YouTube shooter was angry at company, visited gun range before shooting, police say The woman who authorities say shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters on Tuesday before killing herself was fueled by anger at the company and its policies, according to police and family members. “It is believed the suspect […]
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Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat, Buoying Democrats Rebecca Dallet, a Milwaukee County Circuit judge favored by liberals, was elected on Tuesday to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, The Associated Press reported, reducing the hold of conservative justices over the state’s highest court. Judge Dallet’s defeat of Michael Screnock, a […]
Church Leaders Who Propelled Civil Rights Movement Look to Rekindle King’s Activist Spirit “Our God!” the worshipers belted out, swaying inside a towering cathedral. “Our God!” Amid the rising voices, the Rev. Charles E. Blake gently swayed and clapped, head bowed and tortoiseshell glasses halfway down his nose. Bishop Blake, […]
Facebook bans over 200 new Russian accounts Facebook said on Tuesday that it removed over 200 accounts and pages linked to Russian trolls that had attempted to influence U.S. politics around the time of the 2016 election. The company’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos said in a post that the […]
In Texas, Ted Cruz Is Facing an Unusual Challenge: A Formidably Financed Democrat Senator Ted Cruz of Texas kicked off his re-election campaign this week with a new Texas-themed slogan and a new video, but something else that was entirely new went largely unspoken — a formidable and well-funded Democratic […]
Hunger And Homelessness Are Widespread Among College Students, Study Finds As college students grapple with the rising costs of classes and books, mortgaging their futures with student loans in exchange for a diploma that they’re gambling will someday pay off, it turns out many of them are in great financial […]
They demanded change, but Parkland students say these school safety rules go too far Student activist Cameron Kasky went to school on Tuesday with a see-through backpack filled with tampons, an act of protest against the school’s new clear-bag policy. For him and dozens of his classmates at Marjory Stoneman […]
Homeland Security finds suspected phone surveillance devices in Washington The U.S. government has acknowledged the existence in Washington D.C. of what appear to be devices that could be used by foreign spies and criminals to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. In a […]
Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook. Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director in New Mexico who joined the Department of […]
Democrat wins a bitter, costly race for Wisconsin Supreme Court Wisconsin Democrats declared victory on Tuesday night after Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet won a bitter race for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court. Dallet’s win over Judge Michael Screnock shrunk the conservative majority on the court to one vote, […]
