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Milwaukee: All 5 people killed at the Molson Coors complex were found in the same building
The company did not identify the 51-year-old shooter, but said he was an “active” employee at the sprawling facility. It did not provide details on a possible motive for the shooting Wednesday or the identities of the victims, pending family notification. All the people killed are Molson Coors employees, and were found in the same …
Coronavirus treatment: US testing begins for possible drug as health experts predict virus will spread
The clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir in adults diagnosed with coronavirus has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, according to the NIH. The first participant is an American who was evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan. News of the …
Cruise ship toddler: Grandfather will change his plea to guilty, attorney says
“This decision was an incredibly difficult one for Sam and the family, but because the plea agreement includes no jail time and no admission of facts, it was decided the plea deal is in the best interests of the family,” his attorney Michael Winkleman said in a statement obtained by CNN. Authorities in Puerto Rico …
Runner crawls for 8 hours in sub-freezing temperatures after breaking his ankle on a trail
“Carrying a charged cell phone and displaying incredible grit and determination to self-rescue likely prevented more serious injury in this case,” Jefferson County Search and Rescue said in a statement posted on Facebook. Around 5 p.m. Friday, the runner was injured on the Duckabush River Trail in the Olympic National Park, Washington, according to the …
Portland man is convicted of killing 2 men who confronted him over racist rants on teen girls
Jeremy Joseph Christian was found guilty of 12 counts, including two murder charges and an attempted murder charge, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday. The jury will begin considering his sentence Tuesday. “Our community continues to feel the profound impact from this violent and racist attack that happened more than …
Missing Idaho children’s mother arrested in Hawaii
Lori Vallow, 47, was arrested on suspicion of two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children, as well as a variety of other charges, Kauai police said. She is being held by police on a $5 million bail, according to the statement. Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 17, were …
Faye Swetlik died from asphyxiation hours after abduction, coroner says
The first-grader died of asphyxiation hours after she was abducted last week in Cayce, Lexington County Corner Margaret Fisher said, citing the results of a recent autopsy. The girl was last seen playing in her front yard on February 10 after taking the bus home from Springdale Elementary School, Cayce Department of Public Safety Sgt. …
Police took a 6-year-old girl to a mental health facility in Florida because she was ‘out of control’ at school
Authorities were called to the Love Grove Elementary School last week after the girl, Nadia King, was “destroying school property, attacking staff, out of control, and running out of school,” the report said. After a clinical social worker at the school told the responding officers that Nadia was “a threat to herself and others,” she …
Taiwan’s health ministry confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A man has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island since the epidemic spread from mainland China, the island’s health minister said on Sunday. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said during a news conference on Sunday that the deceased person was a man in his sixties, …
U.S., allied firms testing alternatives to Chinese 5G technology: Esper
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Saturday that Washington was working with technology companies in the United States and allied nations to develop alternatives to Chinese 5G vendors and was already …
