State Senate committee hears gun safety training bill
Donita Sinclair, whose son was shot and killed at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, testifies on SB 5232 (Image courtesy of TVW) The State Senate’s version of the bill to require safety training before buying a gun
US Senate Committee grills Southwest Airlines exec over Xmas failure
Southwest Airlines chief operating officer, Andrew Watterson, takes Senate panel’s questions on Christmas meltdown A top Southwest Airlines executive takes the hot seat in a U.S. Senate committee to answer questions about the airline’s colossal failure at
‘Most oppressive legislation’: Mississippi House passes controversial bill
Philip Gould/Getty Images(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Mississippi House passed a controversial bill that would form a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors to preside over part of the majority-Black city of Jackson.
Black residents make up 82.8%…
Minnesota factory employees praised for disarming colleague who shot at, chased co-worker
Google Maps Street View(NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.) — Authorities are praising a group of factory employees they say disarmed a 21-year-old colleague who allegedly shot at and chased a co-worker at a boat manufacturing facility in northern Minnesota on Thu…
Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources
Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Josh Gad confirms he’s coming back for ‘Frozen 3’, jokes about “crossover” with ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Zootopia’
ABCAfter Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed during an investment call Wednesday that the company was readying a third Frozen film, a fifth Toy Story adventure and a second Zootopia movie, Josh Gad had a bit of fun on social media.
First, Gad confirmed he’d…
Paul Whelan’s brother says ‘don’t give up’ on him as Russian detainment passes 1,500 days
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Paul Whelan’s detainment in Russia has passed 1,500 days, and his brother David Whelan is urging people not to give up on him.
President Joe Biden focused on the domestic agenda during his State of the Union address Tuesday and d…
College Board responds to Florida rejection of AP African American studies
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE) — The College Board has addressed the Florida Department of Education’s rejection of AP African American Studies courses and subsequent criticism of the program, as well as the contro…
Researchers find 19th century shipwreck in Lake Superior
Courtesy Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society(MARQUETTE, Mich.) — Deep in the rough waters of Lake Superior, researchers have discovered a 19th century ship that had actually sank twice before its final demise.
The 144-foot barquentine named Nucl…
Massachusetts legislator walks back bill to reduce sentences if inmates sign up for organ donation
Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — A Massachusetts legislator said he’s going to change a proposed bill that would have given state inmates reduced sentences if they signed up to donate an organ, following an outcry from severa…