Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Passengers and cabin crew staff were forced to restrain a man on a flight after he tried to break into the cockpit shouting: "Stop the plane". Per KOAT-TV, the Delta Airlines plane, which was on its way to Nashville from Los Angeles on June 4, had to make an emergency…
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Donald Trump says the prospect of running for House Speaker in order to impeach Joe Biden is "very interesting". During a radio interview with Wayne Allyn Root, the far-right host told the former president that while he hopes he does run in the 2024 US Presidential Election - in the…
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A veteran's microphone was muted when he tried to credit Black Americans during his Memorial Day speech. As reported by People, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter had been invited to deliver the keynote speech at a Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Hudson American Legion Lee-Bishop Post 464 on…
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A conservative commentator has raised more than $100,000 for US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's grandmother. The money was raised by Matt Walsh after the politician was slammed on Twitter for failing to help her "abuela" enough, the New York Post reports. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had tweeted a thread on Thursday (June 3) showing…
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A high school senior has been denied his diploma after wearing a Mexican flag over his gown. Ever Lopez, 18, a student at Asheboro High school, was reportedly prevented from receiving his high school diploma after decorating his cap and gown with a Mexican flag, NBC News reports. Footage of…
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A US federal judge has overturned a three-decade ban on assault weapons in California. US District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled on Friday (June 4) that the ban violates California residents' constitutional right to bear arms, CBS News has reported. The sale of assault weapons has been prohibited…
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A man has been charged with the 1972 murder of 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson. Barry Lee Whelpley, 76, was arrested on Wednesday (June 2) by police in Mounds View, Minnesota, for the murder of the teenager, who was first reported missing on July 8, 1972. Per CBS Local, the arrest…
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Barack and Michelle Obama are launching a new celebrity-packed musical Netflix show to teach young kids about the US government. Per Entertainment Weekly, the former POTUS and former FLOTUS executive produced the project, which aims to educate the nation's youngsters on political processes in the US throughout its 10 episodes.…
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Facebook Inc has announced that Donald Trump will be banned from the social media platform for a further two years. The former POTUS was suspended indefinitely from both Facebook and Instagram back in January following posts the 74-year-old made regarding the deadly Capitol riots. However, per BBC News, the social…
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Joe Biden has suspended the Trump administration's oil drilling in a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. CNN reports that former President Trump had auctioned off the right to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas for $14.4 million during his last days in office. This move…
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Mike Pence has labeled systematic racism in the US as a "left-wing myth". The former vice president, 61, made the claim at a New Hampshire Republican event on Thursday, June 3, as he said: "America is not a racist country" to "raucous applause," The New York Times reported. He went on…
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West Virginia has become the subject of a federal lawsuit after the state's new anti-trans sports bill was signed into law. The governor of West Virginia, Republican Jim Justice, signed the controversial legislation into law in May in spite of the backlash similar laws have received in other states. Per…
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Mike Pence claims that he and Donald Trump still have conflicting views on the January 6 Capitol riots. According to The Sun, the former Vice President touched on the deadly protests while speaking to a group of fellow conservatives at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee in New Hampshire on Thursday,…
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A school has won widespread praise after sending children to mandatory meditation instead of detention. Robert W. Coleman Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, established its "Mindful Moment" program in 2016, which involves children being sent to a mindful moment room when they misbehave, CNN reports. They are then given the…
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A woman accused of threatening Nancy Pelosi has been arrested after assaulting a police officer in Washington D.C. Per HuffPost, 52-year-old Audrey Ann Southard-Rumsey, a schoolteacher who hails from Spring Hill, Florida, was taken into custody and charged with felonies relating to her involvement in the Capitol riots on January…
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Donald Trump Jr. is flogging videos of himself to fans on Cameo for at least $500 a pop. Per Independent, the son of former POTUS Donald Trump has been charging large fees for videos of himself on Cameo, a service that allows users to commission video messages from celebrities. Donald…
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A Texas high school valedictorian scrapped her original speech to speak out against the state's abortion ban. Paxton Smith had her speech about the influence of TV and media on her world views preapproved, but she swapped it out last minute and replaced it with a now-viral speech about the…
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President Joe Biden is offering free beer to the general public on the condition that 70% of Americans get vaccinated by Independence Day. Per CNN, the POTUS made the pledge in a White House press conference held on Wednesday, June 2, in which he announced his so-called "National Month of…
