CNN — Far-right talk show host Alex Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury decided this month he should pay $965 million in compensatory damages to eight families of…
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Voters in five states have the chance to wipe slavery and indentured servitude off the books
Washington CNN — When slavery was outlawed in the US in 1865, the 13th Amendment included one exception. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party…
Hurricane Roslyn: Western Mexico braces for Sunday landfall of Category 4 hurricane
CNN — Hurricane Roslyn, barreling towards Mexico as a major Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall Sunday morning, bringing dangerous storm surge and flooding to parts of the country, forecasters…
2 employees were killed in a Dallas hospital shooting
CNN — Two employees were killed Saturday morning in a shooting at a Dallas hospital, the local health system said. Authorities responded to the Methodist Dallas Medical Center at roughly 11 a.m….
New York City set to bolster police presence in the subway system as part of efforts to crack down on transit crime
CNN — New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York City’s subway system with an increased police presence and new training…
A dogwalker caught an alligator in rural Idaho
CNN — A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator, hundreds of miles from the coast where the reptiles are usually…
Oz loans his Pennsylvania Senate campaign another $1 million
CNN — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Pennsylvania, loaned his campaign an additional $1 million on October 20, according to a filing with the FEC. Oz has loaned…
Passengers in fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes are ‘crime victims,’ US judge says
A US judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing (BA) 737 MAX crashes are legally considered “crime victims,” a designation that will determine what remedies should be…
Mystery robocall thanks Democrats in competitive Georgia races for supporting abortion rights of ‘birthing persons’
CNN — A political robocall made to tens of thousands of Georgians thanked a vulnerable congressional Democrat and the Democratic nominee for governor for protecting the rights of “birthing persons” to “have…