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Jamaican born African American nationalist Marcus Garvey, circa, 1920. Image via Library of Congress. (WASHINGTON) — A group of 21 House Democrats signed a letter urging the president to exonerate former civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, according to a statement sent by the lawmakers to ABC News on Monday. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led […]
Handsome Brook Farms is voluntarily recalling 10,800 retail units of the Organic Pasture Raised 24-Count Eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature brand name because these eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the FDA. Image via FDA. (NEW YORK) — In the days leading up to Christmas, the Food and Drug […]
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to state murder and terrorism charges in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, supporters of the suspect continued to donate tens of thousands of dollars for a defense fund established for him, leaving law enforcement officials worried Mangione is being turned into […]
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion ahead of its Christmas Eve drawing. The estimated jackpot would make it the seventh-largest in the game’s history and its seventh billion-dollar prize. It would also be the largest ever won in December, if a ticket […]
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages […]
Rarrarorro/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEWPORT, Ore.) — Several officials in Lincoln County, Oregon have received an anonymous letter urging people to report “brown folks” they suspect are undocumented immigrants, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. “The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently learned about a letter being circulated throughout Lincoln County which encourages community members to […]
(NEW YORK) — Nine states from Virginia to Maine are under snow alerts on Christmas Eve morning as a band of snow moves through the Northeast, bringing treacherous driving conditions. A white Christmas? The National Weather Service considers it a white Christmas if there’s 1 inch or more of snow on the ground at 7 […]
WTVD (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — A North Carolina police officer was fatally shot while responding to a report of a person with a gun inside a supermarket, authorities said. The shooting occurred Monday morning at a Food Lion in Greensboro, police said. Greensboro officer Michael Horan was fatally injured after responding to the call about a […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEBRASKA) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is recovering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being bucked off a horse, his office said Monday. The incident happened when the Republican leader was riding on horseback with family members near Columbus on Sunday. The governor was thrown from a new […]
Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday released a scathing report concluding its yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, finding “substantial evidence” that he had sex with a 17-year-old in 2017 in violation of Florida’s statutory rape law, and engaged in a broader pattern of paying women for sex. […]
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