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Nearly 40% of Marines decline COVID vaccine, prompting some Democrats to urge Biden to set mandate for military
Nearly 40% of Marines decline COVID vaccine, prompting some Democrats to urge Biden to set mandate for military

Nearly 40% of U.S. Marines offered the COVID-19 vaccine have refused receiving it.

Their boy lived 8 days. They
Their boy lived 8 days. They'll spend the rest of their lives wondering what went wrong

Lindsey Johnson's dreams began after her son's life ended.

Mom was consumed with caring for brain-damaged son. Florida could have paid her. It didn
Mom was consumed with caring for brain-damaged son. Florida could have paid her. It didn't

Over two decades, Choi "Julie" Nguyen bounced from one low-paying job to the next: dishwasher, custodian, manicurist. As a single mom raising two daughters...

Here
Here's what we know about the 2 prominent lawyers Rep. Matt Gaetz hired in federal sex-trafficking probe

Mark Mukasey is a longtime Rudy Giuliani associate, while Gaetz's other lawyer has a history of defending powerful men accused of sexual abuse.

Two people accused of stealing a Confederate monument worth $500,000 from an Alabama cemetery were arrested in New Orleans, police say
Two people accused of stealing a Confederate monument worth $500,000 from an Alabama cemetery were arrested in New Orleans, police say

The Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair was taken from a cemetery Selma, Alabama cemetery in late March.

GE aims to develop a microchip that can detect the coronavirus
GE aims to develop a microchip that can detect the coronavirus

There could one day be a COVID-19 equivalent to a carbon monoxide detector. General Electric is developing a new sensor which could potentially detect the...

Supreme Court nixes another California pandemic restriction
Supreme Court nixes another California pandemic restriction

The Supreme Court has once again ruled against California in a case concerning religious worship during the coronavirus pandemic. In a 5-4 decision, mostly...

Service with a smile: Prince Philip puts Land Rover hearse at heart of funeral he designed himself
Service with a smile: Prince Philip puts Land Rover hearse at heart of funeral he designed himself

The Duke of Edinburgh's coffin will be carried through the grounds of Windsor Castle in a modified Land Rover that he designed for the occasion himself. The ...

A California man was convicted of a federal hate crime for attempting to stab a Black man while on probation for another
A California man was convicted of a federal hate crime for attempting to stab a Black man while on probation for another 'racially motivated' assault

The man swiped a nine-inch knife "multiple times" at the man's head, chest, and stomach, while he shouted racial slurs, the Justice Department said.

A Tesla speeding about 100 mph hits several parked cars, then slams into a Broward home
A Tesla speeding about 100 mph hits several parked cars, then slams into a Broward home

A speeding Tesla ripped through a South Florida neighborhood early Saturday morning.

Ex-officer
Ex-officer's trial in Floyd's death shows courtroom tactics

The murder trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death has introduced viewers from around the world to a vast array of...

Big Brother star Nikki Grahame has died at the age of 38
Big Brother star Nikki Grahame has died at the age of 38

Reality TV star Nikki Grahame, who rose to fame as a contestant on Big Brother, has died at the age of 38. She had been suffering from anorexia. Grahame...

Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw recovering from emergency eye surgery that will leave him blind for a month
Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw recovering from emergency eye surgery that will leave him blind for a month

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) revealed Saturday that he underwent emergency surgery on his left eye a day earlier after a doctor discovered his retina was...

Arizona officials broke up an illegal forest party with over 5,000 attendees
Arizona officials broke up an illegal forest party with over 5,000 attendees

According to the agency, a permit is required for non-commercial groups of 75 or more to use or occupy forest service land.

Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner calls fellow Republican Jim Jordan a
Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner calls fellow Republican Jim Jordan a 'political terrorist'

"I just never saw a guy who spent more time tearing things apart ― never building anything, never putting anything together," Boehner said of Rep. Jordan.

A Teacher Marched to the Capitol. When She Got Home, the Fight Began.
A Teacher Marched to the Capitol. When She Got Home, the Fight Began.

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - Word got around when Kristine Hostetter was spotted at a public mask-burning at the San Clemente pier, and when she appeared in a...

