A suburban Seattle police officer was sentenced Thursday to over 16 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man he was trying to arrest for disorderly conduct, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law that made it easier to prosecute officers for on-duty killings…. Read More

The “Gulf of America” is officially being used by the federal government. The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week that it started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico after President Trump signed an executive order setting in motion the process to change its… Read More

Yesterday, the UnitedHealth Group announced the new CEO of its insurance division, UnitedHealthcare, after killing of former CEO Brian Thompson in December. According to Fox Business, Tim Noel, who most recently served as CEO of UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare and retirement business, will step into the top job at UnitedHealthcare after… Read More

The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly… Read More

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a… Read More

A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High… Read More