More details are emerging Monday about the suspected gunman responsible for the Texas synagogue hostage standoff, following a high-level law enforcement conference call led by FBI director Christopher Wray, notes of which were obtained by CBS News. The suspect, 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a British citizen who is believed to …
Read More »A Tennessee man wanted in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in his hometown of Memphis was captured Tuesday in Indiana, while another man was indicted on murder charges, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Cornelius Smith, 32, on first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting that killed …
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Los Angeles — Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed Monday night to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed in November of 2018 after gaming website Kotaku published a story detailing a …
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Reddit has filed for an initial public offering through a confidential draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. While the timing of the IPO is unclear, the filing comes after a strong year of public offerings for technology companies. It also comes after Reddit’s own WallStreetBets group drew …
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Washington — A staffer on Capitol Hill was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly brought a handgun into a House office building, U.S. Capitol Police said. Officers in the Longworth House Office Building spotted the image of a gun in a bag on an X-ray screen. The bag’s owner, identified …
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DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s half-brother, prosecutors said. David Reed, 53, formerly of Acushnet and New Bedford, was …
Read More »Los Angeles — Matthew McConaughey will not run for governor of Texas “at this moment”, the Oscar-winning actor said Sunday, after months of speculation that he would make the leap into politics. The 52-year-old’s political ambitions had caused excitement in liberal circles, and particularly among Texans appalled by Governor Greg …
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Orlando, Florida — Former NFL running back Zac Stacy was arrested Thursday night by Orlando police, authorities say, days after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend in a home in Oakland, Florida. He was being held in the Orange County Jail on charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. The brutal attack …
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Pressure is mounting on Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to step down, with some employees at the video game giant and activist shareholders calling for his resignation following a report that he withheld information about alleged sexual misconduct at the company. The push for Kotick’s removal comes a day after …
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Gun maker Remington Firearms will move its headquarters from Ilion, New York, to Georgia, with plans to open a factory and research operation there. The company announced Monday that it would invest $100 million in the operation in LaGrange, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta, hiring more than 800 people over five years. …
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