Three of the four police officers killed in a week across the US each leave behind two children. The fourth was a young police academy graduate who was about to hit the streets on her own. Here’s what we know about the officers. An officer awaiting marriage North County Police Cooperative officer Michael Langsdorf was…… MORE
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Philadelphia police say 10 recruits resigned after another recruit exposed their plot to cheat on an open-book exam
Ten Philadelphia police recruits resigned last week after their plot to cheat on an exam was revealed by another recruit, the police department said in a statement. One of the recruits obtained answers to a department test and then distributed them to nine other members of the same platoon, police said. Another recruit, who witnessed…… MORE
Here’s why Robin Roberts took home the NBA’s Sager Strong Award
Robin Roberts may not be shooting hoops anymore — but the “Good Morning America” host landed a touching a honor from the NBA Monday night. Roberts was awarded the NBA’s Sager Strong Award, named after the sideline reporter who died at 65 in 2016 after battling leukemia. The award is presented each year to an…… MORE
This bride had 34 bridesmaids in her wedding and says she would have had more if she could have
A bride from New Orleans went all out for her beach wedding — enlisting 34 of her closest friends and family to join her as bridesmaids on her big day. Casme Carter tied the knot June 2 in Destin, Florida, with her six sisters and 28 friends by her side. She says that she planned…… MORE
In Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s murder trial, expert couldn’t conclude that victim was stabbed
Jurors in the murder trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher heard from NCIS investigators and forensics and pathology experts on Monday. Gallagher is accused of multiple violations of military law, including murdering a prisoner, posing for a photo next to a corpse, shooting at non-combatants and intimidating SEALs who could report his behavior. In the…… MORE
FedEx sues US Commerce Department over export restrictions that affect Huawei
US delivery company FedEx has filed a lawsuit against the US government, arguing that it should not be required to enforce federal government export bans. The move comes after FedEx mishandled a couple of deliveries for Huawei, and failed to deliver a Huawei smartphone shipped from Britain to the United States. Huawei is the world’s…… MORE
The board that reviews transportation accidents says the FAA ignored its safety suggestions for skydiving planes
The National Transportation Safety Board called out the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to adhere to warnings it gave more than a decade ago regarding the safety of skydiving charter planes like the one that crashed Friday killing 11 people in Hawaii. A team from the NTSB is in Oahu gathering wreckage, interviewing witnesses and…… MORE
No Iran strikes, but Trump’s sanctions play still risks war
President Donald Trump balked at greenlighting a “cocked and loaded” military strike on Iran last week, but by tightening an already choking sanctions squeeze on the bitter US foe he might merely have selected a slower path to war. The administration’s high-risk Iran policy headed into even more dangerous territory Monday, signaling new punishments for…… MORE
Amazon Prime Day will actually be two days this year
Amazon’s Prime Day will return for the fifth time next month, and this year the discount holiday will run for two entire days. Amazon announced that Prime Day this year will start at midnight on Monday, July 15, and run for 48 hours. The company boasts that the event will include more than a million…… MORE
Seven days and seven examples of the alliance between Trump and Murdoch
Want to see how Rupert Murdoch’s media empire is at work for President Trump? Look around — you can’t miss it. In the past week: — The New York Post published and then mysteriously deleted a story about Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll. — Fox News Channel’s newscasts and talk shows have barely mentioned Carroll’s…… MORE