A college student hit a police officer over the head with his skateboard during the Capitol riot, says indictment
A college student hit a police officer over the head with his skateboard during the Capitol riot, says indictment

Grady Douglas Owens, 21, from Florida, gave the police officer a concussion after he struck him with his skateboard on January 6.

2 women shot and killed at central Fresno apartment complex
2 women shot and killed at central Fresno apartment complex

Police are investigating after a shooting left two women dead. The hunt for the suspect is still ongoing.

'Clear the Capitol,' Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In...

Johnston says no line for Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Saturday
Johnston says no line for Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Saturday's drive-thru clinic

The clinic is providing the vaccine on a first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.

A Fresno man died competing in an amateur taco eating contest and now his son is suing the organizers of the event
A Fresno man died competing in an amateur taco eating contest and now his son is suing the organizers of the event

Dana Hutchings, 41, collapsed several minutes into an amateur taco eating contest in 2019 and was later pronounced dead after choking on tacos.

Supreme Court halts California coronavirus rules that limit home worship
Supreme Court halts California coronavirus rules that limit home worship

This is the latest case in which the high court has barred officials from enforcing coronavirus-related restrictions applying to religious gatherings.

A Muslim advocacy group just sued Facebook for failing to remove hate-speech, and it
A Muslim advocacy group just sued Facebook for failing to remove hate-speech, and it's the latest example of the tech's patchwork polices that fail to crack down on Islamophobia

Muslim Advocates said it presented Facebook in 2017 with a list of 26 groups that spread anti-Muslim hate, yet 19 of them are still active.

Australia
Australia's prime minster urges Queen to use Commonwealth as her 'strength and stay' as she grieves

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison implored the Queen to let the Commonwealth be "her strength and stay" during her time of grief - just as she has...

Luxury ships from the Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines sail to the rescue and evacuate islanders in the path of a volcano eruption
Luxury ships from the Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines sail to the rescue and evacuate islanders in the path of a volcano eruption

Saint Vincent's National Emergency Management Organisation has since tweeted that La Soufrière volcano has erupted.

China hit Alibaba with a record fine. Here
China hit Alibaba with a record fine. Here's why the company may be relieved.

China's antitrust regulator doled out a record 18.2 billion yuan fine to e-commerce giant Alibaba on Saturday for abusing its market dominance. The figure is...

Video shows Virginia cops holding a Black Army officer in uniform at gunpoint and pepper-spraying him during a traffic stop
Video shows Virginia cops holding a Black Army officer in uniform at gunpoint and pepper-spraying him during a traffic stop

Caron Nazario, a Black Army lieutenant in the Medical Corp, is suing Virginia police officers for assaulting him in December.

What Happens Next in the Rising Violence Between Ukraine and Russia
What Happens Next in the Rising Violence Between Ukraine and Russia

An Ukrainian serviceman walks in a trench by a sort of mannequin as he stands at his post on the frontline with Russia backed separatists near the town of...

Russian space programme facing existential crisis as Elon Musk helps US relaunch Nasa ambitions
Russian space programme facing existential crisis as Elon Musk helps US relaunch Nasa ambitions

It took four international crews and almost a year before anyone onboard the International Space Station could locate the air leak, untraceable by equipment ...

Corporations don
Corporations don't like voter suppression, so McConnell wants them out of politics. Seriously?

Republicans stand on the wrong side of history and democracy. One can only hope corporate America will continue to see through their hypocrisy.

A disgruntled ex-employee left a trail of destruction in a Walmart store when he drove his car through the front doors and up the aisles
A disgruntled ex-employee left a trail of destruction in a Walmart store when he drove his car through the front doors and up the aisles

Lacy Cordell Gentry caused "substantial damage" to merchandise after he crashed his car into a Walmart store, Concord Police Department said.

Saint Vincent volcano:
Saint Vincent volcano: 'Explosive' Soufrière eruption sparks mass evacuation

La Soufrière on Saint Vincent island spews ash 6 km into the air, as 16,000 people are evacuated.

