U.S.Lexington Herald-LeaderWoman opens fire on family of 6 heading to vacation in road-rage attack, MO cops say
A family of six came under fire along a stretch of Missouri highway last week while on their way to vacation, and a 22-year-old mother is accused of pulling the trigger. According to police, the family from Tennessee was heading to Kansas City on I-55 in their Nissan Pathfinder on Friday when a Ford Focus started tailgating the SUV. The Pathfinder driver braked to tell the Focus to slow down or go around, KMOV reported.
WorldReutersIsraeli parliament to vote on approving new government by June 14
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A vote in Israel's legislature on approving a new government poised to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be held within a week, parliament's speaker said on Monday, without setting a specific date. Naftali Bennett, the nationalist politician who would replace Israel's longest-serving leader, called on Netanyahu on Sunday to "let go" and drop any efforts to encourage defections from the new coalition that could scupper its inauguration. Bennett urged Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, a Netanyahu loyalist, not to delay and to hold the confidence vote this Wednesday, so that the government of left-wing, rightist, centrist and Arab parties could be sworn in.
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Wisconsin woman accused of poisoning friend with eyedrops
Prosecutors have accused a suburban Milwaukee woman of killing her friend by poisoning her with eyedrops. Jessy Kurczewski, 37, was charged Friday with homicide and two counts of felony theft, according to online court records. A criminal complaint shows the case began in 2018 when Kurczewski called police to her friend's Pewaukee home, saying her friend wasn't breathing, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday.
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Harris responds to questions about immigration during joint press conference with Guatemala President
Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a reporter's question on immigration in the United States during a joint press conference with Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei on Monday.
U.S.Associated Press2 arrested in California road rage killing of 6-year-old
A Southern California couple have been arrested for a road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy last month on a freeway, authorities said Monday just hours after the child's burial. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, were detained Sunday outside a home in Costa Mesa south of Los Angeles, California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Don Goodbrand said at an afternoon news conference. Aiden Leos was fatally shot in the abdomen on May 21 while seated in the back seat of a car driven by his mother, Joanna Cloonan, as she was taking him to kindergarten.
PoliticsRaleigh News and ObserverDonald Trump just threw NC’s U.S. Senate race into chaos. Democrats should be delighted
When then-President Donald Trump appeared at a July 2019 rally in Greenville, the event was noted for his supporters responding to Trump's criticism of Somalia-born Rep. Ilhan Omar by disgracefully chanting: “Send her back. This week, after the now former president appeared at the state Republican Convention in Greenville on Saturday, more than a few participants are likely moaning to themselves, “Why did we let him come? Such is life in the upside-down world of rallying around a former president who lost but won't accept it.
WorldThe TelegraphGeorge Eustice faces demotion in upcoming reshuffle as Boris Johnson prepares to reward allies
George Eustice faces demotion in a potential upcoming reshuffle after concerns about his record on animal rights, it has been suggested. Boris Johnson is rumoured to be considering promoting his chief whip, Mark Spencer, into the Environment Secretary role in an upcoming revamp of his top team, leaving Mr Eustice in a more junior role or returning to the Tory back benches. The Environment Secretary is thought to be too close to the farming industry and last year oversaw the issuing of more licences for badger culls, which Mr Johnson has now pledged to end.
PoliticsThe WeekCher apologizes for her 'grave error' of calling Kirsten Gillibrand a traitor when she meant Kyrsten Sinema
Cher is begging forgiveness from the public for her "grave error" of demanding the wrong Democratic senator be kicked out of Congress. In a tweet on Monday, Cher apologized to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) for earlier in the day slamming her as a traitor and saying that New Yorkers should find a way to kick her out of the Senate, explaining that she actually meant to direct this anger at Gillibrand's colleague, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Cher had blasted Sens.
U.S.Associated PressVegas police: Slain boy was from California, mother sought
A 7-year-old boy from San Jose, California, was the child whose body was found near a highway outside Las Vegas 10 days ago, and his mother is suspected of killing him, police said Monday. The child was Liam Husted, and his mother, Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, was last seen May 31 alone at a Denver-area hotel, Las Vegas police Lt. Ray Spencer said. Rodriguez is now sought on a murder warrant in Las Vegas, Spencer said.
