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Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 6 at Michigan school
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that he didn’t know what the assailant’s motives were for the attack at Oxford High… -
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo after new harassment documents released
A day after New York Attorney General Letitia James released additional transcripts, exhibits and videos from her office’s investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday, CNN indefinitely suspended his brother Chris over the documents Tuesday. According to some of those documents, Chris played a larger role than previously thought in helping his brother… -
Inflation, debt ceiling addressed as Yellen, Powell testify before Senate
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed will consider acting more quickly to counter rising inflation and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated the importance of Congress dealing with the debt ceiling. Their comments came as they testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. The committee hearing came just days before the temporary… -
Wall Street, consumer confidence tumble amid Omicron variant concerns
Stocks fell on Wall Street at the start of trading Tuesday, amid new details regarding the Omicron variant. Those details included comments from Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel, who told the Financial Times he expected current vaccines would struggle with the variant. “There is no world, I think, where [the effectiveness] is the same level . . . we… -
Omicron variant origin muddled, Pfizer turns to COVID-19 boosters for kids
A day after reports started coming out that the Food and Drug Administration was looking to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 boosters in kids ages 16 and 17, new details are leaving more questions than answers as to the origin of the new Omicron variant. According to those details, the Netherlands’ RIVM health institute found omicron in… -
CDC expands COVID-19 booster recommendation, WHO Omicron warning
Just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning regarding the global risk from the Omicron variant, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded its recommendation regarding COVID-19 booster shots Monday, in order to give more Americans more vaccine protection. The CDC is now saying “everyone ages 18 and older should… -
Jan. 6 House committee recommends contempt charges for Jeffrey Clark
Update (12/1/21): The House committee investigating January’s Capitol riots voted unanimously Wednesday night to pursue contempt charges against former assistant attorney general Jeffrey Clark. However, unlike when they recommended contempt charges for former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, the committee is giving Clark another chance to meet with them. At Wednesday night’s meeting, committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)… -
Maxwell trial opening statements, Smollett trial jury selection begin
On the same day jury selection began in the trial of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, opening statements began Monday in the sex trafficking trial of longtime Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell. The video above shows the scenes inside and outside the courtrooms of both trials. The beginning of Maxwell’s trial comes over two years… -
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, report causes stock to soar
According to anonymous sources first cited by CNBC and corroborated in various reports Monday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down from his position as the company’s CEO. As of late Monday morning, Twitter itself has been quiet on the news. Dorsey did tweet “I love Twitter” early Sunday morning. He then tweeted what appears… -
Biden pushes masks, vaccination to fight Omicron variant of COVID-19
In addition to restricting travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region starting Monday, President Joe Biden pushed COVID-19 vaccination as the best way to fight the new Omicron variant of the virus. Biden’s comments came following a meeting with his COVID-19 Response Team over the weekend. “Dr. [Anthony] Fauci informed the… -
Biden calls for oil and gas leasing reform to address climate change
The Department of the Interior released a report Friday on the United States’ “federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices.” According to the department, “the report identifies significant reforms that should be made to ensure the programs provide a fair return to taxpayers, discourage speculation, hold operators responsible for remediation, and more fully include communities and Tribal, state,… -
Feud between Reps. Boebert, Omar escalates over Twitter video
A video posted by the Twitter account “PatriotTakes” Thursday is escalating the feud between Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) just days before Congress is set to return to Washington from its Thanksgiving break. In the video, which PatriotTakes says is from a campaign event, Rep. Boebert told a story about getting into… -
Merck COVID-19 pill found to be less effective, FDA panel to review
Days before an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration is expected to meet to discuss the Merck COVID-19 pill, the company revised the results of a previous study to reflect the pill is less effective than previously thought. The original Merck study, which was released early last month, found Molnupiravir reduced hospitalizations and…