David Keene, a former head and current board member of the National Rifle Association, was duped by a gun control activist group into giving a fake graduation speech to empty chairs that represented the victims of gun violence who would have graduated this year.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN The parents of a student who died during the Parkland school shooting tricked a former president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) to give a speech in front of thousands of empty chairs representing victims of school gun violence. Video posted online shows David Keene addressing a makeshift field in Las Vegas. Keene thought
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding of the cosmos for over 30 years has stopped working. After the June 13 malfunction, Hubble’s payload computer stopped receiving the “keep-alive” signal that’s a “standard handshake between the payload and main spacecraft computers
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A Desert Hot Springs man was convicted today of attempted murder and other felony charges for shooting his ex-girlfriend through a window of her Palm Springs apartment while she slept. A Riverside jury deliberated two days before finding Sergio Juan Marques, 41, guilty of one count each of attempted murder, spousal abuse, shooting at a
Continue ReadingNew video from inside a Biden-Harris campaign bus shows the 2020 incident where Trump supporters surrounded the bus, and allegedly collided with one staffer’s car.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, Jenni Marsh and Caitlin Hu, CNN Jimmy Lai fled mainland China more than 60 years ago, smuggling himself into Hong Kong on a fishing boat at age 12 to escape the chaos of the Communist Party. This week, Beijing finally caught up with him, after a law it had imposed on
Continue ReadingA new book by reporter Michael Bender reports that President Donald Trump wanted the military to “beat the f*** out” of protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing.
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN A manhunt continued Thursday after a police officer was shot in Daytona Beach, Florida, authorities said. “A $100,000 reward is now available for anyone who can help authorities locate the man who shot one of our officers in the head earlier this evening,” the Daytona Beach Police Department said in a
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Many North Texas teachers will see bigger paychecks or COVID-19 bonuses at the start of the next school year. Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, and Denton all approved pay raises Tuesday night, in large part as a response to the challenges brought on
Continue ReadingBy Rachael O’Neil Click here for updates on this story McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — A McKinney man’s world was flipped upside down when he was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago. “Since I was 40, I’ve been going to the doctor, getting prostate and colon cancer screenings. Never once did I think about getting
Continue Reading At least 99 people are unaccounted for after a building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. At least one person was killed and at least 11 were injured. The Miami-Dade mayor said at least 102 people have been accounted for as rescue efforts continue.
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A sergeant with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is behind bars on accusations of possession and distribution of child pornography. Marc Goodwin, 43, was arrested by the Fontana Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit on Wednesday. Goodwin was listed as a homicide detective on Sheriff’s Department news releases in 2016-2017. According to
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two of the top young speakers in the nation live right here in the south suburbs of Chicago. But, as CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory reports, there’s so much more to their stories. Meet Nyah Ware, a national championship speech competitor
Continue ReadingBy Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story WOODBRIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Blue tarps and boards cover homes in Chicago’s western suburbs. The owners were forced out while repairs are made following a tornado that ripped through the area Sunday. But repairs could take a while. For families wanting to stay in the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Hakimi, CNN A GOP congressman was called “racist” during a House Committee on Education and Labor virtual hearing Thursday, as he pressed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory. Rep. Bob Good, a Virginia Republican, repeatedly pressed Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory and the 1619 Project.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Most Americans can and will get vaccinated. Full stop. The stragglers will be key to stopping Covid, however, and what exactly the government can do to encourage and cajole anti-vax Americans is coming soon. The overall numbers aren’t perfect, but they are very good. While the US will miss
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Dean and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional negotiators seeking a path forward on legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s policing laws announced Thursday they’ve “reached agreement on a framework” for the package but said talks will continue over the next few weeks. The announcement came on the day before the Senate leaves for its
Continue Reading Jorge Soto, who lives across from the Florida condominium complex, tells CNN’s Victor Blackwell about what he experienced while speaking with survivors of the residential building collapse.
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden highlighted the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and kicked off a community canvassing event during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday afternoon, as his administration has continued its push to get American vaccinated against the virus. “The data couldn’t be clearer. If you’re vaccinated you’re
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business A powerful House panel on Thursday approved a sweeping set of proposals aimed at weakening Big Tech. It passed a series of measures imposing new obligations on top digital platforms, prohibiting them from abusing any gatekeeper power, and in some cases opening the door to new fines and breakups. In
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