Alex Jones, the firebrand Infowars host and conspiracy peddler, says in a sworn deposition ina defamationcase that his false statements after the Sandy Hookkillings were caused by a “psychosis.”
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Investigators believe Boeing anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopian crash: Report
In a preliminary finding, officials investigating the crash of an Ethiopian airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 believe that a flight control feature designedto preventa stallwas activated before the plane nose-dived and crashed,The Wall …
‘Extraordinary’: 5 states fight measles outbreak as N.Y. county bans unvaxxed minors in public
The number of cases of measles this year in the U.S. is nearing the total for all of 2018, with six states reporting outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Neo-Nazi pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in Charlottesville murder of Heather Heyer
James Fields Jr., a neo-Nazi sympathizer who was convicted of murder in a car attack on an anti-racism activist,pleaded guilty Wednesday to 29federal hate crime charges.
Northern US and Canada will have rare chance to see Northern Lights, forecast says
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center suggests thattheaurora borealis —or Northern Lights —could be visible as far south as Iowa andColorado.
Flu season nears the finish line, but it is not going away quietly
CDC says the percentageof medical visitsfor flu-like symptoms for the week remains stubbornly high, signaling elevated flu activity through April.
How gun laws in a dozen countries compare to New Zealand’s new ban on semi-automatic weapons
Theapproach to gun laws in each of the 12 countries varieswidely depending on whether owning a gun is considered a right ora privilege.
Australia bans tour by alt-right star Milo Yiannopoulos over New Zealand massacre remarks
Australia — home of the suspected gunman in the killing of at least 50 people at a New Zealand mosque — has banned right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from touring over his social media response to the massacre.
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2 Stanford students file first class-action suit in largest-ever college admissions scandal
UCLA, USC, Yale University and other colleges were sued by two Stanford University students seeking class status over the admissions-bribery scandal.
Amid reports that North Korea rocket launch facility operational; Trump would be ‘very surprised’ if Kim Jong Un renews testing
Amid reports that aNorth Koreanrocket launch facility isoperational, President Donald Trump said he would “very disappointed” if he saw signs of any renewed testing.