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WOODLAND HILLS—A gaming tournament at a downtown Jacksonville game bar ended in gunfire on Sunday, August 26, at around 1:34 p.m. Two people were fatally shot and the gunman, Baltimore resident David Katz, 24, turned the trigger on himself. In addition to the three fatalities, nine people present at the tournament were injured and two others were injured when they...

DETROIT, MI—Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul,' known for hit numbers like "Respect" and "Natural Woman" passed away Thursday, August 16 at her Detroit home at 9:50 a.m. "In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock...

UNITED STATES—FBI agent Peter Strzok, 48, was fired on Friday, August 10 for anti-Trump texts he exchanged with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page. Strzok and Page were reportedly having an affair, when they exchanged messages. Page left the bureau earlier this year. Strzok was an FBI employee for 21 years, and he was recently involved with the Russia probe...

UNITED STATES—The topic of Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion with Russia involving President Donald Trump was discussed on the FOX series "Hannity." On Monday August 6, Sebastian Gorka appeared on the show to speak about the lack of evidence connecting Trump to Russia. Gorka opened by saying, “There is no crime by meeting with a foreign national to obtain...

CALIFORNIA—The Carr fire, which started on Monday, July 23 at 1:15 p.m. at Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road has reached over 110,000 acres burnt. Officials suspect that a mechanical failure of a vehicle is the cause of the blaze. A great-grandmother and her great grandchildren died as a result of the fire. A firefighter and a bulldozer operator...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, June 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop the separation of families at the border. In a statement from the Oval OFfice, President Trump wrote: "We’re signing an executive order I consider to be a very important executive order. It’s about keeping families together while at the same time making sure that we have...

NASHVILLE, TN—In a recent press release, Apple announced that iPhone users who call 911 will automatically share their location data with the first responders with the new iOS 12 update. “Communities rely on 911 centers in an emergency, and we believe they should have the best available technology at their disposal,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “When every moment counts,...

SINGAPORE—Only two months after the first inter-Korean summit, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, June 12. The meeting is over 68 years in the making and transpired in Singapore between the two leaders. Trump indicated during a press conference that the effort toward denuclearization is imminent, something that the...

NEW YORK—Film mogul Harvey Weinstein surrendered to authorities in New York City on Friday, May 25, The disgraced Hollywood producer arrived at a lower Manhattan police station where he was handcuffed and shepherded into the New York Police Department's (NYPD) 1st Precinct, with police officers on all sides. According to reports, Weinstein appeared disheveled and disoriented. He opted for...

UNITED STATES—After 13 hours of deliberation, a Pennsylvania jury found Bill Cosby, 80, guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault during his retrial. The first trail in June 2017 ended in a mistrial. The allegations against Cosby started after Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging her and sexually assaulting her in 2004. Over 60 women have come...