Colorado Shooting Suspect to Make 1st Court Appearance
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil to remember the 10 people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado college town. Meanwhile, the 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out the rampage prepared to make his first court appearance Thursday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa has been jailed for…
Read MoreEU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 shots
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 vaccines to boost its flagging vaccine drive. The EU’s executive said Wednesday on the eve of a summit of the 27 leaders that it has a plan to guarantee that more vaccines produced in the bloc are available for its own…
Read More‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ Star George Segal Dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966′s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” and starred in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” has died. Segal's wife Sonia Segal said in a statement that he died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, of complications from bypass surgery.…
Read MoreBoulder supermarket shooter ID’d as 21-year-old man
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police have identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. He was identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa of Arvada, Colorado and a prosecutor says he lived most of his life in the U.S. Authorities on Tuesday also identified nine victims…
Read MoreReport: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans
Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon and militia movements — to glorify violence during the 2020 election, a new report finds. Avaaz, a group that says it seeks to protect democracies from misinformation, identified 267 pages and groups that spread violence-glorifying material to a combined following of 32 million users. Despite what…
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