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2026-10-07 · The Independent · Politics

Fort Hood mass killer learns when he will face firing squad

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2026-09-03 · The Independent · Entertainment

Gloria Steinem death: Pioneering voice of modern feminism, dies at 92

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2026-09-29 · The Independent · Politics

Aviators eject into sea and four sailors are injured in dramatic USS Eisenhower crash

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2026-09-18 · The Independent · Crime & Law

Driver in LA bus crash that preceded helicopter tragedy charged with murder

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2026-09-14 · The Independent · Politics

‘We are going down’: Congressman reveals terrifying escape from sinking plane

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2026-10-14 · The Independent · Crime & Law

ICE agent accused of deliberately mowing down fleeing man with SUV in Texas

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2026-08-20 · The Independent

🔮 The United States plans to send a Navy hospital ship to Peru next year as governments across Latin America brace for a potentially severe El Niño that could bring drought, floods, wildfires and other extreme weather. assertive

2026-08-24 · The Independent

🔮 The father of three young children killed by their mother is asking a judge to force a psychologist who evaluated her to turn over records that he says could be central to his lawsuit against Los Angeles authorities. mixed

2026-08-24 · The Independent

🔮 California Attorney General Rob Bonta is expected to require Paramount to sell select cable channels and ensure its film studio remains distinct from Warner Bros. Discovery before approving the proposed merger, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Sunday that cites sources familiar with the matter. assertive

2026-08-25 · The Independent

🔮 “I will say that in my 22 years here, I have not been a part of or witnessed a scene quite this complex involving this type of an investigation,” Massey said. assertive

2026-08-27 · The Independent

🔮 Cloobeck was arrested in West Hollywood in May and accused of attempting to dissuade people from testifying in the criminal case against Lavie, who was his fiancée at the time. mixed

2026-09-08 · The Independent

🔮 Observer accounts noted the curious timing of the lobbying agreement, which came shortly after Trump's Davos speech and subsequent floor jokes by U.S. Ambassador Billy Long—who had previously quipped to former House colleagues that Iceland would become America’s 52nd state with himself as governor. assertive

2026-09-10 · The Independent

🔮 American Eagle Outfitters shares tumbled more than 11% in premarket trading on Thursday after a stagnant quarterly gross-margin forecast overshadowed a second-quarter revenue beat, driven by persistent weakness in its main brand—a year on from launching its controversial "Great Jeans" campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney. assertive

2026-09-14 · The Independent

🔮 They then swam roughly 100 to 150 feet (30 to 45 meters) to reach shallow water where they could stand. assertive

2026-09-15 · The Independent

🔮 Nick Reiner, the 33-year-old son of famed filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Reiner, is set to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom today for a high-stakes pretrial hearing following his grand jury indictment for the brutal murders of his parents inside their Brentwood home. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Independent

🔮 Tyler’s attorneys have challenged the lawsuit and maintain that most of the woman’s claims concern alleged conduct in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington and would be barred by statutes of limitations in those states. mixed

2026-09-16 · The Independent

🔮 Detectives indicated that alcohol consumption appears to have played a role in his death, though an official cause of death remains pending and could take a period of several weeks to formally determine. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Independent

🔮 National Transportation Safety Board investigator Fabian Salazar described the recording as "probably the most important evidence that we have discovered so far." Aviation safety expert Jeff Guzzetti said the alarm could indicate a loss of engine power and a dangerous drop in the helicopter's main rotor speed. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Independent

🔮 Rules being drafted by the Treasury Department would likely allow American drugmakers to invest in promising medicines being developed by Chinese companies, provided they are not linked to pathogens or biotechnology that could potentially be weaponized, three sources told Reuters. mixed

2026-09-23 · The Independent

🔮 Musk had previously brushed aside speculation that Tesla's operations in China might be spun off prior to a potential merger with SpaceX. Vehicles produced at the Shanghai plant, Tesla's largest export center globally, saw August sales of Model 3 and Model Y cars rise 3.6% year-on-year. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Independent

🔮 The ACLU also maintains that the current ICE Air Operations Handbook "provides little substantive guidance concerning when, how or under what safeguards the device may be deployed." The lawsuit, brought under the Freedom of Information Act, seeks agency records to clarify the scope and manner of ICE's use of the WRAP, the operational standards governing its deployment, and official oversight regarding safety and legal compliance. mixed

2026-09-29 · The Independent

🔮 Naval officials did not specify the model of the two-seater plane involved in the incident, what happened to the aircraft, or what may have caused the accident. mixed

2026-10-07 · The Independent

🔮 The man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will face execution by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to the acting secretary of the U.S. Army. mixed

2026-10-14 · The Independent

🔮 He is expected to require another operation to reconstruct his injured ankle. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Independent

🔮 Federal prosecutors have agreed to defer the prosecution of a former CIA analyst accused of operating as an undisclosed agent for South Korean intelligence, according to legal documents filed Tuesday. Sue Mi Terry was charged in 2024 following allegations that she supplied nonpublic government data to South Korea, arranged meetings between foreign representatives and U.S. officials, and accepted high-end gifts while promoting foreign government positions during media appearances. The Justice Department deal puts her prosecution on hold for one year, after which all charges will be formally dropped if Terry avoids legal trouble. assertive

2026-10-15 · The Independent

🔮 Log in Large regions across California face dangerous fire weather starting Thursday, with thousands of residents potentially losing electricity as utility providers attempt to avoid sparking wildfires during hot, gusty conditions expected to persist through Saturday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has drawn criticism over the city's response to deadly 2025 blazes, said she instructed the fire department to deploy crews and equipment ahead of the windstorm. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 The drug, known as cychlorphine, can stop a person from breathing even in extremely small quantities and may be lurking undetected in illegal drugs, authorities warned Thursday. mixed