About 200 people attended a community vigil for in Alabama for a young black man killed by a police officer in a shopping mall. (Nov. 28)
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Senators: ‘Outrageous’ CIA chief not at briefing
Lawmakers are expressing disappointment officials from the intelligence community, including CIA director Gina Haspel, were not present at a closed-door briefing over the U.S. response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Nov. 28)
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2nd suspect in Ohio family killing arraigned
The second of four family members charged with killing eight people from another family in Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges. George Wagner IV, 27, was arraigned on 22 counts Wednesday in Pike County court. (Nov.28)
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Effort to vote on bill to protect Mueller blocked
The push for a vote on the Senate floor for a bipartisan bill that would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has blocked for a second time in less than a month. (Nov. 28)
Pompeo: No intel link between prince, Khashoggi
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he’s seen “no direct reporting connecting the Crown Prince” of Saudi Arabia to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Pompeo also urged senators to support U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. (Nov. 28)
Alleged former ‘El Chapo’ lieutenant: Mexican drug lord tried to have me killed
An alleged former lieutenantto Joaquín”El Chapo” Guzmán told a jury he believed the accused Mexico Sinaloa drug cartel leader ordered him killed.
Trump supporter wakes up to burned flag on Vermont porch
U.S. veteran said his ‘Trump 2020’ flag was vandalized. His family doesn’t hide from their political beliefs in Democratic-tilting Vermont.
2 Iranian hackers charged in US ransomware scheme
Two Iranian computer hackers were charged Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme that targeted U.S. government agencies and businesses, the Justice Department said. (Nov. 28)
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University gives staff hockey pucks to throw at an active shooter
Oakland University in Michigan is giving staff members hockey pucks to use as a last resort if an active shooter were to be on campus. Veuer’s Sam Berman has the full story.
First lady: Opioids ‘taken hold of our country’
First lady Melania Trump described the scale of the U.S. opioid epidemic in the U.S. in a speech to college students, adding that she’s struck by how it has touched the lives of so many people.” (Nov. 28)