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Olympic champion Aly Raisman calls for investigation into USA Gymnastics
Olympic gymnastic champion Aly Raisman is calling for an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics, after former gymnastics coach John Geddart killed himself after charges were announced against him for human trafficking and sexual assault.
Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died
According to a statement from his daughter, Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and former adviser to President Bill Clinton, has died.
Health officials fear "fourth wave" of pandemic if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too soon
A new warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging states to rethink reopening, even as the country has hit a plateau in the number of recent cases and deaths. Health officials fear a fourth wave of the pandemic could strike if restrictions are lifted too abruptly.
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- Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $14.25M penalty in pollution caseA federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty in a lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act for eight years at its Baytown, Texas, refinery
- California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUVAuthorities are looking into whether human smuggling was involved after 13 people died when an SUV and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border
- Who is Myanmar's UN envoy? Coup opponent or representativeMyanmar’s U.N. ambassador insists he remains his country's permanent representative to the United Nations despite a military coup he strongly condemns
- Whitmer faces criticism over severance deals for officialsGov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing criticism after the disclosure of two additional employment-separation deals for former top officials, a day after a $155,000 payout to Michigan’s ex-health director Robert Gordon came to light
- Giraffe dies at L.A. Zoo after delivery of stillborn calfA giraffe has died at the Los Angeles Zoo after undergoing a procedure to deliver her stillborn calf
- US demands status of all Syrian detainees be made publicThe United States is demanding that the status of tens of thousands of civilians detained in Syria during the country’s 10-year conflict be made public, and that the bodies of those who died be returned to their loved ones
- Kentucky seeking federal help as floodwaters cause damageGov. Andy Beshear is seeking federal assistance after heavy rains soaked Kentucky and left massive flooding around the state
- Chicago man arrested, charged with inciting summer lootingA Chicago man is facing a federal charge of inciting a riot after he allegedly went online last August to urge other to take part in the widespread vandalism of stores and others businesses
- Deputies: Boy, 11, brought unloaded gun to elementary schoolAuthorities say a Florida elementary school student has been arrested after bringing an unloaded gun to school and threatening two classmates
- Government offers plan to release more endangered red wolvesGovernment wildlife officials say they have released two more critically endangered red wolves into the wild in North Carolina
- Florida deputy suspended for Facebook post about MuslimsA central Florida sheriff’s deputy was suspended for nearly a month after a civil rights group asked for an investigation into his Facebook posts about Muslims
- Feds oppose release of Arizona man who wore horns in riotProsecutors are opposing the release of an Arizona man who stormed the Capitol while sporting face paint and a furry hat with horns
- 75 ex-top prosecutors endorse Biden’s pick for associate AGMore than 75 former U.S. attorneys are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general and urging congressional leaders to quickly confirm her to the post
- California Highway Patrol now says 13 died in crash involving SUV carrying 25 people; hospital previously said 15 killedCalifornia Highway Patrol now says 13 died in crash involving SUV carrying 25 people; hospital previously said 15 killed
- No charges in police shooting of Black man in Kansas CityA Kansas City police officer who shot and killed a Black man last year will not be charged
