EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists revealed on Tuesday that the “Doomsday Clock” has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight — the closest humanity has ever been to armageddon. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up 10 seconds from where it had […]
@CowboyAstronut/Twitter (NEW YORK) — Severe weather caused significant damage across southeast Texas on Tuesday, as dangerous tornadoes were confirmed. A “large and destructive” tornado was confirmed moving over Deer Park, in the Houston metro region, around 2:30 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service said. The agency later warned of […]
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (EAST BATON ROUGE, La.) — A Louisiana State University student who died after she was hit by a car while on her way home from a bar was allegedly raped shortly before the fatal crash, authorities said. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested four people […]
Yakima Police Dept. (YAKIMA, Wash.) — A man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington, early Tuesday is in custody following an hours-long manhunt, authorities said. After the shooting at the Circle K around 3:30 a.m. local time, the […]
Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols, the Black man whose death this month at the hands of five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers has triggered national outrage, suffered from “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” according to a preliminary independent autopsy commissioned […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and eight other states filed a historic antitrust lawsuit Tuesday targeting Google over what they allege is the Big Tech giant’s monopoly over the online advertising market. “Monopolies threaten the free and fair markets on which our economy is based,” Attorney General […]
Yakima Police Dept. (YAKIMA, Wash.) — A gunman is at large after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington, early Tuesday, authorities said. After the shooting at the Circle K around 3:30 a.m. local time, the gunman went […]
Kali9/Getty Images (HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — Seven people were killed on Monday in a mass shooting at two locations in Half Moon Bay, California, authorities said. One person was also taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, 67-year-old Chunli […]
Olena Ruban/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — Patrick Crusius will plead guilty to shooting and killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in August 2019, according to a new court filing. Crusius asked the court for a rearraignment hearing after federal prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off […]
Kali9/Getty Images (HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — Seven people were killed Monday in a shooting at two locations in Half Moon Bay, California, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said. One person was also taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the sheriff’s office said. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s […]
