His Illinois father sponsored his son’s application, even though just months earlier a relative reported to police that Robert Crimo III, who was 19, had suicidal thoughts and had threatened to ‘kill everyone.’
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Tyson Foods recalls nearly 30,000 pounds of breaded chicken nuggets over metal shards
The recall applies to 29-ounce plastic bag packages made at a single location on Sept. 5.
Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, prosecutor as he testifies in fraud trial
The judge admonishes the former president to answer the questions and stay on topic: ‘He has a lot to say that has nothing to do with the case or the questions.’
Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms
The Palestinian death toll surpassed 10,000, the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said, without distinguishing between fighters and civilians. Some 1,400 Israelis have died, mostly civilians.
Sens. Collins, King seek answers from U.S. Army about mass shooter
Maine’s U.S. senators ask Army to probe its handling of Robert Card, the Lewiston shooter who served as a reservist.
Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87
LOS ANGELES — Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87. “We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement last […]
Trump’s decades of past testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire
The former president is set to testify Monday at his New York civil fraud trial, taking the stand in a deeply personal matter that is central his image as a successful businessman.
Woman and 3 children are killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, local officials say
Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants and their allies have been clashing for almost a month along the border since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
The agency’s decision to grant the petition last week is the start of a long regulatory process that could see the chemical banned.
Matthew Perry’s funeral attended by ‘Friends’ co-stars and close family
Also on Friday, the Matthew Perry Foundation was launched to help those struggling with addiction, as the beloved actor had.