St. Vincent awaits new volcanic explosions as help arrives
St. Vincent awaits new volcanic explosions as help arrives

Cots, tents, and respirator masks poured into the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as officials expected to start distributing them on Saturday, a day...

2 charged in fatal shooting in The Mall in Columbia parking lot
2 charged in fatal shooting in The Mall in Columbia parking lot

After months on the run police arrest two suspects in connection to a deadly shooting at The Mall in Columbia. Detectives said it unfolded in front of...

5 ways to help anti-coup protesters on the ground in Myanmar right now
5 ways to help anti-coup protesters on the ground in Myanmar right now

The military's February coup and the resulting unrest have left the country in chaos and its people in danger.

Prince Philip: Every living US president pays respects
Prince Philip: Every living US president pays respects

The Duke of Edinburgh saw 18 presidents elected in his lifetime and met many of them with the Queen.

Camper dies, wife rescued in Death Valley National Park
Camper dies, wife rescued in Death Valley National Park

An Arizona tourist died and his wife was rescued Friday after their vehicle got two flat tires and they went missing in Death Valley National Park in...

Anti-abortion group guards charged after using pepper spray at protest, CA officials say
Anti-abortion group guards charged after using pepper spray at protest, CA officials say

Security guards for an anti-abortion group are charged after a Planned Parenthood protest, officials say.

Anti-abortion group guards charged after using pepper spray at protest, CA officials say
Anti-abortion group guards charged after using pepper spray at protest, CA officials say

Security guards for an anti-abortion group are charged after a Planned Parenthood protest, officials say.

DeSantis-backed
DeSantis-backed 'anti-riot' bill heads to Senate floor after heated, lengthy debate

With political pressure mounting, a GOP-led Senate panel on Friday voted to send a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed 'anti-riot' bill to the full Senate floor after...

Honduras holds 2 ex-officials on pandemic-tied fraud charges

One year after the Honduran government paid $47 million for seven mobile hospitals to expand its bed space for the COVID-19 pandemic, only two are in use and...

Bernie Sanders expresses
Bernie Sanders expresses 'serious concerns' over Biden proposal for modest increase in Pentagon spending

Sanders, head of the Senate Budget Committee, criticized the $753 billion proposal, saying we must examine "waste and fraud" at the Pentagon.

Duke University to require proof of COVID vaccination for fall semester enrollment
Duke University to require proof of COVID vaccination for fall semester enrollment

Duke has made vaccines available to all students and employees.

Historic clothing mill-turned-private loft goes up for auction in Georgia. Look inside
Historic clothing mill-turned-private loft goes up for auction in Georgia. Look inside

Here's why it offers the ultimate work-from-home experience.

'Devastated and confused': Family of Phillip Adams speaks out after SC mass shooting

The former NFL player's family offered condolences to the victims' families in their statement. Here's everything they said.

A courtroom chair for Derek Chauvin supporters has sat nearly empty through two weeks of his trial
A courtroom chair for Derek Chauvin supporters has sat nearly empty through two weeks of his trial

The trial, with graphic testimony of how George Floyd died, has been hard to watch. Maybe it's too much for supporters of his accused killer.

Rep. Katie Porter calls Biden
Rep. Katie Porter calls Biden's move to split up his infrastructure package 'a big mistake'

Talking to Axios, Porter criticized the White House decision to put jobs and family policies in two plans, arguing there's no difference between them.

Prosecutors begin reviewing crash involving former KC Chiefs coach Britt Reid
Prosecutors begin reviewing crash involving former KC Chiefs coach Britt Reid

The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office this week began reviewing a crash that involved Reid and left a 5-year-old girl with a brain injury.

4 militia group members tied to the
4 militia group members tied to the 'Boogaloo' movement were charged with planning to obstruct the investigation of a federal officer's murder

The four men were members of a Northern California militia group called the "1st Detachment, 1st California Grizzly Scouts," an indictment alleges.

Why We Love a Small Loveseat
Why We Love a Small Loveseat

Supremely versatile, loveseats work as standalone pieces in studio apartments and as part of a seating arrangement in sprawling living rooms Originally...

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