A manhunt has been launched after seven teenagers were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Saturday morning, police in Chicago said. “An unknown vehicle drove by, and began firing shots at the crowd striking several victims,” as officers were “trying to disperse a large gathering of …
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Bitcoin investor Ryan Nichols, who traveled to the Bitcoin 2025 conference from Austin, Texas, said he’s a Trump fan but wouldn’t touch Trump’s digital currency. “I love Trump. I really want to see what he does to improve this country. But at the same time, I don’t think his coin …
Read More »As Hamas mulls U.S.-backed ceasefire proposals, here’s what’s at stake for Gaza and Israel
Tensions remained high Saturday as Hamas considered a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal that could bring an end to the fighting in Gaza, which ramped up after Israel launched a major military operation in the enclave earlier this month. President Donald Trump told reporters at the Oval Office Friday that the deal …
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Read More »Fred Warner praises 49ers for working to get himself, Brock Purdy and George Kittle signed
Fred Warner says the 49ers showed what they’re about this offseason with the way they prioritized new contracts for himself, quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle. Warner, the veteran linebacker who has played his entire career in San Francisco, signed a three-year, $63 million deal this offseason. Purdy …
Read More »Trump says U.S. will double steel tariffs to 50%
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Read More »As EVs stumble, automakers are bringing back a kind of hybrid that promises long range
Major automakers are set to resurrect a type of hybrid vehicle that seemed dead in the U.S. just a few years ago to meet a changing consumer demand landscape. Extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) are a form of plug-in hybrid that falls midway between traditional hybrids and full EVs. EREV cars …
Read More »Smokey Robinson was accused of sex assault in 2015, but officials had insufficient evidence for charges, DA says
LOS ANGELES — A sexual assault allegation was made against Motown legend Smokey Robinson in 2015, but no charges were filed because of inasufficient evidence, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said. The decade-old allegation, which was presented to the prosecutor’s office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, …
Read More »Salmonella outbreak in cucumbers expands to 18 states, 45 sickened
A salmonella outbreak traced to a Florida-based cucumber producer has expanded to include 45 people reporting illness in 18 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Target stores joined a growing list of retailers that sold recalled cucumbers or ready-to-eat products featuring the fruit, and it’s warning that …
Read More »6-year-old dead in Florida; mom was trying to ‘exorcise demons,’ sheriff says
A 6-year-old child was found dead in his Florida home Friday, and his mother, who has been criminally charged in the death, believed she was being told to “exorcise demons out of the child’s body,” the St. Lucie County sheriff said. The body of the child, Ra’myl Pierre, was found …
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