Shooter and one other person dead, 11 hurt at Florida naval base
The base remained on lockdown Friday morning amid a huge law enforcement response.
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Chase with stolen UPS truck in Florida ends with shootout, 4 dead
Four people, including a UPS driver, were killed Thursday after robbers stole the driver’s truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire at a busy Florida intersection during rush hour.
Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 U.S. rides
That figure includes 229 rapes across the company’s 1.3 billion rides. Uber noted that drivers and riders were both attacked, and that some assaults occurred between riders.
Pearl Harbor commemoration to go on after fresh tragedy
A sailor shot three men working for the U.S. Department on Defense on Wednesday, killing two, before taking his own life.
Barr’s prosecutor says he can’t back right-wing theory that Russia case was US intelligence setup
The prosecutor handpicked by Attorney General William Barr to scrutinize the investigation of President Trump’s 2016 campaign said he could not offer evidence to the Justice Department’s inspector general to support allegations of a setup.
Pelosi says House will proceed with articles of impeachment against Trump
Once reluctant to pursue impeachment, warning it was too divisive, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now leading Congress into politically riskier waters for all sides ahead of an election year.
Drug can curb dementia’s delusions, researchers find
Pimavanserin, a daily pill sold as Nuplazid by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., was approved for Parkinson’s-related psychosis in 2016 and is thought to work by blocking a brain chemical that seems to spur delusions.
Sailor kills 2, himself in attack at Pearl Harbor shipyard
The military says a U.S. sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life.
White House gears up for aggressive effort to defend Trump in the Senate as House moves toward impeachment vote
President Trump has largely blown off the House inquiry and is focusing on a likely trial in the GOP-controlled Senate where the White House believes he will get a fairer defense and can easily win an acquittal.
House committee chairman calls for investigation of Trump involvement in $400 million border wall contract
Rep. Bennie Thompson cited the president’s repeated promotion of Fisher Sand and Gravel to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a recent visit by the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to a span of privately financed barrier the firm built in Texas.
Germany links Russian agents to Berlin assassination, expels diplomats
Prosecutors said the victim, who was shot in the head in a central Berlin park, was a 40-year-old Russian-Georgian citizen designated a “terrorist” by Moscow for his role in armed conflict with Russia.
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Trump administration tightens work requirements for food stamps
Officials say that about 7% of the individuals on SNAP are considered able-bodied adults without dependents who can work and that the rule will save the government $5.5 billion over five years.
A jet engine blowout killed a passenger. The FAA knew it was possible - but hadn’t said anything.
The Federal Aviation Administration began crafting a proposal for more engine inspections after a previous failure. But it did not order those inspections until after the failure killed Jennifer Riordan.
Watch live: House Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing on the Trump impeachment inquiry
Four legal scholars, three selected by Democrats and one chosen by Republicans, will testify.
Scholars called by Democrats testify that Trump’s conduct is grounds for removal from office
Another law school professor, tapped by Republicans, cautioned against a rush to impeachment.
Trump calls Canada’s Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after video appears to show world leaders joking about him
While NATO leaders professed unity on Wednesday at a summit near London, a spat rippled under the surface after several were caught in an unguarded exchange on camera apparently gossiping about President Trump’s behavior.
North Korea warns U.S. of an unwelcome ‘Christmas gift’
On July 4, 2017 North Korea called its first ICBM test an Independence Day “gift” for the “Yankees.” It also launched rockets on Thanksgiving Day last week.
Russians spotted a polar bear painted with cryptic graffiti. Scientists are searching for answers.
The tag appears to be a reference to a famous Soviet tank introduced during World War II.
US stocks fall for 3rd straight day over more trade worries
Technology companies, banks and industrial stocks accounted for much of the sell-off, which extended the S&P 500′s losing streak to a third day. Utilities and real estate stocks rose as traders favored less-risky assets.
Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet
What started as a way to catalog the growing internet has now become one of the most influential companies in the world. Google dominates online search and digital advertising and makes the world’s most widely used operating system for smartphones, Android.