The man who authorities believe detonated a powerful explosive device outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic had “access to a large quantity of commercially available chemical products which could be combined to create a home-made explosive device,” the FBI revealed Thursday. The agency said it was still investigating the case and did not provide further…
A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America. Bloomberg/Bloomberg…
One male died and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Pleasant Township, police said. Deputies with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department were called around 4:51 p.m. May 21 to the intersection of Ind. 8 and County Road 450 East, according to a release from Sgt. Ben McFalls, the department’s public information…
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This story was published in partnership with CBS News & Stations and The Trace. More than a dozen law enforcement agencies have stopped reselling their used guns or pledged to reconsider the practice after an investigation by The Trace, CBS News, and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. The investigation, published last year, revealed…
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist…
A man draped in the Israeli flag, bearing a cross and the name “Jesus” at its center, gestures as Metropolitan Police officers secure the area outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday by a gunman who allegedly shouted “free Palestine.” Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images…
Comedian Michael Palascak is returning to his Midwest roots. The former Illinois resident will perform a night of standup comedy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. “It’s one of the first larger-venue shows of my life,” he said. “It’s exciting.” That won’t change his act, however. “It’s a…
A team of reporters from the nonprofit journalism organizations Invisible Institute and ProPublica have reviewed more than 300 sexual assault and misconduct complaints that were filed over the past decade against Chicago police officers. But experts say that’s likely an undercount. We need your help to understand the scope and scale of this issue. We…