Three men shot outside Midtown liquor store, sending tourists fleeing A gunman opened fire on a rival in the shadow of the Empire State Building on Sunday, hitting his target and two bystanders — one a tourist, cops said. The shooter and a buddy were walking along W. 31st St. […]
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Washington state ferry ridership continued to grow in 2017 Officials say ridership on Washington state ferry routes reached a 15-year high in 2017. The Kitsap Sun reports state ferries in Washington carried 10.6 million vehicles and 13.8 million passengers last year. Washington State Ferries Director Amy Scarton says she anticipates […]
The Latest: US condemns Kabul hotel attack that left 18 dead The Latest on Afghanistan, where gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital, Kabul (all times local): 7 a.m. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States strongly condemns the militant siege of a hotel in Afghanistan’s […]
Explosive device triggers fire at Florida mall, forcing evacuation An improvised explosive device caused a fire at a central Florida mall Sunday evening and forced the building to be evacuated. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said firefighters were called to the Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales shortly before 5:30 […]
Government shuts down after Senate bill collapses, negotiations fail The federal government shut down for the first time in more than four years Friday after senators rejected a temporary spending patch and bipartisan efforts to find an alternative fell short as a midnight deadline came and went. Republican and Democratic […]
NUCLEAR CRISIS: India tests ICBM with 3,000-mile range as World War 3 tensions escalate INDIA has launched a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of more than 3,000 miles, raising nuclear tensions after months marked by sabre-rattling from North Korea. India successfully carried out a “first […]
North Korea WARNING: China NOT INTERESTED in stopping rogue nation’s march to World War 3 NORTH KOREA’s allies in China will not intervene to ensure Kim Jong-un give up its nuclear arsenal despite having signed up to harsh economic sanctions on the rogue regime, a former US top official warned. […]
FBI launches inquiry into Missouri governor The FBI has launched an inquiry into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) amid allegations he blackmailed a woman with whom he had an affair, CNN reported Friday. Eli Karabell, who volunteered to help the governor’s transition team in 2016, told CNN he engaged in […]
Trump appointee resigns as head of volunteer agency over racist remarks President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the government’s volunteer service organization has resigned after a CNN report revealed that the appointee had made racist and other inflammatory remarks. Carl Higbie, chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National […]
Senate Democrats Kill Bill to Keep Government Open Past Midnight Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity on Friday in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating, leaving less than two hours for lawmakers to find a way to avert […]
