.S. poison control centers got 52,000 calls about children consuming worrisome amounts of the dietary supplement, a popular sleep aid. Two children have died in the past decade.
Driverless taxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco
Friday, June 03, 2022
Regulators gave the Cruise service approval to charge passengers for driverless rides, a first for the state. Initially, the service will be available at night in less congested parts of the city.
N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles
Friday, June 03, 2022
The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology.
'Moorhen' is the word of a champion as Texas teenager claims Spelling Bee title
Friday, June 03, 2022
A 14-year-old student spells 21 words correctly during a 90-second spell-off to claim the annual competition.
2 people and shooter die in shooting outside Iowa church
Thursday, June 02, 2022
The shooting occurred outside a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, according to the Story County Sheriff's Office.
2 doctors, a receptionist and a visitor were killed in the Tulsa shooting
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says Dr. Preston Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting.
2 people are shot at a Wisconsin cemetery, police say
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Ascension All Saints Hospital in Racine was on lockdown "out of an abundance of caution" following the shooting, the hospital said.
He was knocked out of the National Spelling Bee, but appeal gives him another chance
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Surya Kapu, 13, misspelled "leucovorin" — a medicine used to counteract the side effects of a cancer drug. His family said that Scripps omitted details when he asked a question about the word's roots.
President Biden to give national address urging Congress to act on gun control
Thursday, June 02, 2022
The speech, which will call for stricter limits on gun sales, comes after recent mass shootings in Tulsa, Uvalde and Buffalo. Watch a live stream of the address or listen at 7:30 p.m.
Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels out of book proceeds
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Michael Avenatti was sentenced for stealing about $300,000 from Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame as he represented her during her legal battles with then-President Donald Trump.
Oregon is dropping an artificial intelligence tool used in child welfare system
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.
John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, will be free of court restrictions June 15
Thursday, June 02, 2022
John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight.
Afghanistan dominates global opium production. The Taliban is shutting that down
Thursday, June 02, 2022
After the group retook power in the country in 2021, it banned poppy cultivation. Now it's tearing the plants out, field by field. But farmers and workers worry there's no money in other crops.
Nightclub needle attacks puzzle authorities across Europe
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Targeted individuals in France, the U.K., Belgium and the Netherlands and who are mostly women, show visible marks of injection, often bruises, and report symptoms like feeling groggy.
5 people dead at Tulsa medical building, in the 233rd mass shooting of 2022
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
"Four innocents and one shooter" are dead, says Jonathan Brooks of the Tulsa police department at a news conference on Wednesday.
Mourners say goodbye to a Uvalde teacher and her husband
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Mourners gathered Wednesday at a funeral for teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at Robb Elementary School — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.
Buffalo shooting suspect is indicted on a domestic terrorism charge
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
The suspect is charged with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.
No more Elvis-themed weddings for Las Vegas chapels, a licensing company says
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
The company that controls the name and image of Elvis Presley is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using "The King" in themed ceremonies. Some say the move could decimate their businesses.