National weather forecast: Deadly storm weakening, new round to hit Mid-South
The storm that brought extreme damage and took the lives of several people across the Mid-South is now weakening, but not done yet.
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Georgia town described as ‘war zone’ after tornado causes ‘heavy damage’
The city of Newnan, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta, suffered "heavy damage" from deadly tornadoes that swept through from Alabama overnight, a tweet from the city said early Friday.
Chicago shooting on South Side leaves at least 1 dead, 7 wounded: report
At least one person was killed and another seven wounded Thursday night when shots rang out during a gathering in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood on the city's South Side.
Chicago shooting leaves cop, security guard wounded; 4th cop shot in 2 weeks, CPD leader says
A Chicago police officer and a security guard were both shot Thursday evening during an altercation with an accused shoplifter outside a Home Depot store on the city's South Side, according to reports.
Former LA County DA Jackie Lacey deserves share of blame for USC sex-abuse scandal, victim claims
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey deserves a share of the blame for the University of Southern California sex-abuse scandal for not bringing charges against any university officials, an accuser of a former USC gynecologist claims.
Echo Park protest in LA declared unlawful assembly; police say ‘high-intensity lights’ used against officers
Los Angeles police declared an unlawful assembly Thursday as protesters demonstrated against the removal of a homeless encampment in Echo Park.
Kennedy drags Gov. Cuomo for disastrous COVID nursing home directive one year later
FOX Business' Kennedy reflects on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to send coronavirus-positive patients to nursing homes.
LA County DA halts efforts to charge gang member suspected of murder as adult; boasted about gang in custody
The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has reportedly halted efforts to prosecute a gang member accused of murder as an adult despite the viciousness of the crime and him claiming allegiance to the gang while in juvenile detention.
Virgin Islands missing woman boat ‘Siren Song’ name invokes morbid mythology
“Siren Song” is the name of a lustful yet morbid 1974 poem by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood about the figures in Greek mythology believed to have enticed sailors to their deaths.