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CALIFORNIA—California Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday, April 18  that he will deploy as many as 400 National Guard troops to the California border, joining the rest of the border states at President Donald Trump’s request, who have already committed to sending more troops to the border. In a general order issued by Governor Brown, he explained the coordination between federal...

UNITED STATES—Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush died in her west Houston home on Tuesday, April 17. The Texas matriarch was committed to promoting literacy. She was a strong supporter of the National Literacy Act, which was enacted in 1991. She was the mother of President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the wife of President...

UNITED STATES—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for two consecutive days on Capitol Hill this week. He first testified for 5 hours before a joint session of two Senate committees on Tuesday, April 10. Wednesday’s hearing was in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearings generated questions from privacy advocates and free speech protectors. Facebook was under a...

UNITED STATES—The Pentagon has approved the deployment of as many as 4,000 troops to the border. “These National Guard members will act in support of Border Patrol agents who are performing law enforcement duties," said Dana White, Chief Pentagon spokesperson. This is in response to President Donald Trump's call for troops after an alleged spike in illegal border crossings. This assertion...

SAN BRUNO—At least three people are injured after a woman opened fire at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno on Tuesday, April 3 at 12:46 p.m. Authorities have identified the shooter as Nasim Aghdam, 39, who died on the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The San Bruno Police Department indicated in a press release they received numerous...

AUSTIN, TX—Austin Bomber, Mark Anthony Conditt, left behind a 25-minute video confession before he died after detonating an explosion in his vehicles as authorities cornered him on Wednesday, March 21. Austin Police Chief, Brian Manley, called the recording an "outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his life that led him to this point.” The serial bomber...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Singer Trey Songz, whose real name is Tremaine Neverson was arrested on Monday, March 19 for his alleged role in an assault against a woman at a party during NBA All-Star weekend on the morning of February 17. Neverson, 33, turned himself into officials at the Los Angeles Police Department Hollywood police station. The singer is being accused of...

MIAMI, FLORIDA—A pedestrian bridge near Florida International University collapsed on Thursday, March 15 killing a total of six people, and injuring 10 others. The 950-ton bridge was a relatively new structure on campus, built to avoid pedestrian deaths on the busy road below. When it collapsed Thursday at 1:30 p.m., it fell on top of several cars, trapping and crushing...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—It’s the one day of year where it seems all Americans get along and party till the wee hours of the night to celebrate the event that happens only ONCE a year: the Super Bowl. We have a repeat team back in the big dance yet again with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, going against Nick...

HOLLYWOOD—Mark Salling, 35, known by many for his role as Puck on the hit FOX TV series “Glee” has died. TMZ first broke the news the actor died from an apparent suicide on Tuesday, January 30. The actual cause of death has not yet been disclosed by authorities. Salling was convicted of possession of child pornography in October 2017, after...