Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas on Monday in North Brunswick, N.J. A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband on Sunday evening at their home before fleeing, according to officials. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP The…
A flare-up of U.S.-China tensions shouldn't distract investors from the longer-term story. What happened Shares of electric-vehicle maker NIO (NYSE:NIO) and other Chinese stocks were moving lower on Wednesday, on investor fears of a flare-up of international tensions after the U.S. government ordered the closure of China's consulate in Houston. As of 11:30 a.m. EDT,…
Suzie Schottelkotte, The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger Published 8:00 a.m. ET July 22, 2020 CLOSE Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said one of the victims was able to call his father for help, but it was too late. WochitFROSTPROOF, Fla.— Kris Meyer knelt over the roadside memorial to his friends Tuesday and laid his head on a…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A thick wall of tear gas crept closer to the wall of moms in yellow shirts chanting, “Don’t shoot your mother,” as they faced off with federal agents during another night of nonstop protests.As the gas enveloped the group late Tuesday, some began to cough. One mom ripped off her goggles in…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…