A police officer was shot in the hand after a driver pulled a gun during a routine traffic stop, but still managed to return fire, killing two suspects and wounding a third in San Antonio, Texas. The officer pulled a truck over Friday afternoon and had ‘casual conversation’ for a […]
Daily Archives: April 17, 2021
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The US and China are “committed to cooperating” on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said in a joint statement Saturday, following a visit to Shanghai by US climate envoy John Kerry. “The United States and China are committed to cooperating with each other and with other […]
Another undercover Asian NYPD officer has been attacked — this time by a bad guy who who complained about “you people” and who warned, “I got nothing to lose.” Ricardo Hernandez, 32, approached the undercover officer on the N train subway platform at 31st Street and 39th Avenue in Queens, […]
The Vegas Golden Knights can move into a first-place tie in the West Division if they can complete a sweep of their back-to-back with the host Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon. Vegas, which has a five-game winning streak, already has swept nine two-game back-to-backs this season. The Golden Knights enter […]
A study of millions of Chileans who have received the Chinese-developed CoronaVac vaccine has found it 67% effective against symptoms and 80% against death from COVID-19 By EVA VERGARA Associated Press April 16, 2021, 5:02 PM • 2 min read SANTIAGO, Chile — A real-world study of millions of Chileans […]
It’s been months since Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X, yet demand for the new console is still far outpacing supply. Any stock that retailers get quickly sells out within minutes. As with the PS5, which is now the fastest-selling console in US history, it’s hard to find the Xbox Series X in stock […]
Authorities searched Saturday for suspects in a shooting at a Nebraska mall that left one man dead and a woman injured. Officers went through the Westroads Mall in Omaha in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the suspects after the shooting, which occurred outside a JCPenney. They “fled the scene and […]
ISS crew member Sergey Kud-Sverchkov lands with the Soyuz MS-17 space capsule in a remote area outside Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on April 17, 2021. NASA/Bill Ingalls/Reuters Two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut have returned from the International Space Station. Their six-month trip was marked by scientific experiments and crossovers with […]