Update: The Guardian reports Shinzo Abe has just died in the hospital. Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK MORE
The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial at a court near Moscow on Friday, on drug smuggling charges which can be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Griner, 31, a Phoenix MORE
In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Alito, SCOTUS just overturned Roe v. Wade and will now allow states to make their own laws regarding once was a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and MORE
The US Senate just passed the most sweeping, bipartisan gun bill after 30 years of doing absolutely nothing while thousands of Americans, including children, lost their lives or were seriously injured because of gun violence. MORE
The Golden State Warriors just won their fourth NBA championship title in eight years. Stephen Curry took MVP; he well deserved it! Please give a shout out to one of the best coaches in the MORE
Police took into custody a California man described to be in his mid-20s after telling officers he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice; he had at least one weapon and burglary tools in his MORE
UPDATE VICKY WHITE HAS DIED An autopsy is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Coroner Lockyear. (NewsNation) — Escaped Alabama inmate Casey White and corrections officer Vicky White were captured in Indiana after a MORE
The 62-year-old man wanted in connection with Tuesday’s mass shooting on a rush-hour subway in Brooklyn is believed to be in custody in Manhattan, four law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case said Wednesday. A MORE
NBC NY: At least five people have been shot in a Brooklyn subway station by a man in a gas mask and orange construction vest who may have tossed a smoke canister on the platform MORE
The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Friday he’s “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to MORE
Relatives of nine of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a historic settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, according to court documents. It is MORE
In a Facebook post, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that he has been informed that Russia will attack Ukraine on Wednesday. The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” MORE
A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, MORE
Associated Press: “This is not just another routine day in the Senate, this is a moral moment,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy MORE
Malik Faisal Akram was the suspect who took hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. The 44-year-old British man was killed in the January 15, 2022, incident at Congregation Beth Israel. The FBI and local authorities MORE
Associated Press: A jury found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Jurors deliberated for five days before convicting her on MORE
Federal officials confirm that the first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant in the United States has been found in California. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public health officials in MORE
Multiple people are believed to have been injured when a driver plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade. A mass casualty incident has been declared in downtown Waukesha. What We Know So Far: A driver in MORE
Police in Northern Virginia are on a heightened state of alert as a new law enforcement alert warned of a potential threat against malls and shopping centers located just outside of Washington, D.C. The threat MORE
The Sarasota County Medical Examiner and a cadaver dog were called to the Florida park where several items belonging to Brian Laundrie have been found. Laundrie’s parents told authorities on Tuesday night that they intended MORE
Multiple people are wounded after a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, police confirm. The Mansfield ISD has confirmed in a letter to parents that police are investigating an active shooter situation at the MORE
A 96-year-old German woman who fled on Thursday before standing trial on charges of aiding and abetting murder in a Nazi concentration camp has been found by local authorities and will be brought before the MORE
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people sixteen years old and older. Hopefully, this will encourage those who have used the “but, the vaccines were MORE
Shortly after arresting GOP strategist Anton Lazzaro for underage sex trafficking, police say they’ve caught up with his 19-year-old associate, who now faces the same charges. Law enforcement in Florida has arrested Gisela Castro Medina, MORE
Several factors have prompted the Department of Homeland Security to issue a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the heightened threat environment across the United States. The Bulletin cites the following: The 20th Anniversary of the MORE