U.S.Miami Herald‘F*** this baby.’ Cops say Hialeah mom made videos of her slapping, suffocating newborn
Police have arrested a Hialeah woman who investigators say got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend and began sending him disturbing videos of her suffocating and repeatedly slapping their 5-week-old baby girl, and threatening to kill the child. According to an arrest report, Bryunna Joyce, 19, even falsely claimed the baby had already died, along with messages including, “I'm just act like its a accident“ and “f*** this baby.” According to law enforcement, the father sent the videos to a case worker with the Florida Department of Children and Families, who went to try and find Joyce at her home on the 2400 block of West Sixth Court.
BusinessReutersInvestors call for ethical approach to facial recognition tech
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 50 investors managing more than $4.5 trillion in assets is calling on companies involved in the development and use of facial recognition technology, such as Amazon and Facebook, to do so in an ethical way. The investor group, which is led by asset manager Candriam, a European division of U.S. financial services company New York Life, said in a statement the technology could infringe on an individual's privacy rights, given the lack of consent of those being identified, and that there is often no official oversight. The initiative shows how fund managers are increasingly taking up policy issues that were once considered fringe subjects for shareholders as retail investors pour billions of dollars into funds focused on ethical and sustainability criteria.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump bought into conspiracy theory that Democrats would sabotage Biden, replace him with Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama as presidential nominee, book says
Trump believed that Biden would be sabotaged and replaced as the 2020 Democratic nominee. Trump firmly believed in a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama would take over. Former President Donald Trump believed a conspiracy theory that leaders in the Democratic Party would sabotage now-President Joe Biden at the 2020 convention and replace him with Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama, according to a forthcoming book by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender.
BusinessBBCDoctors urge delay to England GP data scrape
Leading doctors are calling for an immediate delay to a programme to move information from GP records in England to a central NHS Digital database. Informing patients could not be left to busy GPs, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have told Health Secretary Matt Hancock in a letter. Campaigners say they have been flooded with requests to help patients opt out before the 23 June deadline.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderBoris Johnson got annoyed when Biden mentioned the US's and UK's 'special relationship' because he thinks it makes Britain look needy, report says
Biden mentioned the US-UK "special relationship" on a call with Johnson, The Atlantic reported. Johnson told Biden he didn't like using the term, an aide to Johnson said. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was upset that President Joe Biden referred to the "special relationship" between the US and the UK, according to a new profile by The Atlantic's Tom McTague.
WorldThe IndependentMan throws severed head at voting station in Mexico amidst bloodiest election campaigns in recent history
A severed head placed in a box was tossed at a voting station and a plastic bag full of human remains was found at a nearby polling booth in the border city Tijuana, during what is being termed as Mexico's bloodiest mid-term elections in recent years. As people queued up to vote in Terrazas del Valle area of Tijuana on election day, a man threw a box containing a human head in the morning hours of Sunday. Authorities said the man tried to run away but did not confirm whether he was captured.
U.S.The StateDNA evidence leads to murder charge after man died at Columbia motel, police say
DNA evidence has led to a murder charge after a body was found at an area motel, the Columbia Police Department said Monday. Bobby Sabb, 52, was arrested days after a man died at the Super 8 motel in 5700 block of Fairfield Road/U.S. 321, police said in a news release. DNA evidence collected at the motel helped identify Sabb as a suspect, according to the release.
U.S.USA TODAY'Grateful that I got what I deserved': Student, denied diploma after draping Mexican flag over gown, gets award 4 days later
ASHEBORO, N.C. – A student received his high school diploma Monday, four days after his principal set off a social media firestorm by refusing to present it at graduation because the teen draped a Mexican flag over his gown. More than 100,000 people had signed an online petition Monday demanding that Ever Lopez be awarded his diploma. The controversy became so heated that police conducted extra patrols in and around Asheboro High School, saying at least 10 threatening emails have been sent to school employees.
