Day: April 7, 2023

South Carolina police say four shot on beach near vacation rentals

11:42 pm April 7, 2023

Four people were shot on the beach in South Carolina on Friday, officials said. The shooting occurred on the beach behind the Sea Cabins vacation rental community in the Isle of Palms, authorities said. The four victims were reportedly taken to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) with non-life threatening injuries. Several law enforcement […]

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AOC blasted for accusing GOP of ‘fascism’ after expulsion of Tenn. House Dems: ‘So dishonest. It’s disgusting’

11:30 pm April 7, 2023

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is facing backlash for a tweet critics are saying is “inciting violence.” The Republican-controlled Tennessee House voted to expel two Democrats on Thursday for leading and participating in protests that disrupted House proceedings while advocating for gun reform. Ocasio-Cortez shared video of protesters chanting “F— you fascists” to GOP lawmakers following […]

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Wisconsin DNR releases 3.5K public comments on wolf management plan

11:19 pm April 7, 2023

Wisconsin wildlife officials on Friday released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan, some calling for the restoration of a statewide population limit and others urging a total hunting ban. Department of Natural Resources in November released a draft of its first new wolf management plan in almost 25 years. It would […]

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Man charged with killing 4 Maine Maritime students in fiery December car crash

11:17 pm April 7, 2023

The 20-year-old driver of a sport utility vehicle that crashed into a tree and burst into flames, killing four Maine Maritime Academy students, is facing 17 charges including four counts of manslaughter. Joshua Goncalves-Radding, of North Babylon, New York, was indicted Thursday by a grand jury after investigators concluded he was speeding and under the […]

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Feds say railroads must re-examine train assembly amid derailment surge

11:15 pm April 7, 2023

Federal regulators said Friday that railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years that were at least partly caused by the way empty and loaded cars were mixed together with locomotives. Heavy cars at the back of a train can push and pull against empty cars […]

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