The jury in actor Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation suit against ex-wife and fellow actress Amber Heard begins deliberations. (Source: CNN, CNN Newsource)FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury has ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The ruling vindicates his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems. Ukrainian leaders have been begging for the critical weapons as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region. The U.S. plan tries to strike a balance between the desire to help Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing arms…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages. The administration’s strategy calls for importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production. The White House says Biden will host a roundtable Wednesday with manufacturers including ByHeart, Bubs Australia, Reckitt, Perrigo Co. and…
Source: CNN via CNN NewsourceNAPA, Calif. (AP) — Police records show Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Northern California. An online booking report shows Paul Pelosi was taken into custody late Saturday in Napa County. He could face charges including driving under the influence. Bail…
(Source: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Facebook page)TAFT, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old man has been taken into custody after one person was killed and seven people were injured in a shooting at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said that an arrest warrant was issued for Skyler Buckner and he turned…
(Source: KTRK, CNN Newsource)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first hurricane of the season has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and it’s rapidly growing stronger ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns as a major storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Agatha could hit as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon…
TX: Gun control activists confront a heckler with a megaphone outside the NRA Convention in Houston Friday. (Source: POOL VIA KPRC, CNN Newsource)HOUSTON (AP) — With protesters shouting outside, the National Rifle Association is beginning its annual convention in Houston, just days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school on the other side of…
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw. (Source: CNN Newsource, WABC)UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say nearly 20 officers gathered in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman. Steven McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend. AAA says the average gas price in the U.S. on Thursday was $4.60 per gallon. In California, it topped $6. But for some, more than two years of pandemic life has them hitting the road or taking to…
(Source: WLS) Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died. The motive for the massacre — the nation’s deadliest school shooting since Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago — remained under investigation. The Archdiocese of San Antonio…
