Shooting outside Minnesota school kills a student, injures another
By Steve Gorman -Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday after a shooting in which one student was killed and one badly wounded outside a school …
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U.S. Senate panel delays votes on FTC, FCC nominees
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said Tuesday it will not move forward with votes on nominees for …
U.S. says traffic deaths rose 12% in first nine months of 2021 to 31,720
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday said traffic deaths rose 12% in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720 …
U.S. federal prisons locked down after deadly gang fight
– All federal prisons in the United States were locked down on Tuesday after a deadly gang brawl involving several inmates at a penitentiary in …
U.S. orders family members of government employees in Belarus to leave
– The United States on Monday ordered the family members of its government employees in Belarus to leave the country as it warned against travel …
Melvin Capital’s Plotkin eyes new cash after year of double-digit losses
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss -Melvin Capital, the hedge fund that lost nearly $7 billion early last year by betting stocks like GameStop would tumble, wants to …
Oklahoma’s oil regulator to shut some disposal wells following large quake
By Liz Hampton – Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator said on Monday it would shut deep saltwater disposal wells and restrict others near where a …
Historically Black U.S. colleges and universities given all clear after threats
-Several historically Black colleges and universities in the United States gave students and staff an all clear on Monday after bomb threats earlier in the …
Czech billionaire set to accept Aareal takeover offer – source
BERLIN – Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is set to accept a takeover offer for Germany’s Aareal Bank from three financial investors, according to a source. …
France’s Orpea dismisses director general amid mistreatment claims
PARIS – The board of French elderly care home group Orpea has dismissed the company’s director general Yves Le Masne, the company said on Sunday …
Biden calls on Taliban to release American hostage
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago …
Nine dead, including children, after a six-car crash in Las Vegas
By Kanishka Singh – Nine people died and six were injured after a six-car crash in north Las Vegas on Saturday when a Dodge Challenger …