Police in Brazil have arrested two suspects in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver.
{FD} Station: Suspect in Closs abduction says he’ll plead guilty
A Minnesota television station is reporting that the Wisconsin man charged in the kidnapping of 13-year-old Jayme Closs says in a letter from jail that he plans to plead guilty.
{FD} Police: ‘Multiple victims’ in bowling alley shooting
Police are responding to a shooting early Saturday morning with multiple victims at a bowling alley in Torrance, California. Continue reading →
{FD} The Latest: Opposition candidate votes in Congo election
The Latest on Congo’s presidential election (all times local): 8:40 a.m. Continue reading →
{FD} Retired Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Mulvee dies at 88
A retired bishop who led Roman Catholic dioceses in Delaware and Rhode Island has died. Continue reading →
{FD} Amid 2018’s tragedies were moments of compassion and duty
Parkland. Continue reading →
{FD} Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ letter to President Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent the following letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday as he stepped down from his post . Continue reading →
{FD} Business Highlights
___ CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance NEW YORK (AP) — Former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the company’s board of directors determined he was fired “with cause” over sexual miscondu… Continue reading →
{FD} US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead
The United States military’s Africa Command says that it has carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia which killed a total of 62 extremists from the al-Shabab rebel group. Continue reading →
{FD} Family of migrant girl disputes official story on her death
Lawyers for the family of a 7-year-old girl who died while in U.S. Border Patrol custody say she did not suffer from a lack of food or water before being picked up by authorities. Continue reading →
{FD} Delta forecasts 2019 profit below expectations
Delta Air Lines says its profit will rise next year though possibly not as much as was thought, and that is sending shares are down in early trading. Continue reading →
{FD} What happens with Brexit after May survives leadership vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May won a no-confidence vote by lawmakers from her party Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Possible gunman reported at N. Carolina university
William Peace University in North Carolina says a possible gunman was reported on campus and is telling people to shelter in place. Continue reading →
{FD} Bomb, gun threats lock down Georgia school district
Police say multiple schools are on lockdown in an Atlanta suburb as police investigate a bomb threat at one school and threats of gun violence at two other schools. Continue reading →
{FD} Jonestown memorials held at cemetery with remains of 400
Ceremonies at a California cemetery marked the mass murders and suicides 40 years ago of 900 Americans orchestrated by the Rev. Jim Jones at a jungle settlement in Guyana, South America. Continue reading →
{FD} Latest US Rhodes scholar class includes more women than ever
The latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 21 women, the most ever in a single Rhodes class, and almost half of the 32 winners are immigrants or first-generation Americans. Continue reading →
{FD} Latest US Rhodes scholar class includes more women that ever
The latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 21 women, the most ever in a single Rhodes class, and almost half of the 32 winners are immigrants or first-generation Americans. Continue reading →
{FD} Experts: California wildfire is deadliest in last 100 years
Wildfire experts say the Northern California wildfire that has killed at least 48 is the deadliest in a century. Continue reading →
{FD} AP PHOTOS: Wildfires rage; destruction, death in their wake
The devastation is complete in Paradise, California, where a wildfire tore through town and destroyed everything, killing at least 29 and destroying so many houses it’s already the most destructive fire on record in the state. Continue reading →
{FD} Harrowing escapes, heartbreaking loss in Northern California
In the days since a ferocious, wind-whipped wildfire began tearing through this Northern California town, residents who stayed behind to try to save their property or who managed to get back to their neighborhoods despite mandatory evacuation orders fo… Continue reading →
