Teen dies, another injured in shooting outside Atlanta high school following graduation party: Police
kali9/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A teenager was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside an Atlanta high school after a confrontation that began at a graduation party, according to police.
The Atlanta Police Department said it responded to calls abo…
Ralph Yarl raises money for traumatic brain injuries following wrong house shooting
Chase Castor/Getty Images(OVERLAND PARK, Kan.) — Ralph Yarl, the teenager who was shot in the head when he mistakenly went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings, is set to attend a walk/run event in Overland Park, Kansas on Memorial Day to help r…
Escaped Ohio inmate convicted of double murder found dead: Marshals
James Lee and Bradley Gillespie in photos released by police. — Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction(CLEVELAND) — One of the two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison has been found dead, authorities said.
Bradley Gillespie’s body was …
State Farm will no longer accept applications for homeowners insurance in California, citing wildfire risk
Google Maps Street View(LOS ANGELES) — One of the largest insurance agencies in the country will no longer accept applications for home and business insurance in California due to wildfire risks and the cost of rebuilding.
State Farm has ceased new a…
Mercedes-Benz’s message for Tesla: ‘We want to be most desirable electric vehicle luxury brand’
Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — German automaker Mercedes-Benz has seen its share of the U.S. luxury market slip as customers traded in their V8 sedans and sport utility vehicles for Teslas. Now, the company is following in Tesla’s foo…
Top DHS official on how his background informs his mission: Dismantling drug cartels
Leigh Vogel/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Deputy Homeland Security Secretary John Tien, a 24-year Army vet, now finds himself with a new challenge, handed down by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas specifically because of his background: de…
Officers investigate casino shooting in Seattle, sheriff’s office says
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — Officers were investigating a shooting at a casino near Seattle, the King County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter.
At least three people were injured at Roxbury Lanes Casino, a venue in southwestern Seattle, auth…
3 dead, 5 injured in shooting at biker rally in Red River, New Mexico
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(RED ROCK, N.M.) — Three people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in Red Rock, New Mexico, police said.
“The scene is secure, no ongoing threat to public safety,” New Mexico…
McCarthy defends debt ceiling deal, predicts Democrats will join GOP in passing it to avert default
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan majority of Congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avert a historic default that could upend the economy while enforcing some limits on gove…
McCarthy announces tentative debt limit deal with White House
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced at a brief presser on Saturday night that House Republicans and the White House have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government’s debt limit, ending a monthslong st…