- Gunman apprehended after opening fire on co-workers at Henry Pratt plant in Chicago suburb, reports say
Journal & Courier, Friday - 02/15/2019 - 04:25 PMHeavily armed police swarm to industrial valve company in southwest Chicago suburb of Aurora.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Facebook may hide anti-vaxx posts after it's accused of spreading fake health news
Montgomery Advertiser, Friday - 02/15/2019 - 11:53 AMParents pushing anti-vaccination messages on Facebook might soon have less traction on the social media site as it takes steps to reduce fake news.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - No family would be at a WWII veteran's Valentine's Day funeral. So, hundreds of strangers showed up
The Greenville News, Friday - 02/15/2019 - 08:24 AMJames McCue, a "highly decorated" WWI veteran who served with the Army, could have been buried with few witnesses. A Mass. community changed that.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Government shutdown: Trump to sign border security bill and declare a national emergency
Statesman Journal, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 03:41 PMThe compromise bill will provide some funding for a physical border barrier, but far less than the $5.7 billion President Trump sought for a wall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wife of White House official claims measles 'keep you healthy & fight cancer.' Not quite.
Statesman Journal, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 03:29 PMDarla Shine, wife of White House communications director Bill Shine, said measles "fight cancer." Not exactly, a doctor told CNN.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'El Chapo' heading to Supermax prison? Who else is inside the hellish 'Alcatraz of the Rockies'
Press & Sun-Bulletin, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 11:19 AMInmates spend about 23 hours of every day in solitary confinement inside a 12-by-7-foot cell. "This place is not designed for humanity."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Friendly fire' death of NYC officer leads to murder charge for suspected robber with fake gun
USA Today, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 07:39 AMChristopher Ransom, who has a bizarre criminal history, was charged with murder after police say he came at them holding what looked like a handgun.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Friendly fire' death of NYC officer leads to murder charge for suspected robber with fake gun
Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 07:39 AMChristopher Ransom, who has a bizarre criminal history, was charged with murder after police say he came at them holding what looked like a handgun.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gay marriage is 'parody marriage,' says Kansas bill introduced on eve of Valentine's Day
York Daily Record, Thursday - 02/14/2019 - 12:52 AMA sponsor of the Kansas legislation has acknowledged the language used in the legislation is “kind of harsh.” It says same-sex marriages "erode community standards of decency."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ICE: Suspect in death of woman whose body was stuffed into suitcase was in the US illegally
Montgomery Advertiser, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 11:12 PMJavier Da Silva, a citizen of Portugal, entered the U. S. through the Visa Waiver Program, ICE said. He is accused of kidnapping resulting in a death.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Like a rover in the wind': One Mars rover pays tribute to another on NASA Twitter account
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 07:16 PMThe tribute poem, invoking Elton John's "Candle in the Wind," was tweeted by Curiosity Rover's Twitter account after news broke that Opportunity, a 15-year-old Mars rover, had been declared dead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From discovering water to snapping selfies: The lasting memories of Mars rover Opportunity
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 06:30 PMNASA announced Wednesday the Mars rover was deemed dead after it hadn't communicated in over eight months. Here are some of its greatest discoveries
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How a grieving mother went from 'soccer mom' to activist in the year since Parkland shooting
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 03:26 PMLori Alhadeff lost her daughter Alyssa in the Parkland school shooting on Valentine's Day 2017. Now, she's dedicated to making school safer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A 20-pound ‘goldfish’ was caught in a Kentucky pond. How a biscuit snagged an epic fish tale
The Courier-Journal, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 01:13 PMWhere do flushed goldfish live out their final days? Maybe getting fat in a pond in Danville, Kentucky. But probably not, wildlife experts say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - California governor abandons $77 billion high-speed train between LA and San Francisco
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 06:02 AMCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom said critics might now call the defunct project "a train to nowhere," but he says that's not true.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A serial killer says he drew his victims. The FBI hopes the images will help solve murders
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 04:00 AMThe FBI released portraits drawn by serial killer Samuel Little that depict 16 of his victims hoping the drawings might lead to cracking some of the cases
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A serial killer says he drew his victims. The FBI hopes the images will help solve murders
USA Today, Wednesday - 02/13/2019 - 04:00 AMThe FBI released portraits drawn by serial killer Samuel Little that depict 16 of his victims hoping the drawings might lead to cracking some of the cases
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