Parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murderVideo
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said....
Covid nursing home deaths claim is mainstay on Pennsylvania governor campaign trail
HARRISBURG — Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, has made a campaign staple out of the allegation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of readmitting covid-19 patients from hospitals to nursing homes caused thousands of deaths — a baseless claim for which no investigator or researcher has provided any...
Many won’t rely on virtual options after covid, poll says
WASHINGTON — Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after covid-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it’s a good thing if those options remain available in the future. Close to half or more of U.S. adults...
Ukrainian governor urges evacuation of 350,000 residents
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, his troops escalated their offensive in the neighboring province Tuesday, prompting the governor to urge a mass evacuation of residents. Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said that getting out...
After police are shot, Philly mayor says he’ll ‘be happy’ when he’s not mayor anymoreVideo
PHILADELPHIA — An exasperated Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said early Tuesday morning after two police officers were shot that he is so worried about safety at public events that he will “be happy” when he is no longer mayor, prompting national attention and calls for his resignation. Standing alongside police...
6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Authorities said a...
Motive likely not terror-related in ‘brutal’ Danish shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random, Danish police said Monday, all but ruling out that the attack was related to terrorism. Authorities filed preliminary charges of murder and attempted...
Pope denies resignation rumors, hopes to visit Kyiv, Moscow
ROME — Pope Francis has dismissed rumors he plans to resign anytime soon, and says that he hopes to visit Moscow and Kyiv after traveling to Canada later this month. Francis also told Reuters in an interview published Monday that the idea “never entered my mind” to announce a planned...
U.S.: Shot that killed journalist likely fired from Israelis
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that there was “no reason to believe” her shooting was intentional, the State Department said Monday. The finding, in a statement from State Department spokesman Ned Price, came after what the...
Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season
COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump. While not on the ballot himself, Trump has played a role...
It’s a new era for funding on both sides of abortion debate
NEW YORK — The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. With the legality of abortion now up to individual states to determine, an issue long debated by legislators and philanthropists — when it was...
Uneasy U.S. tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting
A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday’s celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns as well as hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection....
Gunman fatally shoots 2, wounds 3 Texas cops, takes own life
A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life at a home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, police said Sunday. Wounds suffered by the four survivors were not life-threatening, police said. The incident happened about 6:45 p.m. Saturday when officers were...
WWII Medal of Honor recipient ‘Woody’ Williams to lie in state at U.S. CapitolVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announced at a memorial on Sunday where Williams was remembered for his courage, humility and selflessness. “He never quit giving...
Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers in ItalyVideo
ROME — A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday and roared down a mountain in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring nine, authorities said, warning that the toll might climb....
Police: Ohio man shot was unarmed, officers feared he would fireVideo
AKRON, Ohio — A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets as a result of a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come from the vehicle during the pursuit, and officers...
Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting; suspect arrested
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, police said. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved...
‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearingsVideo
WASHINGTON — More evidence is emerging in the House’s Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said Sunday. “There will be way more information and stay tuned,”...
The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’
NEW YORK — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling that hallowed American principle: “All men are created equal.” “Those words say to me, ‘Do better, America.’ And what I mean by that is...
From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden
WASHINGTON — Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall. Although the pandemic wasn’t...
Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures
In overturning a half-century of nationwide legal protection for abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Roe v. Wade had been wrongly decided and that it was time to “return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives” in the states. Whether those elected officials are truly representative of...
Medication abortion is common; here’s how it works
Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two prescription medicines days apart — at home or in a clinic. Abortion procedures are an invasive medical technique that empties the womb. They sometimes are...
Environmentalists train drone pilots to find, pursue pollutionVideo
POOLESVILLE, Md. — When environmentalist Brent Walls saw a milky-white substance in a stream flowing through a rural stretch of central Pennsylvania, he suspected the nearby rock mine was violating the law. Recent rains had filled the ponds at the mine that allow sediment to settle out of the water,...
John Hinckley says he’s sorry for shooting that wounded Ronald ReaganVideo
WASHINGTON — The man who wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions earlier this week and said he doesn’t remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that also wounded three others. John Hinckley Jr. told “CBS Mornings” in his first televised interview since he...
New York’s 1st legal marijuana crop sprouts under the sun
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — New York’s recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally, with thin-leafed plants stretching toward the sun in farms throughout the state. In a novel move, New York gave 203 hemp growers first shot at cultivating marijuana destined for legal sales, which could start by the...
