USA Today: Nation
- 'Les Mis' performance breaks Hong Kong hearts
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 02:26 AMA Hong Kong theater troupe is making audiences weep by touring a stirring production of "Les Miserables." (Dec. 11)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ryan Reynolds relates to Pelaton actress
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 05:45 AMActor Ryan Reynolds explained why he recruited Monica Ruiz to feature in a new advert for his gin, adding that he has "tremendous empathy" for the actress after the backlash over her Pelaton promo.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Virginia counties are declaring themselves 'sanctuaries' for Second Amendment. Will it affect gun laws?
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:00 AMA wave of towns and counties in Virginia have adopted resolutions to become Second Amendment sanctuaries. Will they ignore proposed gun laws?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Zealand volcano vents steam
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:50 AMA New Zealand volcano vented more steam and mud Wednesday, prompting authorities to delay plans to recover the bodies of victims from a deadly eruption. At least six people are confirmed dead, and eight bodies are believed to be on the island.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Police officer wounded in Pensacola shooting helped others escape scene
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:13 PMCharles Hogue is an NAS Pensacola police officer who was the first on scene at the Dec. 6 shooting that left three people dead and 8 people wounded.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We were beyond lucky to have him': Joseph Seals, cop killed in Jersey City shooting, was a 15-year veteran
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 09:58 PMJoseph Seals, a 15-year veteran of the Jersey City police force and a father of five, was killed in Tuesday's gunfight that also left 5 others dead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Santa gets chopper ride to remote Alaska village
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 01:20 AMMembers of the Alaska Air National Guard flew to a rural village recently with a special mission, delivering some early Christmas cheer and a visit from Santa Claus to schoolchildren and their families.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Rising Arctic temps cause sea ice to melt at alarming level, threatening habitats and cultures
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:15 PM"Unprecedented" warming and "exceptionally low levels" of sea ice are bringing rapid, dramatic and disruptive changes to the Arctic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Union asks UPS drivers to hold moment of silence for driver killed in shootout
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 04:28 PMTeamsters Local 769 asked UPS drivers who "are safely able to participate" to share a moment of silence at 5 p.m. EST Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - San Diego Zoo welcomes baby rhino
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 06:15 PMThe San Diego Zoo has a new addition - a baby rhino named Future. She's the second southern white rhino born in North America to be conceived through artificial insemination.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- NJ Gov: no known threats linked to shooting
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 05:20 AMNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said there are no known threats linked to Tuesday's deadly shootout that left two suspects and four others dead. Jersey City's Mayor tweeted that authorities believe a Jewish market was targeted.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- AP Top Stories December 11 A
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 05:50 AMHere's the latest for Wednesday December 11th: Jersey City Mayor says gunmen targeted Jewish market; New Zealand volcano vents more steam and mud; President Trump says articles of impeachment name no crimes; Saudi oil company makes record IPO.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats are flying around Las Vegas and people have questions
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:38 AMA viral Facebook video from a Las Vegas resident showing the birds with cowboy hats apparently glued to their heads has led to a local pigeon rescue.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Theron baffled by lack of female directors at Globes
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:52 AMAt the Los Angeles premiere of their movie "Bombshell," actresses Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie bemoan the lack of female directors nominated for Golden Globes. (Dec. 11)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Boeing ignored warnings about safety and quality at 737 Max factory, says former manager
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 11:26 PMThe former manager will tell a House committee that he urged a plant shutdown to fix the problems -- and was spurned.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Federal judge issues injunction against diverting military funds for border wall
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 10:05 PMThe injunction blocks the administration from using up to $3.6 billion it planned to reallocate from military construction projects.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police officers shot while responding to an active shooter in Jersey City, New Jersey
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:57 PMProsecutors confirmed that one officer has died while responding to the active shooter situation in New Jersey.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bill Clinton: ''We should go about our lives"
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 04:00 PMFormer President Bill Clinton said the American public "should observe and make our own judgments" about impeachment. Clinton called the agreement on NAFTA and announcing of two articles of impeachment, a "portrait of the resilience." (Dec.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Democrats push forward with impeachment of Trump
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:34 PMHouse Democrats are pushing toward historic votes on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jets Won't Discipline Bell For Bowling Outing
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 06:35 PMLe'Veon Bell will be spared from team discipline after his weekend bowling outing. Bell was sent home with the flu and told to stay away from the team while he recovers but didn't violate any team rules.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trump on impeachment: 'There are no crimes'
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 03:01 AMPresident Donald Trump, at a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania said Democrats approving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement because they are embarrassed over impeachment. (Dec. 11)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hart cements success in Hollywood
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 05:50 AMActor Kevin Hart joked about straining his back while cementing his hands and feet outside Hollywood's famed TCL Chinese Theatre, where he was joined by co-stars and friends Dwayne Johnson and Will Ferrell.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Thousands of medical tests delayed, improperly canceled at VA facilities, audit finds
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:01 AMVA employees improperly canceled orders for thousands of medical imaging tests, jeopardizing the health of some patients, the VA inspector general found.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'A real security problem': Pensacola shooting exposes exception in US gun policy that leaves Americans vulnerable
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 06:52 AMA weak spot in a federal law regulating which foreign nationals can possess guns in the U.S. is leaving Americans vulnerable to violence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Multiple dead, including policeman in NJ shooting
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 09:10 PMSix people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle in Jersey City. (Dec. 10)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today in History for December 11th
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 11:00 PMBritain's King Edward steps down; Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declare war on the United States; UNICEF organization launches; 'Magnum PI' makes television debut. (Dec. 11)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police injured in New Jersey shootout
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 03:35 PMPolice officers were shot Tuesday in the Jersey City standoff that left a neighborhood, including a school, on lockdown, authorities said. (Dec. 10)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Analyst: Trade deal won't have big impact on autos
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:19 PMAn analyst says the new North American trade pact will have no "major impact" on the auto industry (Dec. 10)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Planned Parenthood funding argued in Missouri
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:22 PMGovernment funding for Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics is at stake in a lawsuit argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Dec.10 )
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Is 2020 the start of a new decade? Some people insist it's not, and they may have a point
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 07:46 PMA decade is a period of 10 years. But a glitch in our calendar system means starting decades on years ending with zero creates a problem.
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