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Ema Alice: Eight children were killed Sunday in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, that police say appeared to be linked to a domestic disturbance.A spokesman for Shreveport police, Chris Bordelon,...
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Staff Reporter: 6 among ten said that former Vice President Joe Biden did the best in Tuesday's debate while just 28 percent supported President Donald Trump in a CNN Poll of debate watchers conducted by SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). When t...
Staff Reporter: A 56-year-old Marshallese man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following his conviction for sexual assault of a five-year-old child in Washington County, Arkansas, passed away Saturday at the Christus...
Staff Reporter: A New Jersey postal worker is accused of dumping nearly 2,000 pieces of mail, including ballots and political flyers for the upcoming election. Nicholas Beauchene started working as a U.S. Postal Service worker in July. Less than fo...
Staff Repoeter: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early today. Trump's positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came...
Staff Reporter: After a year brutally dominated by conflict, division, economic uncertainty and a pandemic, the awarding of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize will mark a rare moment of hope. The winner of this year's prize will be announced on Friday -- t...
Staff Reporter: Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday made her “closing argument” on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, imploring Americans to vote while condemning President Donald Trump’s management of the coronavirus pand...
Staff Reporter: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 54 undocumented immigrants in the greater New York City area as part of a recent move to target sanctuary cities such as New York. The 54 immigrants are among hundreds...
Staff Reporter: I have written a lot of items about how much I love Election Day and the affirmation of democracy that it represents. But this time around I have to agree with Larry Sabato's words, "Never in my 60 years around politics have I encou...
Staff Reporter: New York City is closing down its public school buildings starting on Thursday after the city's 7-day average reached the 3% positive testing rate threshold. All students will transition to remote learning. Mayor Bill de Blasio twee...
Staff Reporter: Joe Biden urged unity in a brief address Friday evening in Delaware, calling for an end to the "partisan warfare" that has characterized American politics in recent years. Before he spoke, the Democratic nominee had pulled ahead of...
Staff Reporter: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s person – or persons – of the year for 2020. The magazine said: “Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single ticket. And America bought...
Staff Reporter: Ambassador Rabab Fatima thanked the international community for their unremitting support to the UN Resolution on “The Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar”, which was adopted by the UN t...
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