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Exchange of Gunfire Inside Mall of Louisiana Leaves 1 Person Dead and 5 Wounded

(Headline USA) Two groups exchanged gunfire inside a food court Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana, killing one person and wounding five more, police said. Authorities had initially said as many as 10 people were injured, but the number was changed a few hours after the shooting in Baton Rouge....

Ex-Officer Planned to Kill Black People in Mass Shooting at a New Orleans Festival, Authorities Say

(Headline USA) Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Authorities in several states did not name the...

Meta Slashes 8,000 Jobs, or 10% of Its Workforce, as Microsoft Offers Buyouts

(Headline USA) Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to...

Federal Authorities Arrest 2 Dozen Mexican Mafia Members and Associates in California

(Headline USA)  More than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia were arrested Thursday during an early morning crackdown across Southern California, federal authorities said. The FBI and other federal and local agencies executed search and arrest warrants at about 30 locations mostly in Orange County, south of...

Justice Department’s Watchdog is Reviewing Compliance with the Law Mandating Epstein Files Release

(Headline USA)  The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past year. The review from the inspector general's office will...

Becerra, CA Gov. Frontrunner, Dogged by Fraud Scandal—Refuses Questions

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, now a frontrunner for California governor, is facing mounting scrutiny over a criminal fraud case involving his top aide and other California operatives. Becerra ignored Headline USA’s request for comment or clarification via text message, as questions intensify over what he knew...

Report: Ex-USAID Workers Have ‘Mental Trauma’ from Being Fired

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times has interviewed 30 former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, reporting Monday that they’re suffering from “mental trauma” due to being fired last year. The Times report comes about a year after USAID was closed as part of the Trump...

Trump Reclassifies State-Licensed Medical Marijuana as a Less-Dangerous Drug in a Historic Shift

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does...

Trump Shares Post Calling for the Killing of Iranian Leaders Who Won’t Accept US Demands

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a post calling for the killing of Iranian leaders who won’t accept US demands, ramping up his threats against the country amid a very fragile ceasefire. The post Trump amplified was written by Marc Thiessen, who served as a speechwriter for...

Michigan Secretary of State Under Fire for SPLC Ties

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square)  Michigan Secretary of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is facing scrutiny over her past role with the Southern Poverty Law Center following a federal indictment against the organization. A grand jury indictment announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday charges the...

DeSantis Slams Diversity Ideology, Calls Out Discrimination of White Males

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square)  Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Jacksonville on Wednesday, slammed the ideology behind what he calls discrimination of white males. Saying it would protect taxpayers of Florida, the second-term Republican applied signature to proposals linked to diversity, equity and inclusion policy, and to environmental, social, and governance...

New Study Finds ‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17 Million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

(Headline USA)  More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding, with New York and New Orleans standing out, according to one of the most comprehensive studies ever of flood risk. Researchers at the University of Alabama...
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