Tennessee mayor arrested days before election
A mayor in Tennessee who is up for re-election has been arrested after police say he tried to get a pill press that had been used to make illegal drugs.…
Oliver North is out as NRA president, following a leadership dispute with longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North announced on Saturday that he will not serve a second term as president of the National Rifle Association, after he said that he has…
4 injured in shooting at San Diego synagogue during Passover celebration: Police
San Diego police have detained a man in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, where at least four people were injured during a Passover celebration.…
Georgia’s first black Supreme Court justice to step down
A jurist who became the first African American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court plans to step down after serving three decades on the high court. The court said…
Uber passenger shot dead by ‘companion,’ gunman at large: Officials
An Uber passenger was shot dead by a “companion” on Friday, sparking a manhunt for the gunman in the Houston area, authorities said. The shooting unfolded when the driver picked…
Judge indicted in Boston for refusing to allow undocumented immigrant to be detained
A state judge in Massachusetts was indicted Thursday for refusing to allow ICE to take custody of an undocumented immigrant, according to court papers. Interested in Immigration? Add Immigration as…
‘Start Here’: Joe Biden hopeful, Sri Lanka fearful, Boy Scouts apologetic
It’s Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Let’s start here. Interested in Start Here Morning Briefing ? Add Start Here Morning Briefing as an interest to stay up to date on the…
Feds charge Rochester Drug Cooperative and CEO in first criminal case over opioids
Federal prosecutors charged drug distributor Rochester Drug Cooperative and its former CEO with drug trafficking charges Tuesday — the first criminal charges for a pharmaceutical company and executives in the…
Brothers implicated in Jussie Smollett ‘hoax’ attack sue the ‘Empire’ actor’s lawyers
The two Chicago brothers who claim Jussie Smollett paid them to help stage what police deemed a “hoax” attack filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against the “Empire” actor’s lawyers.…
2 small planes collide on Los Angeles-area runway, killing 1
A small plane ran into another aircraft on a Los Angeles-area runaway in a fiery crash that killed one person and injured another. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says…