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SEMINOLE, FL―The body of a veteran was left in a shower at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Florida for nearly 9 hours. An internal investigation was launched at the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, where it was discovered that hospital staff did not follow protocol for a body to be picked up and taken to the morgue and failed proper...

WASHINGTON D.C.—On July 23, the House of Representatives passed a bill to cut federal funding for “sanctuary cities” like Los Angeles and San Francisco. A “sanctuary city” is one that provides shelter to illegal immigrants, usually by prohibiting police or city workers from asking people about their immigration status. In 1979, Los Angeles became the first sanctuary city when the...

SEATTLE, WA−Authorities arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting in Seattle that killed one woman and injured several others on Wednesday, January 22. The shooting took place outside a McDonald’s during rush hour traffic near 3rd and Pine.  Witnesses told investigators that at least two males started shooting at one another. The suspects later fled the scene. The incident was...

CHICAGO, IL—On Wednesday, August 19, the Chicago Police Department released a video asking the public’s help to identify a suspect who shot a 12-year-old last weekend. The incident occurred at the 6300 Block of South Ellis Avenue on August 14, around 8:10 p.m. The boy was shot in both legs, and remains in stable condition in the hospital as...

UNITED STATES−New York Governor Andrew Cuomo banned the Food and Drug Administration approved drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a potential cure for COVID-19. According to News Day, Cuomo placed bans on the state of New York restricting doctors from prescribing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for treatment of COVID-19. The drug may only be used for patients in state-approved clinical trials and FDA-approved uses...

CHICAGO, IL—On Monday, August 31, on-duty Chicago police officers shot a male suspect after their squad car was struck by gunfire. On September 1, the Chicago Police Department announced that officers were driving in their squad car at around 10:45 p.m. Monday, responding to a call about a suspicious person. Upon approaching the scene, officers saw five people standing on...

CHICAGO, IL—On Tuesday, August 4, Chicago-based rapper FBG Duck was shot and killed in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago. Two other people were injured during the shooting. Carlton Weekly, also known as FBG Duck, 26, was a local rapper and a member of Fly Boy Gang rap crew. The shooting occurred while the victims were shopping on Oak Street...

UNITED STATES—The Pentagon confirmed a suicide bomber and gunfire by ISIS fighters killed 12 U.S. troops and 15 were injured along with an undisclosed number of Afghan civilians in an attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, August 26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWi8qc-2Nc According to General Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the U.S. Central Command in the U.S. Marine Corps, the first attack,...

SAN FRANCISCO—President Obama will be in Southern California on Thursday, June 18 before coming to the Bay Area this weekend. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will be close behind, arriving in the Bay Area shortly after the president and is expected to depart on Saturday, June 20. Both Democrats will be making the rounds in California to attend fundraisers. In...

UNITED STATES−For the third time in his presidency, Donald Trump pardoned, granted clemency or commutations to 13 people on Tuesday, February 18. "Today, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Grants of Clemency granting Full Pardons to the following individuals: Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Michael Milken, Ariel Friedler, Bernard Kerik, Paul Pogue, David Safavian, and Angela Stanton. In addition, President Trump signed...