The Florida Board of Education has expanded upon the state’s existing “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, banning on Wednesday the teaching of sexuality and gender identity in all Florida public schools. Prior to today’s decision, public school teachers and districts were barred from discussing gender identity and sexuality in kindergarten through …
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Four people were killed and 28 injured during a shooting at a birthday party Saturday night in Dadeville, Alabama, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the ALEA said. There was no initial confirmation about what led to the shooting. “There …
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Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Massachusetts man arrested for his suspected connection to the disclosure of dozens of secret documents that revealed sensitive intelligence and defense information, has been charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents. The airman in the …
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Guitarist Mick Mars has filed a lawsuit against Mötley Crüe, alleging the ’80s hair metal band is trying to kick him out of the group and reduce his ownership stakes because of a debilitating illness. Mars, 71, says in his claim that he has suffered from a “horrific” disease for …
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A group of veterans took the unusual step this month of suing the Defense Department to obtain records about toxic conditions at a military base in Uzbekistan they believe is linked to their rare cancers and other illnesses. At least 15,000 service members passed through Karshi Khanabad Air Base, commonly …
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More than two full days after tech executive Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco, there still have no arrests or suspects named but the city’s police chef expressed confidence that his officers would solve the case. San Francisco police found Lee, 43, on the sidewalk in front …
Read More »A giant red spoon that was stolen from an Arizona Dairy Queen and sparked a mystery on social media was found Monday morning, and it’s partly thanks to Pokémon GO. Michael Foster, 52, was playing the outdoor mobile game when he spotted the 15-foot spoon around 7 a.m. It was …
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A grand jury has indicted Kendrid Hamlin, the man suspected of assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, on three federal counts, including assault against a member of Congress. Hamlin stands accused in the Feb. 9 attack on the Minnesota representative in which she says she was struck in the face. Hamlin, …
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New Hampshire’s highest court on Wednesday turned away the latest attempt to get a sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990. Smart, 55, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began …
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Sen. Mark Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that he believes the White House supports a bill that could potentially allow the Department of Commerce to ban TikTok, the popular social video platform that has come under scrutiny by leaders in the United States. “I …
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