Nation Nov 27 Club Q patron who helped stop shooter said he 'wanted to save the family I found' A member of the U.S. Navy who was injured while helping prevent further harm during a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado last weekend said Sunday that he “simply wanted to save the family that I found.”…
Nation Nov 26 Federal judge denies bid for new trial in Whitmer kidnapping case A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
World Nov 26 1 dead, up to 12 missing after landslides on Italian island Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that left as many as 12 people missing as it cut a muddy swath through a port town, collapsing buildings and sweeping cars into the sea.
World Nov 25 Beijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.
Nation Nov 24 Musk says granting 'amnesty' to suspended Twitter accounts New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.
World Nov 24 Russian Duma gives LGBTQ 'propaganda' bill final approval Russian lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting gay rights in the country, another step in a years-long crackdown on the country's embattled LGBTQ community.
World Nov 24 Iran arrests outspoken player Voria Ghafouri amid World Cup scrutiny Iran arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team on Thursday over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over its competition at the World Cup.
Politics Nov 23 Rep. Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins Alaska's at-large congressional district Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the Nov. 8 election. Results of the ranked choice election were announced Wednesday. Palin and Begich also were candidates in the special election.
World Nov 23 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanks EU for declaring Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism' Earlier in the day, The European Parliament overwhelmingly backed a resolution labeling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its invasion of and actions in Ukraine. The non binding but symbolically significant resolution passed in a 494-58 vote with 48…
World Nov 23 In wake of pandemic, record 40 million kids missed measles vaccine dose last year, CDC and WHO say The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.