U.S.INSIDERColorado principal resigns after students posted a photo reenacting George Floyd's murder in the school parking lot
A principal at a Colorado high school reportedly resigned on Monday after students were pictured reenacting George Floyd's murder in the school parking lot. The resignation of Rachel Ayers, the principal of Mead High School in Longmont, Colorado, was announced to parents in a letter from St. Vrain Valley School District Superintendent Don Haddad. "I want to thank her for her lengthy service to the Mead High community for the past 12 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal, and I wish Mrs. Ayers the very best in her future endeavors," Haddad wrote in the letter, which was shared with Insider.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderJen Psaki says she wants to stop reporters from turning the White House briefing room into 'a forum for propaganda'
Jen Psaki said she didn't want the White House briefing room to become "a forum for propaganda." The briefing room is set to return to full capacity on Monday. Psaki has been the subject of news stories about her shutting down some reporters.
PoliticsThe IndependentG7 Summit: When does Joe Biden arrive in the UK?
The first summit of the world's advanced economies — or the G7 — in almost two years will see the leaders of Canada, Europe, and the United States convene in the southwest of the UK this weekend. It will be Joe Biden's first international trip abroad as US president, and his first face-to-face meeting with the leaders of Germany, France, Italy Japan, the EU and Britain. In the wake of Donald Trump's disregard for international institutions, Mr Biden can be expected to announce a comeback of the world's democracies and alliances during the weekend.
WorldINSIDERPolice say a driver who hit and killed 4 pedestrians in Ontario targeted them because they were Muslim
Three adults and a teenager were killed in a hit-and-run in London, Ontario, on Sunday. Police told the CBC that the victims were "targeted because of their Islamic faith." Canadian police say a hit-and-run driver who killed four pedestrians in Ontario on Sunday targeted the victims because they were Muslim.
U.S.The IndependentOregon Republican told group how to get into state Capitol days before violent breach
A Republican lawmaker in Oregon charged with “knowingly” letting rioters into the state's Capitol during protests against the coronavirus restrictions appeared to tell people to text him and he would let them into the building as part of something called “Operation Hall Pass.” “Which I don't know anything about, and if you accuse me of knowing anything about it, I will deny it,” Polk County Rep Mike Nearman said in a recently resurfaced video of the presentation from 16 December. Days later, on 21 December, surveillance footage appears to show Mr Nearman leaving a legislative session and opening a door as far-right demonstrators rush inside before they clashed with police and damaged property.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderFox News anchor Chris Wallace grilled Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, suggesting he's 'naive' about bipartisanship in his filibuster stance
Sen. Joe Manchin wrote an op-ed article reiterating his reluctance to end the filibuster. On "Fox News Sunday," Chris Wallace pressed Manchin on his hopes for bipartisan cooperation. "Haven't you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?" Wallace asked.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA special grand jury is secretly hearing from witnesses in the Manhattan DA's Trump investigation. Here's how it'll decide whether to bring criminal charges.
The Manhattan DA's office convened a "special grand jury" in its Trump investigation last month. Jurors will decide whether to criminally charge Trump, the Trump Organization, or its executives. Here's a breakdown of how a special grand jury works, as well as what evidence and witnesses will likely come before jurors as they meet in secret.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderBiden estimates taxpayers are on the hook for $53 billion worth of student-loan losses from pandemic relief efforts
To provide pandemic relief to the 43 million borrowers in the country with federal student loans, President Joe Biden extended the pause on payments through September. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the $53 billion estimate, which came from Biden's recent budget proposal, is based on updated data on borrowers' repayment rates to the government in recent years and reflects pandemic relief efforts.
“It may seem desperate at this point, but I can’t be mad at any and all efforts to get people vaccinated.”
“I won’t get rich, but I will get to live my life. That seems like reward enough.”
“Offering incentives may encourage people who are not actively opposed to vaccination but may have put it off.”
“At some point, the government is simply rewarding irresponsible behavior.”
“Sure, people should do it without needing an incentive. But what’s the alternative? Not enough people get vaccinated.”