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3 killed, 3 wounded in early-morning shooting in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Deputy Chief Gregory Bodker told reporters that officers arrived to find a "very chaotic scene."CBS News - Top stories -
Atlanta officer accused of killing Lyft driver allegedly said victim was ‘gay fraternity’ recruiter
An Atlanta police officer accused of murdering a Lyft driver allegedly said the victim was in a gay fraternity trying to recruit him.NBC News - Top stories -
Uber and Lyft Driver Pay Deal Approved in Minnesota
The state legislature ends the rideshare companies' high-stakes game of chicken and signs off on a package that will raise driver pay and keep the companies from leaving Minneapolis.Inc. - Business -
DFL leaders, Gov. Tim Walz say they have a deal to pay drivers more, keep Uber and Lyft operating in Minnesota after threats to exit
Lawmakers on Saturday night came to a last minute deal to keep the rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, in the state.CBS News - Top stories -
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Man suspected of shooting infant son in hostage standoff apparently killed himself
He was found in the rubble of a Phoenix home that caught fire during a standoff.ABC News - Top stories -
The mystery of the man embroiled in a gold scam
Questions remain around the disappearance of a man mixed up in one of the biggest gold scams in history.BBC News - Top stories -
Robert Fico stable after shooting as Slovakia’s president-elect calls for unity
Peter Pellegrini says PM ‘escaped death by a hair’ and urges people to temper their emotions after ‘we crossed a red line’. . The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a stable condition but “not out of the woods yet”, officials have said, ...The Guardian - World -
Man jailed for killing pensioner in what judge calls 'terrorist act'
Moroccan asylum seeker Ahmed Alid stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney in Hartlepool in October in "revenge" for the Israel-Hamas conflict.BBC News - Top stories -
Google tests AI to detect scam phone calls. Privacy advocates are terrified.
Some privacy advocates say that they’re terrified by an announcement this week from Google that the company is testing a way to scan people’s phone calls.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
DNA leads to arrest of Ohio man in 1989 murder of Pennsylvania woman
The Lehigh County District Attorney announced charges against Michael Breisch, 65, for the murder of 78-year-old widow Rose Hnath in 1989 outside Allentown, Pennsylvania.CBS News - Top stories -
Uber, Lyft vow to stay in Minnesota after pay compromise passes Legislature
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft announced they will continue operating in Minnesota after the state Legislature passed a compromise driver compensation bill Sunday, overriding a Minneapolis city measure to which the companies objected. The ...The Hill - Politics -
Truck Driver Is Killed in Episode at TSMC’s Arizona Semiconductor Plant
Construction at the facility was not affected. The Biden administration awarded the company a $6.6 billion grant last month to expand in the United States.The New York Times - Business -
Driver killed in incident at Arizona facility that is being built by a Taiwanese semiconductor giant
Authorities say a truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a Phoenix facility that is being built for a Taiwanese semiconductor giantABC News - Tech -
NASCAR Driver Punches Opponent After All-Star Race
An angry Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Kyle Busch, then punched him, setting off a brief fight between teams at the garage on Sunday.The New York Times - Sports - NASCAR -
Man accused of shooting Slovak leader had "political motivation," official says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt Wednesday.CBS News - World -
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the latest apparent act in a storm of antisemitism roiling France amid the ...NBC News - Top stories -
Slovak PM awake but in serious condition after shooting
Robert Fico undergoes second surgery after assassination attemptFinancial Times - World -
Mayoral candidate and five others killed in shooting at campaign rally in Mexico
Young girl was among six people killed in gunfire in an area of Chiapas where shootings have become common and widespread. A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the ...The Guardian - World -
Man acquitted in killing of pregnant woman, boyfriend in Kansas
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.CBS News - Top stories -
The man who attacked former House Speaker Pelosi's husband with a hammer at their home in San Francisco received a 30-year sentence in federal court.
The man who attacked former House Speaker Pelosi’s husband with a hammer at their home in San Francisco received a 30-year sentence in federal court.The Wall Street Journal - World -
10 Years After Winning the Boston Marathon, She Finally Received Her Prize Money
Buzunesh Deba never got her $100,000 from the Boston Athletic Association. Instead, a Philadelphia businessman paid her.The New York Times - Sports -
Chevy Bolt owners to receive settlement checks after successful class-action suit over faulty batteries
Chevy Bolt owners are eligible for settlement checks as part of a $150 million class-action settlement with General Motors and South Korean industrial group LG over faulty batteries.NBC News - Top stories -
Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, ally says
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is between life and death two days after an assassination attempt that sent shock waves across Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public radio on Friday.NBC News - Top stories -
French police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue – Europe live
The attacker was carrying a knife and iron bar, according to local authorities. Chmouel Lubecki, a rabbi in Rouen, said today’s incident was “shocking.”. “It is important to light the candles of Shabbat to exactly show that we are not afraid,” he ...The Guardian - World -
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pardons Man Who Killed BLM Protester
Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant, was sentenced to 25 years in prison last year for killing Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old Black Lives Matter protester and Air Force veteran.The Wall Street Journal - World -
French Police Kill Man Who Tried to Set Rouen Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.The New York Times - World -
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French police kill armed man who set synagogue on fire in Rouen
Mayor calls for show of solidarity against attack after synagogue damaged in blaze amid rising antisemitism in France. French police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue – latest updatesFrench police shot dead a man armed with a ...The Guardian - World -
Pennsylvania man accused of killing roommate, dismembering body and scattering remains
A Lehigh County man is accused of killing his roommate with a hammer, dismembering his body and then scattering his remains in three separate locations.NBC News - Top stories -
Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves
Authorities in Alaska say a moose has killed a 70-year-old man in the community of HomerABC News - Top stories -
Stars align: Duchene 2OT hero after no-goal call
After being involved in a disputed no-goal call, Matt Duchene scored the series-ending goal in double overtime to eliminate his former team, the Avs, and send the Stars to the Western Conference finals.ESPN - Sports -
Tiger Woods defies calls to retire after latest struggles at US PGA
Tiger Woods has vowed to “fight until the end” as a dispiriting performance at the 106th US PGA Championship prompted renewed calls for the 15-time major winner to retire.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Golf -
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FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg bowed to pressure to resign from the bank regulator after an external investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency and lawmakers of both parties berated his leadership.
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg bowed to pressure to resign from the bank regulator after an external investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency and lawmakers of both parties berated his leadership.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Slovakia's president says heads of all political parties will meet to seek 'calm' after shooting of prime minister
Slovakia's president says heads of all political parties will meet to seek 'calm' after shooting of prime ministerABC News - World -
Slovak PM Robert Fico out of immediate danger four days after shooting, says deputy
Fico remains in intensive care but has ‘emerged from immediate threat to his life’, Robert Kaliňák tells reporters. Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is out of immediate danger but remains in intensive care four days after he was shot by a ...The Guardian - World -
Pacers eliminate Knicks, advance to Eastern Conference finals after historic shooting performance
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 10 ...NBC News - Top stories -
Auburn running back Brian Battie on ventilator after weekend shooting in Florida, coach says
Auburn running back Brian Battie has been hospitalized following a weekend shooting in Sarasota, Florida, where his brother was killed and three others injuredABC News - Sports